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.

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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.