Pennies from Heaven (1978)
Pennies from Heaven (1978)
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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.
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Cast & Crew.
Cheryl Campbell
Eileen
Bob Hoskins
Arthur Parker
Gemma Craven
Joan Parker
Kenneth Colley
Accordion Man / The Accordion Man
Hywel Bennett
Tom
Jenny Logan
Irene
Dave King
Police Inspector
Peter Cellier
Bank Manager
Freddie Jones
Headmaster
Bill Dean
Alf
Philip Locke
Farmer
Arnold Peters
Barrett
Sam Avent
Pianist
Bella Emberg
Mrs Corder
Philip Jackson
Dave
John Ringham
Sergeant
Roger Brierley
Estate Agent
Roy Boyd
Bert
Michael Bilton
Dad
Tony Caunter
Cafe Proprietor
Keith Marsh
Will
Peter Bowles
Prosecuting Counsel
Nigel Havers
Conrad Baker
Ronald Fraser
Major Archibald Paxville
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Pennies from Heaven is a 1978 BBC musical drama serial written by Dennis Potter. The title is taken from the song "Pennies from Heaven" written by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston. It was one of several Potter serials (another being The Singing Detective) to mix the reality of the drama with a dark fantasy content, and the earliest of his works where the characters burst into extended performances of popular songs.
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