Pennies from Heaven

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.

Format
TV
Episodes
6
Episode Duration
75 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Drama
Format
TV
Episodes
6
Episode Duration
75 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Mar 7, 1978
Season
1978
Average Score
76%
Mean Score
76%
Ratings
17
Popularity
4
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Genres
Drama
Country
GB

Description

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.

Immersion

Japanese

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