Pennies from Heaven(1978)
Overview
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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Top 10 Billed Cast
Arthur Parker
Eileen
Joan Parker
The Accordion Man
Tom
Bank Manager
Alf
Mrs Corder
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