Pennies from Heaven (1978)

Name: Pennies from Heaven
Genre: Drama
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Gemma Craven, Cheryl Campbell, Kenneth Colley, Jenny Logan

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.

1 season, 6 episodes · First aired 1978-03-07 · Drama

Created by Dennis Potter

Seasons

Watch Miniseries (6 episodes)

Cast

Bob Hoskins
Gemma Craven
Cheryl Campbell
Kenneth Colley
Jenny Logan
Dave King
Freddie Jones
Arnold Peters
Sam Avent
Philip Jackson
Spencer Banks
Michael Bilton
Bill Dean
Bella Emberg
Yolande Palfrey