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.
Is The Brittas Empire on Netflix? Unfortunately this serie is not yet available on Netflix.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Laying the Foundations | 1991-01-03 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Opening Day | 1991-01-10 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | Bye Bye Baby | 1991-01-17 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Underwater Wedding | 1991-01-24 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Stop Thief | 1991-02-07 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Assassin | 1991-02-14 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | Back from the Dead | 1992-01-02 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | Temple of the Body | 1992-01-09 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | An Inspector Calls | 1992-01-16 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | Set in Concrete | 1992-01-23 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | Mums and Dads | 1992-01-30 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | Safety First | 1992-02-13 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | New Generations | 1992-02-20 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 1 | The Trial | 1993-01-07 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | That Creeping Feeling | 1993-01-14 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | Laura's Leaving | 1993-01-21 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | Two Little Boys | 1993-01-28 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | Sex, Lies and Red Tape | 1993-02-04 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | The Stuff of Dreams | 1993-02-11 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 1 | Not a Good Day ... | 1994-01-10 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 2 | The Christening | 1994-01-17 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 3 | Biggles Tells a Lie | 1994-01-24 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 4 | Mr Brittas Changes Trains | 1994-01-31 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 5 | Playing with Fire | 1994-02-07 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 6 | Shall We Dance? | 1994-02-14 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 7 | The Chop | 1994-02-28 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 8 | High Noon | 1994-03-07 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 1 | The Old, Old Story | 1994-10-31 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 2 | Blind Devotion | 1994-11-07 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 3 | Brussels Calling | 1994-11-14 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 4 | The Lies Have It | 1994-11-21 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 5 | The Boss | 1994-11-28 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 6 | Pregnant! | 1994-12-05 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 7 | UXB | 1994-12-12 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 8 | The Last Day | 1994-12-19 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 1 | Back with a Bang | 1996-02-27 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 2 | Body Language | 1996-03-12 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 3 | At the Double | 1996-03-26 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 4 | A Walk on the Wildside | 1996-04-02 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 5 | We All Fall Down | 1996-04-09 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 6 | Mr. Brittas Falls in Love | 1996-04-16 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 7 | Snap Happy | 1996-04-23 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 1 | The Elephant's Child | 1997-01-06 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 2 | Reviewing the Situation | 1997-01-13 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 3 | http://etc | 1997-01-20 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 4 | Wake Up the Lion Within | 1997-01-27 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 5 | The Disappearing Act | 1997-02-03 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 6 | Gavin Featherly R.I.P. | 1997-02-10 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 7 | Exposed | 1997-02-17 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 8 | Curse of the Tiger Women | 1997-02-24 | 30 min |
Production | Mike Stephens | Producer |