Tonight’s Gotham on Channel 5: The Mask

By John Freeman on December 1, 2014

James Gordon is on the hunt for a deadly new villain in Gotham – “The Mask” Image Provided by Channel 5.

David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne and Sean Pertwee as butler Alfred Pennyworth in Gotham – “The Mask” Image Provided by Channel 5.

Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle in Gotham – “The Mask” Image Provided by Channel 5.

James Gordon and Harvey Bullock investigate a Gothamite who runs a deadly fight club for candidates applying for a job at his financial firm. Meanwhile, Bruce returns to school and gets a visit from a new friend in Gotham – ‘The Mask’ – which airs on Channel 5 in the UK on Monday 1st December at 9.00pm.

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 Twitter: @Gotham

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as 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.