The Gravy Train

The Gravy Train was the first of two British miniseries focusing on the seriocomic misadventures of Dorfman (Christoph Waltz), a new member of the European Economic Council. Embarking upon his diplomatic career with stars in his eyes, Dorfman was quickly disillusioned by the infighting, pettiness, and flat-out greed indigenous to the Council's headquarters in Brussels. Written by... (read more) Malcolm Bradbury, The Gravy Train yielded four hour-long episodes, which aired over Britain's Channel Four from June 27 to July 8, 1990. The series proved successful enough to warrant a 1991 sequel, The Gravy Train Goes East. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast:

• Christoph Waltz
• Ian Richardson
• Anita Zagaria
• Jacques Sereys
• Judy Parfitt
• Almanta Suska
• Alexei Sayle
• Sabine Weber
• Geoffrey Hutchings
• Stephen Greif
• Phillip Joseph
• Andre Maranne
• David Timson
• Ron Donachie
• Marlene Morley

Director(s):

David Tucker

Writer(s):

Malcolm Bradbury

Producer(s):

Ian Warren, Philip Hinchcliffe, Andrew Warren