Seasons and episodes
1Season 1 Jan. 03, 1991
1 - 1Laying the Foundations Jan. 03, 1991
1 - 2Opening Day Jan. 10, 1991
1 - 3Bye Bye Baby Jan. 24, 1991
1 - 4Underwater Wedding Jan. 31, 1991
1 - 5Stop Thief! Feb. 07, 1991
1 - 6Assassin Feb. 14, 1991
2Season 2 Jan. 02, 1992
2 - 1Back from the Dead Jan. 02, 1992
2 - 2Temple of the Body Jan. 09, 1992
2 - 3An Inspector Calls Jan. 16, 1992
2 - 4Set in Concrete Jan. 23, 1992
2 - 5Mums and Dads Jan. 30, 1992
2 - 6Safety First Feb. 13, 1992
2 - 7New Generations Feb. 20, 1992
3Season 3 Jan. 07, 1993
3 - 1The Trial Jan. 07, 1993
3 - 2That Creeping Feeling Jan. 14, 1993
3 - 3Laura's Leaving Jan. 21, 1993
3 - 4Two Little Boys Jan. 28, 1993
3 - 5Sex, Lies and Red Tape Feb. 04, 1993
3 - 6The Stuff of Dreams Feb. 11, 1993
4Season 4 Jan. 10, 1994
4 - 1Not a Good Day... Jan. 10, 1994
4 - 2The Christening Jan. 17, 1994
4 - 3Biggles Tells a Lie Jan. 24, 1994
4 - 4Mr Brittas Changes Trains Jan. 31, 1994
4 - 5Playing With Fire Feb. 07, 1994
4 - 6Shall We Dance? Feb. 14, 1994
4 - 7The Chop Feb. 28, 1994
4 - 8High Noon Mar. 07, 1994
5Season 5 Oct. 31, 1994
5 - 1The Old, Old Story Oct. 31, 1994
5 - 2Blind Devotion Nov. 07, 1994
5 - 3Brussels Calling Nov. 14, 1994
5 - 4The Lies Have It Nov. 21, 1994
5 - 5The Boss Nov. 28, 1994
5 - 6Pregnant! Dec. 05, 1994
5 - 7UXB Dec. 12, 1994
5 - 8The Last Day Dec. 19, 1994
5 - 9In the Beginning ... Dec. 27, 1994
6Season 6 Feb. 27, 1996
6 - 1Back with a Bang Feb. 27, 1996
6 - 2Body Language Mar. 12, 1996
6 - 3At the Double Mar. 26, 1996
6 - 4A Walk on the Wild Side Apr. 02, 1996
6 - 5We All Fall Down Apr. 09, 1996
6 - 6Mr. Brittas Falls in Love Apr. 16, 1996
6 - 7Snap Happy Apr. 23, 1996
7Season 7 Jan. 06, 1997
7 - 1The Elephant's Child Jan. 06, 1997
7 - 2Reviewing the Situation Jan. 13, 1997
7 - 3http://etc. Jan. 20, 1997
7 - 4Wake Up the Lion Within Jan. 27, 1997
7 - 5The Disappearing Act Feb. 03, 1997
7 - 6Gavin Featherly RIP Feb. 10, 1997
7 - 7Exposed Feb. 17, 1997
7 - 8Curse of the Tiger Women Feb. 24, 1997
7 - 9Surviving Christmas Jan. 22, 1996
Creator
Creator
Cast
Gordon Brittas
Colin
Laura
Helen Brittas
Gavin
Carole
Synopsis
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.
Original title The Brittas Empire
TMDb Rating 7.1
First air date Jan. 03, 1991
Last air date Feb. 24, 1997
Average Duration 30 minutes
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