Pennies from Heaven
1978 • 1 SeasonPennies 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.
Top Series Cast
Bob Hoskins
as Arthur Parker
Cheryl Campbell
as Eileen
Gemma Craven
as Joan Parker
Kenneth Colley
as The Accordion Man
Jenny Logan
as Irene
Hywel Bennett
as Tom
Peter Cellier
as Bank Manager
Bill Dean
as Alf
Philip Locke
as Farmer
Bella Emberg
as Mrs Corder
John Ringham
as Sergeant
Roger Brierley
as Estate Agent
Roy Boyd
as Bert
Michael Bilton
as Dad
Freddie Jones
as Headmaster
Tony Caunter
as Cafe Proprietor
Keith Marsh
as Will
Peter Bowles
as Prosecuting Counsel
Nigel Havers
as Conrad Baker
Ronald Fraser
as Major Archibald Paxville
Philip Jackson
as Dave
Yolande Palfrey
as Blind Girl
Paddy Joyce
as Tramp
Rosemary Martin
as Marjorie
Robert Putt
as Jumbo
Carleton Hobbs
as Judge
Roger Sloman
as Ted
Roy Holder
as Bert
Howard Lew Lewis
as Policeman
Vass Anderson
as Doctor
Noel Collins
as Chaplain
Wally Thomas
as Carter
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