The Gravy Train
Limited Series 1990 · 4 eps · ★ 8.0 · Comedy
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A four-part comedy about bureaucratic bribery and corruption in the European Union.
Directed by David Tucker · Written by Malcolm Bradbury
Network: Channel 4
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Christoph Waltz Dr. Hans-Joachim Dorfmann -
Ian Richardson Michael Spearpoint -
Alexei Sayle Vlad Milcic -
Almanta Suska Nadine -
Jacques Sereys Villeneuve -
Judy Parfitt Hilda -
Ron Donachie Hatted Man -
Jim Carter Personip -
Stephen Greif Rudolph -
Amanda Mealing Delise -
Joseph Mydell Duke
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