Peterson in full flight

How on earth did the Public Relations department of Chester-Perry's come to employ Peterson? Here he is in full flight, demonstrating his legendary patience and tact. This early glimpse of Peterson establishes the character in full. It is Peterson whose rudeness makes it impossible to book an alternative to the firm’s canteen for the Annual Dinner and Dance. He plays euphonium for the Chester-Perry works brass band but destroys their first public performance by insisting on absolute silence from the lunchtime audience before launching a hysterical frenzy aimed at someone who tells him to get on with it. The Sports and Social Club’s Halloween Ball is ruined by an goblin whose vituperative attack on the food, drinks, decorations and music brings the evening to a premature end. The agitator stirring it up from his soapbox in the park with a swingeing attack on rich industrialists needs no introduction.

It is rather surprising, in view of his intense dislike of just about everything C-P, that Peterson chooses to attend the Annual Dinner & Dance strip 4535 or to eat in the firm's canteen strip 4973

His finest moment is at a party at Dunwell Manor, Sir Reginald’s country home. Bristow and the clerks read a newspaper account that tells of guests being insulted, a scuffle on the dance floor, a diplomat pushed into the swimming pool and the police called to arrest a man. The man is not named but no one has any doubt. Bristow raises his teacup "Gentlemen I give you Peterson of Public Relations"

Unfortunately Peterson hardly ever appears in the strip but here is one time - in the Greedy Fella sandwich bar - that he takes a leading role (pun, geddit?) strip 2546. He is often talked about but, like Sir Reginald, is always off-stage.

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