Release Date

07 Mar, 1978

Runtime

01:15: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

6/1

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Pennies from Heaven

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Miniseries

07 Mar, 1978

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.

Created By

Dennis Potter

Actors

Bob Hoskins

Gemma Craven

Cheryl Campbell

Kenneth Colley

Crew

Kenith Trodd

Ken Westbury

Tim Harvey

Jenny Shircore

Bruce Macadie

John Peacock

Howard Dell

David Martin

Sid Sutton