Overview
The Gravy Train Goes East is the 1991 sequel to 1990 British mini-series The Gravy Train written by Malcolm Bradbury. This series once again follows Hans-Joachim Dorfmann (Christoph Waltz), otherwise known as ‘Bloody Dorfmann’, as he is sent to the fictional country of Slaka to sort all the economical problems the country has so as to allow its entry into the European Union. However, back in Brussels and the United Kingdom, things are hardly smooth sailing. While in Slaka, Dorfmann finds himself caught up in political power games and illegal smuggling operations, completely against his will, of course. Meanwhile, both the president, Katya Princip (Francesca Annis), and a mysterious Slakan woman, Galina, (not to mention Mrs. Steadiman) take a shine to the well-meaning Hans, which naturally causes more problems.
Director and cast
- James Cellan Jones Director
- Ian Richardson as Michael Spearpoint
- Christoph Waltz as Han-Joachim Dorfmann
- Judy Parfitt as Hilda Spearpoint
- Francesca Annis as Katya Princip
- Jeremy Child as Felix Steadiman
- Henry Goodman as Ivo Tankic
- Roger Lloyd Pack as Ferenc Plitplov
- James Villiers as Penhurst
- Trevor Peacock as Father Wanko
- Peter Linka as Reporter
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