Gordon Deitrich
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Gordon Deitrich is a fictional character from the graphic novel V for Vendetta and its film adaptation, in which his role is altered and expanded.
[edit] Graphic novel
In the graphic novel, Deitrich is a petty criminal specializing in bootlegging, who is at one point Evey Hammond's lover. He is murdered by Alistair Harper, a ruthless gangster who is trying to expand Scotland's organized crime syndicate into London.
[edit] Film
In the film, Gordon Deitrich, played by Stephen Fry, was once a successful television producer. After the fascist Norsefire government took power in England, Deitrich was contracted to host a weekly, government-approved variety show called Deitrich's Half-Hour on BTN, a state-controlled television network. In public, Deitrich portrayed himself as a playboy; in fact, he is a homosexual, which would get him executed if publicly known.
BTN employee Evey Hammond accepts dinner with Deitrich, hoping it will get her higher up in the network. However, she is confronted by the Fingermen, Norsefire's secret police, and is subsequently saved by V, a masked vigilante who then blows up the Old Bailey. Later, Evey tries to escape V and Deitrich allows her into his home. Deitrich confides in Evey his sexual orientation and his collection of rare and banned art in his basement, such as a 14th century copy of the Qur'an and a painting of Norsefire's leader, Chancellor Adam Sutler, dressed as Queen Elizabeth II.
Inspired by V, Deitrich produces an episode of his show mocking Chancellor Sutler and V. Enraged, Sutler orders his right-hand man, Peter Creedy, to raid Deitrich's home. His men then place a black bag over Deitrich's head and he is taken away. V manages to find Evey before the Fingermen do, and later reveals that Dietrich was executed when the police found his Qur'an.
Deitrich is seen in full shot as among the crowd of masked revolutionaries gathering to watch V fulfill his promise to destroy Parliament. This was not meant to be taken literally, however, but rather as symbolic of V's embodiment of the common man.
| V for Vendetta | |
|---|---|
| Main Characters | V | Evey Hammond | Eric Finch | Adam Susan |
| Secondary Characters | Peter Creedy | Gordon Deitrich | Valerie Page | Roger Dascombe | Dominic Stone | Delia Surridge | Lewis Prothero | Anthony James Lilliman | Brian Etheridge | Conrad Heyer |
| Miscellaneous | 2006 Film Version | Norsefire | Storm Saxon | This Vicious Cabaret |
