Arthur Havisham Arthur Havisham In Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations", Arthur Havisham is Miss Havisham's younger, rebellious half-brother who was a result of Mr Havisham's affair with the cook after Mrs Havisham died. He and Compeyson plot against her and swindle her to gain more money, despite the fact that Mr Havisham had left Arthur plenty. Arthur was jealous that Mr Havisham favoured his sister and was extravagantly greedy with his money. He is a subordinate character in "Great Expectations", working with Compeyson. He dies of an illness caused by the guilt of how he had treated his sister. Descriptions in the
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel) films altered accordingly. Even so, the character of Blofeld was present in the previous film, "You Only Live Twice", and he and Bond had met: this previous meeting was ignored for the plot of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Radio (2014) In 2014 the novel was adapted for BBC Radio 4's "Saturday Drama" strand. Toby Stephens, who played Gustav Graves in "Die Another Day", portrayed Bond. Joanna Lumley appeared in both the film and radio adaptations of the novel. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel) On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the tenth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series,