Pennies from Heaven
Arthur, a sheet music salesman, has an ear for the hit tunes, but nobody will trust it. And his imagination often bursts into full song, building musical numbers around the greatest frustrations in his life. He meets an innocent young school teacher, Eileen, who seems to hear the same music, but when Eileen learns that he's married, and that she's pregnant with his child, she runs away. Arthur gives up everything to find and protect her, but fate and the music haven't finished with Arthur Parker.
- 1978-1979
- 1 season
- BBC Warner
- Drama, Music
Arthur, a sheet music salesman, has an ear for the hit tunes, but nobody will trust it. And his imagination often bursts into full song, building musical numbers around the greatest frustrations in his life. He meets an innocent young school teacher, Eileen, who seems to hear the same music, but when Eileen learns that he's married, and that she's pregnant with his child, she runs away. Arthur gives up everything to find and protect her, but fate and the music haven't finished with Arthur Parker.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1978
Episode 1
Down Sunnyside Lane
Thu, Feb 8, 1979 72 mins
A sheet music salesman hits the road during the Depression, leaving behind his wife, who will be courted by a salesman of beauty aids.
Episode 2
The Sweetest Thing
78 mins
Episode 3
Easy Come, Easy Go
87 mins
Starved for attention from his frigid wife, the music salesman courts an elementary school teacher in the countryside.
Episode 4
Better Think Twice
77 mins
Episode 5
Painting the Clouds
81 mins
Episode 6
Says My Heart
84 mins