Andrew Norriss
creator
The Brittas Empire
Overview
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.66%
Cast
Chris Barrie
Gordon Brittas
Total episodes: 50
Michael Burns
Colin
Total episodes: 50
Julia St. John
Laura
Total episodes: 50
Pippa Haywood
Helen Brittas
Total episodes: 50
Tim Marriott
Gavin
Total episodes: 50
Harriet Thorpe
Carole
Total episodes: 50
Russell Porter
Tim
Total episodes: 50
Judy Flynn
Julie,
Total episodes: 44
Jill Greenacre
Linda,Linda Perkins
Total episodes: 33
Andrée Bernard
Angie
Total episodes: 6
David Crean
Michael T. Farrell III,Michael T Farrell
Total episodes: 3
Jo Kendall
Mrs Dapping
Total episodes: 2
Chris Barrie
Gordon Brittas
Total episodes: 50
Michael Burns
Colin
Total episodes: 50
Julia St. John
Laura
Total episodes: 50
Pippa Haywood
Helen Brittas
Total episodes: 50
Tim Marriott
Gavin
Total episodes: 50
Harriet Thorpe
Carole
Total episodes: 50
Russell Porter
Tim
Total episodes: 50
Judy Flynn
Julie,
Total episodes: 44
Jill Greenacre
Linda,Linda Perkins
Total episodes: 33
Andrée Bernard
Angie
Total episodes: 6
David Crean
Michael T. Farrell III,Michael T Farrell
Total episodes: 3
Jo Kendall
Mrs Dapping
Total episodes: 2
Extra
Release Date
January 3, 1991Last air Date
February 24, 1997Status
EndedOriginal Language
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Season 7
Aired on: 1997 | 8 Episodes
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