Tonight’s Gotham on Channel 5: The Scarecrow

By John Freeman on April 6, 2015

Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue) and Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) in Gotham – “The Scarecrow”

Gordon and Bullock set out to stop Gerald Crane, a biology teacher who has been harvesting the glands of his murder victims. Meanwhile, after finding herself in an unusual setting, Mooney continues plotting to gain power, and Falcone attempts to change Maroni’s plan for the Penguin. Then, Bruce Wayne takes a treacherous hike…

Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Dr. Leslie Thompkins (Morena Baccarin) in “The Scarecrow”

David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne in Gotham’s “The Scarecrow”

Gotham, which airs on FOX in the US, tells the origin story behind James Gordon’s rise to prominence in the notorious Gotham City… and the origins of Batman and many villains, too.

• Visit the Channel 5 Gotham web site at www.channel5.com/shows/gotham

• Follow Gotham on Channel 5 on Facebook and Twitter

Images © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.