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The Gravy Train Goes East

1991 • 8.0 • Drama • 65m

GB • English

Director: James Cellan Jones

Writers: Malcolm Bradbury

A fictitious Balkan state adaps to life after Communism.

Cast

Ian Richardson

as Michael Spearpoint

Christoph Waltz

as Han-Joachim Dorfmann

Judy Parfitt

as Hilda Spearpoint

Francesca Annis

as Katya Princip

Jeremy Child

as Felix Steadiman

Henry Goodman

as Ivo Tankic

Roger Lloyd Pack

as Ferenc Plitplov

James Villiers

as Penhurst

Episodes

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Episode 1

E1 65m

The new President of Slaka, romantic novelist Katya Pricip, is determined that her country will join the European Community and enjoy the fruits of the free market

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Episode 2

E2 65m

Dorfmann promises President Katya Princip that he will push for Slakan entry into the European Community, and tours Slaka with the mysterious Galina Vitali who tells him about a missing Slakan fortune

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Episode 3

E3 65m

From the church to the hallowed bastions of academe and the core of government, it's clear that corruption is rife in Slaka. And Dorfmann is in danger, especially from the British Ambassador's wife...

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Episode 4

E4 65m

Dorfmann is expelled from Slaka, returns to Brussels and is immediately sent to Luxembourg. His task? To release the secret Slakan fortune and create a miracle for beautiful President Katya Princip.