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About Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven is a drama TV series that premiered on BBC One on March 7, 1978. It has 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 6 "Says My Heart", aired on April 11, 1978.

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.

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Episodes

6 episodes · 1 season

Miniseries

1978 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 48 years ago

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.

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    6. Says My Heart

    Finale

    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.

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    5. 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.

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    4. 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.

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    3. 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.

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    2. 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.

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    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.

Cast & crew

Created by Dennis Potter

  • Jenny Logan

    Irene

  • Dave King

    Dave King

    Police Inspector

  • Freddie Jones

    Freddie Jones

    Headmaster

  • Arnold Peters

    Barrett

  • Sam Avent

    Pianist

  • Philip Jackson

    Philip Jackson

    Dave

  • Spencer Banks

    Spencer Banks

    Maurice

  • Michael Bilton

    Michael Bilton

    Dad

  • Bill Dean

    Bill Dean

    Alf

  • Bella Emberg

    Bella Emberg

    Mrs. Corder

  • Yolande Palfrey

    Yolande Palfrey

    Blind Girl (uncredited)

  • Nigel Havers

    Nigel Havers

    Conrad Baker

  • Rosemary Martin

    Rosemary Martin

    Marjorie

  • Robert Putt

    Robert Putt

    Jumbo

  • Wally Thomas

    Carter

  • Keith Marsh

    Keith Marsh

    Will

Pennies from Heaven FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Pennies from Heaven?

Pennies from Heaven has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 11, 1978.

When did the latest episode of Pennies from Heaven come out?

The most recent episode of Pennies from Heaven, Season 1 Episode 6 "Says My Heart", aired on April 11, 1978.

How many seasons of Pennies from Heaven are there?

Pennies from Heaven has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

When did Pennies from Heaven first air?

Pennies from Heaven first aired on BBC One on March 7, 1978.

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