The gravy train., a Portman production for Channel Four ; written by Malcolm Bradbury ; produced by Philip Hinchcliffe, Ian Warren ; directed by David Tucker, James Cellan Jones
Type
Label
The gravy train., a Portman production for Channel Four ; written by Malcolm Bradbury ; produced by Philip Hinchcliffe, Ian Warren ; directed by David Tucker, James Cellan Jones
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The gravy train.
Oclc number
173420738
resource.otherEventInformation
Filmed on location in England, Austria, Germany, Hungary and Belgium
Responsibility statement
a Portman production for Channel Four ; written by Malcolm Bradbury ; produced by Philip Hinchcliffe, Ian Warren ; directed by David Tucker, James Cellan Jones
Runtime
102
Summary
Like fish bait cast into a pool of sharks, idealistic Dorfmann arrives in Brussels with visions of a united Europe to serve an ambitious British Director of the European Economic Community, Michael Spearpoint. Planning to get rich exploiting the newly-liberated nations of Eastern Europe, wily bureaucrats and entrepreneurs compete to misuse the naïve Dorfmann, dubbed "Prince Stupid, " for their own ends. Easily deceived (especially by beautiful women!), Dorfmann instead stumbles along, crisscrossing foes, drawing fire and sparking mayhem in a comically woven web of intrigue and misadventure
Table Of Contents
Discs 1-2: The gravy train -- Discs 3-4: The gravy train goes East
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Gravy train goes East
Classification
Contributor
Subject
- European Economic Community countries -- Politics and government -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Brussels (Belgium) -- Drama
- European Economic Community -- Officials and employees -- Drama
- Exploitation -- Drama
- Political entrepreneurship -- European Economic Community countries -- Drama
- Political corruption -- European Economic Community countries -- Drama
- Foreign television programs
- Television comedies
- Money -- European Economic Community countries -- Drama
- Television series
Content
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- Classification1
- Contributor12
- Genre4
- Subject11
- European Economic Community countries -- Politics and government -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Brussels (Belgium) -- Drama
- European Economic Community -- Officials and employees -- Drama
- Exploitation -- Drama
- Political entrepreneurship -- European Economic Community countries -- Drama
- Political corruption -- European Economic Community countries -- Drama
- Foreign television programs
- Television comedies
- Money -- European Economic Community countries -- Drama
- Television series
- Content1
- Is Derivative Of2
- Mapped to1