Pennies from Heaven
1978, Series, 75 min, Drama, Musical, Romance, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 70
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.
Directed by Piers Haggard
Cast
- Cheryl Campbell as Eileen
- Bob Hoskins as Arthur Parker
- Gemma Craven as Joan Parker
- Kenneth Colley as The Accordion Man
- Jenny Logan as Irene
- Dave King as Police Inspector
- Freddie Jones as Headmaster
- Arnold Peters as Barrett
- Sam Avent as Pianist
- Philip Jackson as Dave
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