Unidentified gentleman

"I’d rather have a railroad spike through my head than listen to that awful stuff!"

- The gentleman, on William Pratt’s poems

An unidentified gentleman attended a party in London, 1880.

Biography
During a party in London, 1880, the gentleman snatched an unfinished poem from the hands of William Pratt, and read it out loud for all present to listen. The poem amused the crowd, who all laughed at the amateur poet.

Afterwards, the gentleman commented he would rather have a railroad spike through his head than listen to these poems. An ironic statement, William’s vampire persona Spike would gain notoriety using railroad spikes to torture his victims.

Behind the Scenes

 * He was portrayed by Edward Fletcher.
 * The gentleman’s name was never addressed; in episode "Fool for Love", he’s simply credited as “Male Partygoer”. Although, in non-canon sources, he's identified as Cyril Lasher ("These Our Actors") then Thomas Wexler ("Old Times").
 * Non-canon sources have revealed two versions of a subsequent death after his appearance in "Fool for Love". In the novel, he’s rammed with a railroad spike through his temple, in irony of his previous statement. In the comic, all party-goers bleed from their eyes and their blindness cause a house fire, in response of a wish that they were the bloody ones.

Appearances

 * "Fool for Love"
 * "These Our Actors"
 * "Old Times"