Pennies From Heaven

Pennies From Heaven is a 1978 BBC Television drama serial by the highly-regarded television playwright Dennis Potter. The title is taken from a famous song of the same name written by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston. It was noteworthy for being the first of several Potter productions (The Singing Detective, Lipstick on Your Collar) which mixed the reality of the drama with a dark fantasy content, having several of the main characters burst into miming to popular 1930s songs.

Charity

"Pennies from heaven" is also the name given to several schemes in which employees can donate the pennies from their pay to charity. These schemes often raise a considerable amount by involving a large number of people, and have been implemented in a number of countries.

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