Pennies From Heaven (Mini Series)

UK 1978, 477 minutes
Dir. Piers Haggard
Rating: [M]
Genres: Television, Drama / Musical

Topics: Period 1930s.

Feat. Bob Hoskins, Cheryl Campbell, Gemma Craven, Freddie Jones, Kenneth Colley

Aroview: The original television version of Dennis Potter's acclaimed and much-remembered musical drama, set around philandering sheet-music salesman in 30s Britain.

Intergrating musical numbers into Hoskins' grimy, but fantasy-rich life breathed fresh life into the genre and heralded the most celebrated era of Potter's career.

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5 stars (Exceptional) A gem from the days when TV had space and budget for challenging innovative drama. Crystalises Potter's familiar themes of lust and repression, and the conflict between fantasy and reality. ~FraserP