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 4
Fresh from his latest ordeal, Hans is interrogated by Tankic before being unceremoniously deported from Slaka amidst rumours of a secret fortune. Back in Brussels things are hotting up as the Brits solidify support for Slakan entry to the bloc whilst the rest of the states grow increasingly wary, but as President Princip flies into Brussels, Dorfmann heads to Luxembourg and meets the mysterious Galina Vitali again.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 18th November 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 |
| Trevor Peacock | Father Wanko |
| Antal Leisen | Brussels Customs Official |
| Carol Gillies | Comflug Stewardess |
| Andras Balint | Coy |
| Frigyes Hollosi | Grigor |
| Zsuzsa Manyai | Vera |
| Mark Rogerson | Reporter |
| Deborah Javor | Lady Reporter |
| Michael Mellhman | Reporter |
| Peter Linka | Reporter |
| Adam Nadasdi | Banker |
| Gizi Takacsi | Belgian Stewardess |
| 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 |