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The Brittas Empire
The Brittas Empire

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The Brittas Empire

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The Brittas Empire

·1991·50 episodes

Summary

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.

Cast

Chris Barrie

Chris Barrie

Michael Burns

Michael Burns

Julia St. John

Julia St. John

Pippa Haywood

Pippa Haywood

Tim Marriott

Harriet Thorpe

Harriet Thorpe

Russell Porter

Judy Flynn

Judy Flynn

Jill Greenacre

Andrée Bernard

Andrée Bernard

David Crean

Jo Kendall

Richard Braine

Richard Braine

Ian Bleasdale

Ian Bleasdale

Frances Low

Roy Alon

Colin Pinney

Stephen Churchett

Stephen Churchett

Al Hunter Ashton

Al Hunter Ashton

Roger Sloman

Roger Sloman

Guy Siner

Guy Siner

Perry Fenwick

Perry Fenwick

Lucy Briers

Lucy Briers

John D. Collins

John D. Collins

Damien Thomas

Damien Thomas

Derek Benfield

Derek Benfield

Alan David

Alan David

Rob Jarvis

Rob Jarvis

Leslie Schofield

Leslie Schofield

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Peter Cleall

Sheila Keith

Sheila Keith

John Pirkis

John Pirkis

Luisa Bradshaw-White

Luisa Bradshaw-White

Joanne Heywood

Ross McCall

Ross McCall

George Sweeney

George Sweeney

David Ross

David Ross

Alexandra Gilbreath

Alexandra Gilbreath

Terry Kyan

Donald Pickering

Donald Pickering

Mark Lindsay Chapman

Mark Lindsay Chapman

Hugh Walters

Hugh Walters

Tony Steedman

Tony Steedman

Felix Bowness

Felix Bowness

Terrence Hardiman

Terrence Hardiman

Tim Poole

Kim Hartman

Kim Hartman

Michael Fenton Stevens

Michael Fenton Stevens

Declan Mulholland

Bruce Alexander

Bruce Alexander

Zander Ward

Mark Chapman

Mark Chapman

Veronica Doran

Gary Whitaker

Rory Murray

Ruth Silvestre

David Webber

David Webber

Davidson Knight

David Dexter

Maureen Morris

Tony Millan

Jo Martin

Jo Martin

Brian Stephens

Tony Kirwood

Karan Bidmead

Geoffrey Banks

Richard Lumsden

Richard Lumsden

Charlotte Kasner

Jake Abraham

Jake Abraham

Steve Edwin

Steve Edwin

Mike Carnell

Andrew Bradley

David Delve

Phoebe Gilpin

David Thorpe

Brenda Cavendish

Brenda Cavendish

Karl Moffatt

Martino Lazzeri

Geoffrey Drew

Graeme Smith

Samantha Perkins

Amanda Edwards

Heidi Gjertsen

John Baker

Judith Pearson

Patrick Monckton

Philip Shelley

Michael Crossman

Tracey Eddon

Tracey Eddon

Peter Schofield

Robin Parkinson

Robin Parkinson

Vanessa Latarche

Jonathan Stratt

Jonathan Stratt

Annabel Lambe

Lee Fyles

Ian Lindsay

Ian Lindsay

Brian Gwaspari

Brian Gwaspari

Michael Fleming

Harold Innocent

Harold Innocent

Tony Alleff

Tim Kirby

Andrew Hilton

Lucy Hancock

Paul Humpoletz

Paul Humpoletz

Jamie De'ath

Andrew Barclay

Peter Cockett

Freddie Stuart

Ray Burnside

Arthur Whybrow

Arthur Whybrow

Sean Gascoine

Alexander Mallen

Jack Thorpe-Baker

Sebastian Coe

Sebastian Coe

Chris Underhill

Rosie Timpson

Colin Spaull

Jemma Churchill

Jemma Churchill

Beth Buchanan

Beth Buchanan

Robin Yarnton

Helen Patrick

Donald T. Allen

Henry Cole

Henry Cole

Paul Mari

Lloyd Harvey

Hugh Dickson

Adjoa Andoh

Adjoa Andoh

Paul Simpkin

Miranda Forbes

Miranda Forbes

Jack Raymond

Martin Hyder

Martin Hyder

Mike Sherman

Robin Fegen

Jonathon Norriss

Peter Godwin

Donald Morley

Donald Morley

Carole Garcia

Bobby Bragg

Jasper Jacob

Jasper Jacob

Andy Smart

Crew

Creator

Andrew Norriss

Status:

Ended

Original Language:

English

Type:

Scripted

Networks:

BBC One

Keywords

sitcom
workplace comedy