Charlie Gruff

Charlie Gruff is a human in The Nine Lives of Furry Purry Beancat series. He stars in The Railway Cat.

Personality
Charlie is a polite yet gullible young boy. He shows gratitude to those that are kind to him.

Appearance
Charlie shown to have dark, messy hair, a white shirt and tattered black trousers. He is covered in dirt.

Later, he is mentioned to have had a bath, and his hair is now combed. He wears a second-hand (yet clean) white shirt and black trousers, with shiny black shoes.

The Railway Cat
Charlie steals Eileen Fitzapatrick's purse under the orders of Brown Bowler, having been promised food in exchange for it. Tom and Jim Greaves subdue the boy, and Jack Robinson manages to persuade Mrs. Fitzapatrick into letting him go. He takes Charlie back to his station, and offers him a biscuit and a cup of tea. He learns how Charlie acted out of desperation, noticing his politeness in the process. Charlie briefly meets Furry Purry Beancat, but Mrs. Fitzapatrick returns and demands that he's arrested, having stolen an item from her purse. Constable Franklin takes him away.

Much later, she has a change of heart (which Charlie believes is down to her husband more than anything) and drops the charges. Major Fitzapatrick announces that he will be joining his team as a drummer boy, and reveals Charlie in his new uniform. Despite how long it had been, Charlie remembers Furry Purry Beancat.