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Pennies from Heaven
Pennies From Heaven is a 1978 BBC television drama serial written by Dennis Potter. The title is taken from a song of the same name written by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston. It was one of several Potter serials to mix the reality of the drama with a dark fantasy content, and the earliest of his works where the characters burst into miming to popular 1930s songs. During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
Seasons
- Miniseries — 6 episodes (March 7, 1978)
Cast
- Bob Hoskins as Arthur Parker
- Gemma Craven as Joan Parker
- Cheryl Campbell as Eileen
- Kenneth Colley as The Accordion Man
Details
- Created by
- Dennis Potter
- First aired
- March 7, 1978
- Episodes
- 6
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.6 / 10 from 17 votes
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