Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Pennies from Heaven
- Release
- March 7, 1978
- Screen Time
- 1 season · 1h 15min/ep
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Dennis Potter
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Bob Hoskins
Arthur Parker
6 eps.
Gemma Craven
Joan Parker
6 eps.
Cheryl Campbell
Eileen
6 eps.
Kenneth Colley
The Accordion Man
6 eps.
Jenny Logan
Irene
3 eps.
Dave King
Police Inspector
2 eps.
Freddie Jones
Headmaster
2 eps.
Arnold Peters
Barrett
2 eps.
Sam Avent
Pianist
2 eps.
Philip Jackson
Dave
2 eps.
Spencer Banks
Maurice
2 eps.
Michael Bilton
Dad
2 eps.
