The Gravy Train
1990 · Comedy · 1 Season · 4 Episodes ·
A four-part comedy about bureaucratic bribery and corruption in the European Union.
E11. Episode 1Hans arrives at the EEC to take up a junior position. Lionised by powerful members of the EEC, courted by sinister entrepreneur Vlad Milcic, seduced by a beautiful woman and quickly promoted, Hans is an instant success, but is he being set up?E22. Episode 2Hans, who now has responsibility for the EEC's soft fruit, must rid the Market of an enormous surplus of rotting plums. A suggestion from Milcic to sell the plums to Bulgaria finds favour with Hans and his bosses.E33. Episode 3As the plum convoy journeys en route to Eastern Europe, Hans becomes increasingly concerned by the actions of his thuggish companions.E44. Episode 4Hans 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. However, this trust is misplaced.
