Pennies from Heaven

1978· 15· Drama

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.

1978-03-07

Episodes

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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

ProducerKenith Trodd

EditorDavid Martin

Full cast & crew (4 cast · 9 crew)

Details

First aired1978-03-07

StatusEnded

StudiosBBC · BBC One

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Rating7.6/10 · 17 votes

Original languageen

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