The Gravy Train

Name: The Gravy Train
Released: 1990-06-27T07:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ian Richardson, Christoph Waltz

TV Show · Comedy

A four-part comedy written by Malcolm Bradbury with an international cast including Alexei Sayle, Christoph Waltz and Ian Richardson about bureaucratic bribery and corruption in the European Union

1990 · 51m

Starring Ian Richardson, Christoph Waltz

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Hans arrives at the EEC to take up a junior position. Lionised by powerful members of the EEC, courted by entrepreneur Vlad Milcic and seduced by a beautiful woman, Hans is an instant success.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Hans is now responsible for the EEC's soft fruit. He must rid the Market of an enormous surplus of rotting plums. Milcic's suggestion to sell them to Bulgaria finds favour with Hans and his bosses.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

As the plum convoy journeys on to eastern Europe, Hans becomes increasingly concerned by the actions of his thuggish companions
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Hans has placed the 20 million dollars in the private bank account of Villeneuve, the Director of Agriculture, believing him to be the only person in Brussels he can trust. But his trust is misplaced.