The Gravy Train Goes East is a British satirical sequel comedy-drama series written and created by Malcolm Bradbury and directed by James Cellan Jones. The show starred Christoph Waltz and Ian Richardson. It was produced by Portman Productions in association with France 2 and ZDF for one series and four episodes and aired on Channel 4 between 28 October and 18 November 1991. It was a spiritual, but comical sequel to the successor, The Gravy Train in 1990, the last year.
Plot It was the sequel to The Gravy Train. Dorfman (from the first serial) has to assess the chances of the Balkan state of Slaka who want to join the E.C..
Cast Christoph Waltz as Hans-Joachim Dorfmann Ian Richardson as Michael Spearpoint Jacques Sereys as Jean-Luc Villeneuve Anita Zagaria as Gianna Melchiori Jeremy Child as Felix Steadiman John Dicks as Larson Parson Henry Goodman as Ivo Tankic Janek Lesniak as Lazlo Roger Lloyd-Pack as Ferenc Plitplov Cécile Paoli as Galina Vitali Judy Parfitt as Hilda Spearpoint James Villiers as Penhurst Francesca Annis as Katya Princip Trevor Peacock as Father Wanko
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Production locations The series was shot in Austria, Hungary, and in England at Pinewood Studios.
Home media The complete second series was released on DVD by Simply Media in two-disc set on 8 October 2018.
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