I Watch TV: Pennyworth
Pennyworth In an alternative 1960s ex-SAS soldier Alfred Pennyworth works as a bouncer at a London nightclub, though he dreams of having his own security business. He encounters Thomas Wayne, a wealthy American, and helps him with his sister Patricia and they exchange business cards. Wayne turns out to work for the CIA, half-heartedly acting against the fascist Raven Society, though mostly pursuing their own ends. He finds Pennyworth useful, bringing him in to assist with his contact Martha Kane, a photo journalist who is also working for the No-Name League*. When Lord Harwood the leader of the Raven Society oversteps the mark, the Prime Minister has him disfigured and thrown out on the street**. He’s discovered by freelance enforcer Bet Sykes, and she and her sister Peg, a dominatrix, nurse him back to health. His return to power at the end of season 1, combined with Arthur, Alfred’s butler father, attempting to assassinate the Queen, brings forth a full scale civil war. ...
