Tonight’s Gotham on Channel 5: The Penguin’s Umbrella

By John Freeman on November 24, 2014

Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon in Gotham – “The Penguin’s Umbrella” Image Provided by Channel 5.

Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney in Gotham – “The Penguin’s Umbrella” Image Provided by Channel 5.

Word is out that Cobblepot (aka The Penguin), who James Gordon was ordered to kill, is alive, leading rival gang leaders Falcone and Maroni to the brink of war and causing Gordon to go on the run in Gotham – ‘The Penguin’s Umbrella’ – which airs on Channel 5 in the UK on Monday 24th November 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.