| Pennies from Heaven | |
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| Genre | Dramatic programming Musical |
| Written by | Dennis Potter |
| Directed by | Piers Haggard |
| Starring | Bob Hoskins Cheryl Campbell Gemma Craven |
| Country of origin | England |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kenith Trodd |
| Cinematography | Ken Westbury (film inserts) |
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| Production company | BBC Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 1[1] |
| Release | 7 March – 11 April 1978 |
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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.
- ^ Gilbert 1995, p. 346.