▁rein ▁in ▁her ▁so bs , ▁Billy ▁notes ▁" They ▁be ▁fun ny ▁things , ▁words ". ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁cast ▁Ch ery l ▁Campbell ▁as ▁Jan et ▁Mal col m ▁St odd ard ▁as ▁John ▁E wan ▁Stewart ▁as ▁Billy ▁Michael ▁C ul ver ▁as ▁Martin ▁Mad eline ▁Hin de ▁as ▁Emma ▁ ▁Production ▁Rain ▁on ▁the ▁Ro of ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁proposed ▁series ▁of ▁nine ▁dram as ▁produced ▁by ▁Pot ter ▁and ▁Ken ith ▁Tro dd ' s ▁own ▁production ▁company ▁P enn ies ▁From ▁Heaven ▁Ltd . ▁to ▁be ▁broadcast ▁on ▁I TV ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Commission ed ▁by ▁Michael ▁Gra de ▁and ▁distributed ▁through ▁London ▁Week end ▁Television , ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁plays ▁would ▁be ▁written ▁by ▁Pot ter ▁while ▁the ▁remaining ▁three ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁shared ▁between ▁Jim ▁Allen ▁and ▁an ▁und is closed ▁writer . ▁In ▁the ▁event , ▁budget ▁cut s ▁and ▁sched uling ▁problems ▁led ▁to ▁only ▁three ▁plays ▁being ▁produced : ▁Bla de ▁on ▁the ▁Fe ather , ▁Rain ▁on ▁the ▁Ro of ▁and ▁C ream ▁in ▁My ▁C off ee . ▁All ▁three ▁dram as ▁were ▁shot ▁on ▁ 1 6 mm ▁film ▁stock ▁and ▁featured ▁extensive ▁location ▁work . ▁ ▁S ources ▁Hum ph rey ▁Car p enter , ▁Dennis ▁Pot ter : ▁A ▁Biography ; ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Graham ▁Full er ▁( Ed .), ▁Pot ter ▁on ▁Pot ter ; ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁W