The twenty-ninth TV show: #279 Pennies from Heaven

Here we have an at times dark drama mixed with a musical - or rather, one where the character will suddenly lipsync to a 1930s song as they perform more elaborate choreography. The songs reflect the characters' inner life - often as a weird fantasy sequence - lit and set up as if they're on stage.

The story is that of a man stuck in a loveless marriage, desperate for affection, who gets caught up in various situations to the point where he gets accused of murder. This gets a lot darker than the musical tone implies - there's some evidence of spousal abuse, for example, and it's odd how well it manages to move between the two. It manages to nicely float between the two, something clearly anchored by Bob Hoskins, who moves between the two quite well. He's not a good man, but digs further than he possibly deserves as well.

Not sure what to make of that ending though.