CinemaOSSeries · 1991–1997 · 7 Seasons

The Brittas Empire

66%(48)IMDbComedy

The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. The show ran for seven series and 53 episodes — including two Christmas specials — from 1991 to 1997 on BBC1. Norriss and Fegen wrote the first five series, after which they left the show. The Brittas Empire enjoyed a long and successful run throughout the 1990s, and gained itself large mainstream audiences. In 2004 the show came 47th on the BBC's Britain's Best Sitcom poll, and all series have been released on DVD. The creators Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen often combine farce with either surreal or dramatic elements in episodes. For example in the first series, the leisure centre prepares for a royal visit, only for the doors to seal, the boiler room to flood and a visitor to become electrocuted. Unlike the traditional sitcom, deaths were quite common in The Brittas Empire.

Created byAndrew Norriss

Play
Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
January 3, 1991
Last aired
February 24, 1997
Seasons
7
Episodes
50
Network
BBC One

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Chris Barrie

Chris Barrie

Gordon Brittas

Michael Burns

Michael Burns

Colin

Julia St. John

Julia St. John

Laura

Pippa Haywood

Pippa Haywood

Helen Brittas

Tim Marriott

Gavin

Harriet Thorpe

Harriet Thorpe

Carole

Russell Porter

Tim

Judy Flynn

Judy Flynn

Julie

Creative team
Created by
Andrew Norriss
Produced by
Mike Stephens

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