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The Gravy Train Goes East
- TV sitcom / comedy drama
- Channel 4
- 1991
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Satire surrounding a former soviet state's attempts to come in from the cold. Stars Christoph Waltz, Ian Richardson, Jacques Sereys, Anita Zagaria, Jeremy Child and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Following a democratic overthrow of its brutal communist dictator, the tiny Eastern European country of Slaka is keen to open up to the west. The E.C. is quick to pounce and ready it for acceding to the bloc, but the British Government has different plans. Whilst the former calls for the assistance of old hand Hans-Joachim Dorfmann, the latter sends in another equally old hand, Michael Spearpoint.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 28th October 1991
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 65 minutes
Cast & crew
Christoph Waltz | Hans-Joachim Dorfmann |
Ian Richardson | Michael Spearpoint |
Jacques Sereys | Jean-Luc Villeneuve |
Anita Zagaria | Gianna Melchiori |
Jeremy Child (as Jeremy Childs) | Felix Steadiman |
John Dicks | Larson Parson |
Henry Goodman | Ivo Tankic |
Janek Lesniak | Lazlo |
Roger Lloyd Pack | Ferenc Plitplov |
Cecile Paoli | Galina Vitali |
Judy Parfitt | Hilda Spearpoint |
James Villiers | Penhurst |
Francesca Annis | Katya Princip |
Gyorgy Bardi | General Vulcani |
Sandor Szabo | Professor Rom Rom |
Antal Leisen | Brussels Customs Official |
Ildiko Pecsi | Comflug Check-in Girl |
Carol Gillies | Comflug Stewardess |
Andras Balint | Coy |
Frigyes Hollosi | Grigor |
Zoltan Ratoti | Taxi Driver |
Zsuzsa Manyai | Vera |
Malcolm Bradbury | Writer |
James Cellan Jones | Director |
Philip Hinchcliffe | Producer |
Ian Warren | Producer |
Victor Glynn | Executive Producer |
Andrew Warren | Executive Producer |
Dickie Bamber | Associate Producer |
Barry Peters | Editor |
Jozsef Romvary | Production Designer |
Chris Townsend | Production Designer |
Joyce Nettles | Casting Director |
Elemer Ragalyi | Director of Photography |
Emma Porteous | Costume Designer |
John Keane | Composer |
Peter Bennett | 1st Assistant Director |
Peter Barbalics | 1st Assistant Director |