Jeremy

Jeremy is the name given to the partner of Linda Williams, Sarah's mother. Jeremy's name is only given in the Labyrinth novelization by A. C. H. Smith, which also expands on his relationship with Linda and Sarah. Jeremy's role in the film, where he is played by David Bowie, is limited to appearing in photos on Sarah's scrapbook and vanity.
==In the film==
Sarah's scrapbook contains multiple newspaper clippings of Jeremy and her mother. The titles of several clippings suggest that Jeremy and Linda had an on-again, off-again relationship. The exact timeline of these clippings is unclear, but possibly establish that Jeremy and Linda were together prior to Linda marrying Sarah's father. 
The film is ambiguous about Jeremy and his relationship with Sarah. After Jareth's defeat at the end of the film, Sarah can be seen removing photos with Jeremy from her vanity and placing them along with her music box and red book away in a drawer. 
JeremyScrapbook.jpg|Scrapbook in Sarah's room
==In the novelization==
The novel provides more details about Jeremy, and his relationship with both Sarah's mother and Sarah herself. In the novel, it is established that Sarah admires Jeremy greatly:
Jeremy is described as gossiping with Sarah about his fellow actors, and during one outing with Sarah and her mother, he faked drowning in a pool so convincingly that an alarm was raised. 
Sarah describes Jeremy's physical appearance briefly, highlighting that he is handsome with blonde hair, and wears a golden chain around his neck. Sarah also describes her 15th birthday, where Jeremy and her mother took her out for dinner and a theatre show. While Linda gifted Sarah her music box, Jeremy gifted Sarah a pale blue evening gown, which she wore that evening. At the dinner, Jeremy danced with Sarah, and joked that they would be appearing in the gossip columns the next day.
==Other appearances==
In addition to the film and novel, Jeremy is mentioned in Volume 4 of Return to Labyrinth. As part of Jareth's attempt to spark Sarah's memories of the Labyrinth, Sarah witnesses a puppet show putting on a crude version of her childhood, including her parents' divorce. Puppet versions of Jeremy and Linda are shown, and when the puppet version of Sarah asks her mother not to leave her, the puppet Jeremy hits puppet Sarah in the head with a baseball bat, à la Punch and Judy. 
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