Season 1

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Marianne Faithful

The **first season** of *Pennyworth* began airing in the United States July 28, 2019 on TV network Epix. The season is set in the 1960s London, before Bruce Wayne is born. In Canada, the series premiered on Showcase on September 4, six weeks behind the Epix schedule. Sometime later, the series then received its UK premiere on StarzPlay on Friday, October 25 the same year. It was followed by Season 2 premiering on December 13, 2020.

## Premise

Pennyworth follows the Wayne family's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and goes to work with Thomas Wayne in 1960s London.

## Characters

* Ben Aldridge as Thomas Wayne
* Ryan Fletcher as Dave Boy
* Hainsley Lloyd Bennett as Bazza
* Paloma Faith as Bet Sykes
* Jason Flemyng as Lord James Harwood
* Emma Paetz as Martha Kane
* Dorothy Atkinson as Mary Pennyworth
* Ian-Puleston Davies as Arthur Pennyworth
* Polly Walker as Peggy Sykes

* Emma Corrin as Esme Winikus
* Richard Clother as Prime Minister
* Ramon Tikaram as Detective Inspector Victor Aziz
* Simon Day as Sid Onslow
* Harriet Slater as Sandra Onslow
* Danny Webb as John Ripper
* Jennie Goosens as Mrs. Spicer
* Steve Edwin as Mr. Spicer
* Charlie Woodward as Captain John Curzon
* Anna Chancellor as Frances Gaunt
* Sarah Alexander as Undine Thwaite
* Salóme R. Gunnarsdóttir as Patricia Wayne
* Jonjo O'Neill as Aleister Crowley

## Trivia

* Epix gave the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes in May 2018. The pilot episode was expected to be written by Bruno Heller and directed by Danny Cannon, both of whom were also set to executive produce the series. Production companies that were slated to be involved with the series include Warner Horizon Television.
	+ During the Television Critics Association's annual winter press tour held in February the series was originally slated to premiere in June 2019, but the premiere date was revised to July 28.
* The first season is a complete story, but every episode of Pennyworth is stand alone.
* Executive producer Danny Cannon revealed the series is essentially a prequel to the FOX series *Gotham*.
	+ Differences in timeline's and version's of Alfred and Thomas Wayne's meeting, however, prompt the idea that the two exist in two different universes.
* Principal photography for the series commenced on October 22, 2018 at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England.
	+ Additionally, a number of shots were taken in London, including selecting the landmark building Florin Court as the home and neighbourhood of one of the series lead characters.
	+ Various scenes were filmed at the Dockyard Chatham in Kent, where the streets stood in for East London in the 1960s. Principal photography for the series wrapped on May 24, 2019.
* Emma Paetz revealed that prior to the Covid-19 global pandemic, there was this one instance where she and Ben, fully in costume, were walking to set. They were solost in conversation, that as they walked down the street and into a cafe, they didn't realize they were still in their 60's costumes. Paetz goes onto say that everyone looked at them weirdly because they stuck out.
* Emma Paetz revealed in an interview with TV Line that when she first signed on, she had only read Episodes 1-2-3-4 of Season 1, so she didn't know where Martha was going to go.
* Jack Bannon in an interview with *Culturess* in December 2020 mentioned having seen Emma Corrin, who played Esme in season one on *The Crown* as Princess Diana. He found her to be phenomenal in the role, but admitted to missing her being on Pennyworth.

## Media

### Videos

#### Promotional

Pennyworth – Official Trailer-0Pennyworth - Official Teaser 2Pennyworth "Dinner Party" Teaser (HD) DC Alfred Pennyworth origin story-0Pennyworth "Thomas Wayne" Featurette (HD) DC Alfred Pennyworth origin storyPennyworth "Violence" Promo (HD) Alfred Pennyworth origin series
#### Conventions

Ben Aldridge on Thomas Wayne's Back Story and "Pennyworth" Action (SDCC Interview)Paloma Faith Is Excited To Play A "Pennyworth" Villain (SDCC Interview)Jack Bannon Is Making Alfred "Pennyworth" COOL (SDCC Interview)

## References

1. ↑ Pennyworth on Showcase
2. ↑ StarzPlay Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Pennyworth’; Releases Trailer & Key Art - TV Wise
3. ↑ "Batman Prequel ‘Pennyworth’ From ‘Gotham’ Duo Gets Series Order At Epix" - Deadline Hollywood
4. ↑ "‘Pennyworth’: Jack Bannon To Star In Title Alfred Role On Epix’s Batman Prequel" - Deadline Hollywood
5. ↑ "‘Pennyworth’: Ben Aldridge To Play Thomas Wayne In Batman Prequel On Epix" - Deadline Hollywood
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "‘Pennyworth’: Ryan Fletcher & Hainsley Lloyd Bennett Set As Regulars In Batman Prequel On Epix" - Deadline Hollywood
7. ↑ "UK Pop Star Paloma Faith Cast As ‘Pennyworth’ Villainess In Epix’s Batman Prequel" - Deadline Hollywood
8. ↑ "Epix Batman Prequel ‘Pennyworth’ Adds Jason Flemyng As Villain" - Deadline Hollywood
9. ↑ "‘Gotham’ EP Danny Cannon Teases Batman Prequel Series ‘Pennyworth’ – TCA" - Deadline Hollywood
10. ↑ ‘Batman’ Prequel ‘Pennyworth’ Lands Series Order at Epix - Variety
11. ↑ ‘Gotham’ EP Danny Cannon Teases Batman Prequel Series ‘Pennyworth’ – TCA - Deadline
12. ↑ Pennyworth Batman Pre-Prequel Gets Epix Premiere Date, New Teaser - TVLine
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 SDCC 2019: He’s Not the Alfred You Know at PENNYWORTH Panel
14. ↑ ‘Pennyworth’: Jack Bannon To Star In Title Alfred Role On Epix’s Batman Prequel - Deadline
15. ↑ London What’s Filming: Batman Prequel Series Pennyworth -Backstage UK
16. ↑ Pennyworth Series 1 (2019) - Kent Film Office
17. ↑ Pennyworth’s Ben Aldridge and Emma Paetz once walked into a cafe in their period costumes - Yahoo News
18. ↑ Pennyworth's Emma Paetz Talks Unexpected Alliance, That Bat-baby Obstacle and a, Um, Revealing Fight - TV Line
19. ↑ Pennyworth: Jack Bannon says that Alfred “sees a lot of himself in Captain Gully Troy” - Culturess