👉 Pennyworths is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC One from 1982 to 1986. The show was created by Peter Taylor and starred John Cleese as Bert Ormsby, a self-proclaimed "pennyworth" who has been cursed with the ability to speak in a penny worth of words per second. The story revolves around the challenges that Bert faces due to his curse and how he tries to use his newfound powers to help others. The