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Pennies from Heaven(TV show/series, 1978)

1h 15min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 6 episodes

Pennies from HeavenRating: 3.9/5 (with 5 votes)
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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Pennies from Heaven Seasons and Episodes

03/07/1978Miniseries - 6 episodes
#1 | 03/07/1978Down Sunnyside Lane
Arthur 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 waits apprehensively.
#2 | 03/14/1978The Sweetest Thing
As Eileen is telling her school children their favourite fairy story, 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.
#3 | 03/21/1978Easy 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 agrees reluctantly to finance him in his own record shop.
#4 | 03/28/1978Better Think Twice
Arthur and Eileen are both back in London. While he wants to start his own record shop, country girl Eileen wants to live the life that begins at Oxford Circus.
#5 | 04/04/1978Painting the Clouds
Arthur and Eileen have disappeared. His wife Joan is receiving strange visits from a police inspector, and the case of the murdered blind girl is to be opened.
#6 | 04/11/1978Says My Heart
Arthur is now wanted for murder so he and Eileen are on the run, hungry, desperate, but still together. They hide in a lonely farmhouse, but he makes a fatal error.

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Based on: "Pennies from Heaven" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Finnish (FI), Swedish (SV)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 03/07/1978
Last episode released on: 04/11/1978

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