Havers

* WW2 flashback
* Post-War flashback

> "It's North Africa, sir. I'll be able to have a proper swing at Fritz!"― Havers to The Captain[src]
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**Anthony P. Havers** was a World War II lieutenant who worked at Button House before being transferred to North Africa. He is portrayed by Peter Sandys-Clarke.

## Biography

Next to nothing is known about Havers except for a brief insight into his time at Button House where he was assigned to a unit tasked with HQ duties and acted as The Captain's second-in-command. While it is unclear what this unit was tasked with accomplishing it could be speculated to have had something to do with armaments research as Cap buried a top secret limpet mine that no one else seemed to be aware of. During his time at Button House he became close to Cap and a friendship formed between them though it was clear that Cap desired more, as did Havers which was confirmed in Carpe Diem.

At some point during the war, Lieutenant Havers got transferred to the front line in North Africa so he could fight and 'have a proper swing at Fritz'. He first mentioned this to the Captain after France surrendered to Germany in May 1940. If the North Africa mentioned is meant to be a reflection of the one actually set up during WW2, Havers would have left for it some time after June 1940. There is a swift transformation in the flashbacks of Redding Weddy from Havers telling the Captain there is talk of a North Africa front to him actually leaving for it. Therefore, it could be assumed that Havers left for the front almost as soon as it was set up, which if historically accurate, was June 1940. This could mean Havers spent less than a year at Button House (and with Cap), even if he was there from the establishment of the Button House unit.

Though saddened to leave the Captain he did eventually depart. The Captain watched him salute to him from the gate in "Redding Weddy", though it is unknown if this was a memory of a real event or something Cap just imagined for comfort at the end of the episode. After this departing, The Captain and Havers meet again at Button House’s VE day celebration in 1945. This is their last meeting as shortly after, The Captain collapses and dies from a heart attack. Havers is shown to be at his side during The Captain’s death, he gives in his swagger stick at this time, stating his reciprocating feelings for his CO shortly before The Captain dies.

## Appearance

Havers has slick brown hair and sports the standard WWII era Royal Army officer's uniform just as The Captain does, however, Havers lacks the Sam Browne belt. He is fairly tall, lean and almost always stands straight with his hands behind his back like any good-mannered officer.

In Carpe Diem, during a victory party held at Button House after the war, he is shown to have scars on the lower-left side of his face, these were confirmed by Sandys-Clarke to have been caused by a grenade blast during combat.

## Personality

He has a polite and quite passive nature, addressing those he speaks to in a calm, respectful manner. He was eager to do his bit and fight alongside every other able-bodied man not because he wanted to kill and maim Nazis but because he was a team-player who wanted to do his part.

He appears to care for Cap greatly. When he informed the Captain he'd be leaving for North Africa, despite asking for the transfer himself Havers seemed almost as sad he was leaving Button House as the Captain did. Havers appeared to view the Captain at the very least as a friend as well as a superior officer. He stayed by the Captain's side as he was dying and when the Captain attempted to tell Havers about his feelings Havers cut him off saying "I know" suggesting the Captain's feelings were at least partly reciprocated.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ In *Carpe Diem*, the dying Captain calls him Anthony.
2. ↑ "Redding Weddy"
3. ↑ [1]