Dennis Potter
Director
Pennies from Heaven (1978)
Miniseries
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.
Released March 7, 1978
Episode 79 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.london-england, tmdb.surreal, tmdb.miniseries, tmdb.traveling-salesman, tmdb.1930s, imdb.fantasist, imdb.unhappy-marriage + 10 more, imdb.anti-musical, imdb.tv-mini-series, tmdb.accordion, imdb.salesman, imdb.1930s, imdb.great-depression, imdb.depression, imdb.suicide, imdb.love, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray
Production Companies: BBC, BBC One
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Down Sunnyside Lane
Arthur Parker is a music salesman with a song in his heart but trouble in his fortunes. On a trip to Gloucester, he meets two people who will change his life: a strange 'gentleman of the road', who plays hymns on a piano accordion and a beautiful young teacher. At home, Arthur's wife Joan waits apprehensively.
March 7, 1978, midnight
S1E2 - The Sweetest Thing
As Eileen tells her schoolchildren their favourite fairytale, song salesman Arthur, Prince Charming in the tale, is coming back to make her his princess. He finds her in a magical forest. His wife Joan wonders if she has left him for good and the mysterious accordion player still haunts the story.
March 14, 1978, midnight
S1E3 - Easy Come, Easy Go
Arthur has at last returned home to his anxious, waiting wife, who still cares enough to make a new bargain with him. She reluctantly agrees to finance his record shop.
March 21, 1978, midnight
S1E4 - Better Think Twice
Arthur and Eileen are both back in London. While he seeks to start his own record shop, country girl Eileen wants the life that begins at Oxford Circus.
March 28, 1978, midnight
S1E5 - Painting the Clouds
Arthur and Eileen have disappeared. Joan is receiving strange visits from a police inspector, and the case of the murdered blind girl is to be opened.
April 4, 1978, midnight
S1E6 - Says My Heart
Now wanted for murder, Arthur takes Eileen on the run, hungry, desperate, but still together. They hide in a lonely farmhouse, but he makes a fatal error.
April 11, 1978, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 79 min.
Season Runtime: 479 min.
Released: March 7, 1978
Last Air Date: April 11, 1978, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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