Pennies from Heaven - Season 1 - Eps 1: 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.
About Pennies from Heaven
Title: Pennies from Heaven
First Air Date: 1978-03-07
Last Air Date: 1978-04-11
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 15 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: BBC, BBC One
Synopsis
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. During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
Cast
Bob Hoskins
Arthur Parker
Gemma Craven
Joan Parker
Cheryl Campbell
Eileen
Kenneth Colley
The Accordion Man
