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The Gravy Train Goes East. Image shows from L to R: Michael Spearpoint (Ian Richardson), Hans-Joachim Dorfmann (Christoph Waltz), Gianna Melchiori (Anita Zagaria)
The Gravy Train Goes East

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.

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Series 1, Episode 2

Dorfmann's naïvety is exposed once more as both the Slakan President, and the mysterious Galina, seduce him; and a series of shady figures take him for drives around the city. Meanwhile Villeneuve's plotting continues, and he reveals to Gianna a dossier of gossip on Spearpoint...

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 4th November 1991
Time
10pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
65 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
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
James Villiers Penhurst
Francesca Annis Katya Princip
Trevor Peacock Father Wanko
Guest cast
Sandor Szabo Professor Rom Rom
Andras Balint Coy
Frigyes Hollosi Grigor
Zsuzsa Manyai Vera
Mark Rogerson Reporter
Timea Jahusz Angelika
Iago Jones British Foreign Secretary
Writing team
Malcolm Bradbury Writer
Production team
James Cellan Jones Director
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

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