Pennies from Heaven

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

March 7, 1978

Last aired

April 11, 1978

Episodes

6

Network

BBC One

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Creator

Dennis Potter

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0077060