Pennyworth: 9 Ups And 5 Downs From "Pilot"

by Andrew Pollard

1. Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith Bet Sykes Pennyworth
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Having occasionally dabbled with the acting world – most notably in 2015’s Peter & Wendy TV movie in which she played Tinkerbell – Paloma Faith plays Bet Sykes in Pennyworth. And if the first episode is anything to go by, Faith is the real star of the show in this new series.

For the pilot offering, we were introduced to this charismatic and menacing villain, and she’s essentially the right-hand woman of Jason Flemyng’s Lord Harwood. Need somebody to slap people around while snapping grin-inducing dialogue? Bet is your gal.

Faith is a magnetic presence, and her Bet Sykes character has a delightfully sinister underbelly to her as she carries out some truly heinous acts while all the time having a sultry sparkle in her eye.

Cold, clinical, and with a penchant for the ol’ ultra-violence, Faith’s Bet steals the show as the actress devours scenery at every turn of this first episode of Pennyworth.

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