# Tony Graham — The Pothunters character guide

> Tony Graham in The Pothunters by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Graham

**First appearance:** 0001-the-pothunters

## Who they are

Jim's loyal study-mate and a middling boxer with inexhaustible pluck, Tony tears up forbidden notes and joins the night search for his missing friend.

## Relationships

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Close friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures, with frequent interactions suggesting strong camaraderie.

### [Charteris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/charteris)

_friendship_

Friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures.

### [Welch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/welch)

_friendship_

School friends who interact frequently, likely sharing adventures or studies.

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Close friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures, with frequent interactions suggesting strong camaraderie.

### [Welch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/welch)

_friendship_

School friends who interact frequently, likely sharing adventures or studies.

### [Charteris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/charteris)

_friendship_

Friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures.

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Close friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures, with frequent interactions suggesting strong camaraderie.

### [Charteris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/charteris)

_friendship_

Friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures.

### [Welch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/welch)

_friendship_

School friends who interact frequently, likely sharing adventures or studies.

## In the story

### [The Pothunters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/the-pothunters)

Tony is involved in the investigation and supports Jim.

### [I: Patient Perseverance Produces Pugilistic Prodigies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/i-patient-perseverance-produces-pugilistic-prodigies)

St. Austin's middleweight boxer, competing at Aldershot for the first time; nervous but determined.

### [Thieves Break in and Steal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/ii-thieves-break-in-and-steal)

Returns from Aldershot, learns of the burglary, and listens to Jim's betting troubles.

### [IV: Certain Revelations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/iv-certain-revelations)

Receives Jim's confession, listens with interest, and discusses the potential consequences of Jim's actions.

### [Literary Banquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/vi-literary-banquet)

Attends the tea, comments on Welch's training and the burglary, and supports Jim.

### [The Sports](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xi-the-sports)

Supports Jim and notes the lunch bell.

### [An Interesting Interview](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xii-an-interesting-interview)

Jim's friend; offers advice and support; present when Charteris proposes the Glow Worm scheme.

### [The Disappearance of J. Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xvi-the-disappearance-of-j-thomson)

A prefect in Merevale's House, asked to gather the other prefects for the search.

### [We'll Proceed to Search for Thomson if He Be Above the Ground](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xvii-we-ll-proceed-to-search-for-thomson-if-he-be-above-the-ground)

Participates in the search, knocks out a keeper in self-defense, and helps locate Jim.

### [In Which the Affairs of Various Persons Are Wound Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xviii-in-which-the-affairs-of-various-persons-are-wound-up)

Helps Charteris with the Glow Worm and reports Jim's rescue to the Headmaster.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters