Who is Andrew (Andy) Sparks from London Transports and what is their importance? London_Transports English & Literature Andrew (Andy) Sparks | London Transports

Handsome as a Greek god, Andy is West Indian Rita's white boyfriend, first met as a clumsy drunk ruining the unnamed narrator's skirt in a pub. Andy is a well-known actor, playing Henry in some television serial. His dizzying, boyishly eager good looks make the female audience contemplate a life with him. Andy had been interviewed by the narrator's newspaper weeks earlier. A birdbrained rival from another newspaper brags over lunch that she is interviewing Andy in a small club in order to learn about his private life. She believes him not to be as dumb as rumored, able to sound intelligent only when delivering lines. Birdbrain's story is tame, missing the angle of Andy's mystery woman.