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After pitching the film at the Channel 4 British Documentary Foundation's "Good Pitch", Dan and Christo go to visit ad agency Saatchi and Saatchi. Here they are met with huge enthusiasm for the project - but Dan wonders whether they will actually do anything concrete.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.

04:45

Vodka Empire: Ep 11 Baltic Bravado
The low point of the investors dropping out sparks a plan: why not fly out to Riga and meet with film producer Christo Hird against a stark post-Communist background? The meeting is revealing in that Christo feels that the investors have dropped out because the business looks unpromising - and he reveals that success of launching the brand does not equate to success at making the film. For the first time the goals of Dan and Christo are not the same! In the middle of the episode there is a sudden Vodka Club commercial.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.

05:42

Vodka Empire: Ep 14 The Suited Messiah
It turns out that much of Dan's problem with the villagers boils down to an image issue - his new adviser Andy Kuzik encourages him to turn over a new leaf and effectively become 'the suited messiah'.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.

03:15

Vodka Empire: Ep 13 Up and Down in Douboviazovka
Dan's return to his ancestral village is far from triumphant. The fantasy that he would be carried through the streets amidst delighted fanfare is swiftly shattered as he is almost run out of town. He wonders whether he should keep on with the whole adventure at all.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.

05:16

Vodka Empire: Ep 8 Zorokovich's Return
Dan is shown around his great-grandfather Ilya's distillery. It looks like the set of an early Science Fiction film - during the tour he is shown his great-grandfather's safe - closely guarded by a couple of men - who are proud to show it to Dan.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.

04:19

Vodka Empire: Ep 15 A Recipe for Success?
After reaching enlightenment in the laboratory - where Dan discovers the secrets of his ancestors he expects to set the alcohol world alight with a recipe from God.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.

05:05

Vodka Empire: Ep 10 From Launching to Lurching -...
After the launch: Dan has attracted some serious potential investors / business partners. He meets them on the roof of his producer Christo's office and they talk business. After the great meeting: Dan and Hilary dance the night away but the next morning they are in for a shock - the investors have already pulled out. Dan is angry and vouches that "we should own this 100%".

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.

03:36

Vodka Empire: Ep 9 London Empire Begins
Dan is back in London and has decided to launch his own vodka empire. This episode is dedicated to rigorous research and development, as Dan shares vodka with a huge list of family and friends, with mixed reviews. He ends up launching it at the East End Film Festival and then takes a stand at Distil - the UK's biggest spirits fair.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.

06:09

Vodka Empire: Ep 20 Lifting My Spirits
Finally, after months of waiting and many set backs the first batch of Zorokovich Vodka arrives in London. The only setback is that the lift breaks down, leaving Dan and his reluctant colleagues to carry 1008 bottles of vodka up two floors.

04:50

Vodka Empire: Ep 19 Nothing's Impossible (Apart from...
Dan is Invited to give a speech at Saatchi & Saatchi on the theme 'Nothing is Impossible'. Sadly he discovers that at the end of it, the world may well be his oyster, but Saatchi & Saatchi are not on the menu: they must keep loyal to Diageo. He is alone and lonely on the cold streets of alcohol city. This round belongs to Goliath, but Daniel will fight another day.

05:40

Vodka Empire: Ep 21 Shelf Preservation
After the vodka arrives, Dan has to process it for delivery to Selfridges. However, nothing is ever as simple as it seems and even this - the symbolic climax of two years of hard work - runs into obstacles and setbacks. Why can't the world be simpler?

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