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The Gravy Train

TV·1990–1990·1 season, 4 episodes·Channel 4·Comedy·1h

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A four-part comedy about bureaucratic bribery and corruption in the European Union.

Castfull cast & details

Christoph WaltzChristoph WaltzDr. Hans-Joachim DorfmannIan RichardsonIan RichardsonMichael SpearpointAlexei SayleAlexei SayleVlad MilcicAlmanta SuskaAlmanta SuskaNadineJacques SereysJacques SereysVilleneuveJudy ParfittJudy ParfittHildaRon DonachieRon DonachieHatted ManJim CarterJim CarterPersonip

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes1990Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1June 27, 1990—Hans arrives at the EEC to take up a junior position. Lionised by powerful members of the EEC, courted by sinister entrepreneur Vlad Milcic,
  2. S01E02Episode 2July 4, 1990—Hans, who now has responsibility for the EEC's soft fruit, must rid the Market of an enormous surplus of rotting plums. A suggestion from Mi
  3. S01E03Episode 3July 11, 1990—As the plum convoy journeys en route to Eastern Europe, Hans becomes increasingly concerned by the actions of his thuggish companions.
  4. S01E04Episode 4July 18, 1990—Hans has placed the 20 million dollars in the private bank account of Villeneuve, the Director of Agriculture, believing him to be the only

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