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The Gravy Train Goes East

1991 · 1 season

A dry, talky political satire that watches like a wry diplomatic comedy of manners, more clever than laugh-out-loud.

Created by
James Cellan Jones
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ian Richardson, Christoph Waltz, Judy Parfitt
Overview
A fictitious Balkan state adaps to life after Communism.

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Free in the UK
  • Channel 4
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
James Cellan Jones
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ian Richardson, Christoph Waltz, Judy Parfitt
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • corruption
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

Free
  • Channel 4

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
James Cellan Jones
Written by
Malcolm Bradbury
Starring
Ian Richardson, Christoph Waltz, Judy Parfitt, Francesca Annis, Jeremy Child, Henry Goodman, Roger Lloyd Pack, James Villiers
Music
John E. Keane
Cinematography
Elemér Ragályi
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 65 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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