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Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerPennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

A gritty dive into 1960s and ‘70s London, this DC origin series follows the evolution of Alfred Pennyworth. After returning from serving nine years in the British Army, Alfred forms his own security company and eventually finds himself working for young billionaire Thomas and his wife Martha, future parents of Bruce Wayne. With help from SAS mates Bazza and Daveboy, cynical optimist Pennyworth forms The Delaney, a black-market club and security firm with a diverse mix of private clients. Taking on the injustices of dangerous secret society leaders, the devastation of a civil war, and the ill-intentions of some People with Enhancements (PWEs), Pennyworth embarks on a search for freedom, security, and even love, of his own.more

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Episode 1

Pilot

Security consultant/bouncer Alfred meets Thomas Wayne and Esme Winikus, an actress/dancer at the Golden Slipper nightclub that employs him. In a much darker part of London, Lord Harwood, leader of the Raven Society, is having a man tortured for a name ... which happens to be none other than Thomas Wayne. Courting Esme, Alfred brings her home to meet his doting mother and often-disapproving father, but the night ends in disaster when Esme is brazenly kidnapped by Bet Sykes. Working for Harwood, Sykes offers to trade Esme for Thomas Wayne. When Alfred is betrayed in the exchange, he and Thomas realize that Harwood and Sykes cannot be trusted, and that they'll have to work together to rescue Esme.

Episode 2

The Landlord's Daughter

After fate dragged Alfred and Esme into a plot against the government, they escape relatively unscathed and decide to get engaged, despite their ups and downs. While Lord Harwood is arrested and tortured mentally and physically in the Tower, his lethal operative Bet Sykes takes the fall for the murder of Lord Fairfax and is sentenced to execution in Tyburn. Bet gets some help from her older sister, Peggy.

Episode 3

Martha Kane

After meeting Esme's wealthy family, Alfred calls off the wedding. Burying his heartbreak in smalltime work, Alfred accepts a high-paying, seemingly low-profile job from American heiress Martha Kane to transport a scientist out of the country, but the job is complicated by Raven Society gunmen. When the dust settles, Martha reveals that she has been working for the No Names. She agrees to not deceive him again, if he agrees to work freelance only for her -- that way, he's not pledging his loyalty to one side or another. Desperate to reunite with Esme and finance a better life for her, he somewhat reluctantly agrees.

Episode 4

Lady Penelope

When Inspector Aziz from Scotland Yard offers Alfred a job, he abruptly refuses but feels guilty for working with Martha Kane and the No Names. Meanwhile, Thomas Wayne meets Martha for the first time as the designated leader of her No Name cell. He assigns her and Alfred a dangerous mission -- to uncover the new leader of the Raven Society, who's been betrayed by an informant. Although Martha and Alfred bond during the mission, tragedy strikes when Alfred returns to London.

Episode 5

Shirley Bassey

Devastated by Esme's murder, Alfred sinks into a dark depression -- from which neither his friends nor family can rescue him. Although Martha comes to him with an offer of work, he wants nothing to do with her. It's only months later, when the local undertaker, John Ripper, pays a visit that he convinces Alfred to face the world again. Meanwhile, Peggy and Bet Sykes discover the broken and disfigured Lord Harwood who's lost his mind and his identity. Taking the madman back home, they set out to nurse him back to health.

Episode 6

Cilla Black

After Ripper gives Alfred the name of a mad genius able to help him solve Esme's murder, he sets out to visit an asylum and talk to the inmate -- Baroness Ortsey. Meanwhile, Thomas arrives at Martha's and asks her to look after his high-life, wild sister Patricia while he arranges her return to Gotham. Although they have little in common, Patricia convinces Martha to attend a debauched party at the lavish mansion of celebrity magician Aleister Crowley, who charms Martha and confides in her that he's actually the Devil.

Episode 7

Julie Christie

Martha returns home after waking from the Crowley party with no memory of what happened. Enraged, Thomas Wayne informs her that she's been missing for days. Together, they go to confront Crowley and recover Patricia. Innocent and polite, Crowley returns Patricia, who is now a different woman than she was before. Meanwhile, Alfred, Bazza and Dave Boy track down the identity of Esme's murderer -- a soldier who served with all three of them during the war. Lastly, Lord Harwood suddenly regains his memory ... and his shock turns to rage.

Episode 8

Sandie Shaw

At the Annual General Meeting of the Raven Society, Bet Sykes reintroduces their long-lost beloved leader, Lord Harwood, who takes back control by humiliating his defeated rival. Later, Harwood meets with local officials, including Mr. Pennyworth, and reveals that they both share a personal connection in Alfred. Meanwhile, Alfred and the lads run into the Sykes Sisters with both on the hunt for Esme's killer. Although he's suspicious of Bet, they agree to work together as they both want the same thing -- the capture and killing of Esme's killer.

Episode 9

Alma Cogan

The government is facing a public relations nightmare with the return of Lord Harwood who is rallying the rank and file troops with rousing patriotic speeches and demands of restitution from the Prime Minister. The leader of the No Names reaches out to Thomas with a new directive -- Harwood must die. Reluctantly, Thomas returns to reinstate Martha, on the condition that she persuades Alfred to assassinate Harwood ... by any means necessary.

Episode 10

Marianne Faithful

Thomas and Martha plead with Alfred to join their cause, but Alfred opts to stay out of it and refuses to take a side. However, when the Queen is abducted by the Sykes Sisters and it's revealed that Alfred's father is deeply involved with the Raven Society, Alfred and the lads join Thomas and Martha to take action. Lord Harwood's plan goes even deeper though, and the explosive result has lasting repercussions for Alfred and his friends and family.

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Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

A gritty dive into 1960s and ‘70s London, this DC origin series follows the evolution of Alfred Pennyworth. After returning from serving nine years in the British Army, Alfred forms his own security company and eventually finds himself working for young billionaire Thomas and his wife Martha, future parents of Bruce Wayne. With help from SAS mates Bazza and Daveboy, cynical optimist Pennyworth forms The Delaney, a black-market club and security firm with a diverse mix of private clients. Taking on the injustices of dangerous secret society leaders, the devastation of a civil war, and the ill-intentions of some People with Enhancements (PWEs), Pennyworth embarks on a search for freedom, security, and even love, of his own.

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