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The Brittas Empire

  • TV Series
  • 1991–19971991–1997
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.5K
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Chris Barrie in The Brittas Empire (1991)
Comedy
Gordon Brittas is the manager of the Whitbury-Newtown Leisure Centre. Despite his good intentions, everything seems to go wrong when he's around, despite the best efforts of the center staff... Read allGordon Brittas is the manager of the Whitbury-Newtown Leisure Centre. Despite his good intentions, everything seems to go wrong when he's around, despite the best efforts of the center staff and his long-suffering wife, Helen.Gordon Brittas is the manager of the Whitbury-Newtown Leisure Centre. Despite his good intentions, everything seems to go wrong when he's around, despite the best efforts of the center staff and his long-suffering wife, Helen.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,662
11
  • Creators
    • Richard Fegen
    • Andrew Norriss
  • Stars
    • Chris Barrie
    • Harriet Thorpe
    • Michael Burns
  • Creators
    • Richard Fegen
    • Andrew Norriss
  • Stars
    • Chris Barrie
    • Harriet Thorpe
    • Michael Burns
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    Chris Barrie
    Chris Barrie
    • Gordon Brittas…
    Harriet Thorpe
    Harriet Thorpe
    • Carole…
    Michael Burns
    • Colin
    Tim Marriott
    • Gavin
    Russell Porter
    • Tim
    Pippa Haywood
    Pippa Haywood
    • Helen Brittas
    Jill Greenacre
    Jill Greenacre
    • Linda
    Judy Flynn
    Judy Flynn
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    Julia St John
    • Laura
    Stephen Churchett
    Stephen Churchett
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    Anouschka Menzies
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    Andrée Bernard
    Andrée Bernard
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    Jonathon Norriss
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    David Crean
    • Michael T Farrell…
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    Frances Low
    • Pam
    Roy Alon
    Roy Alon
    • Mr Appleby…
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    Jo Kendall
    Jo Kendall
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      • Richard Fegen
      • Andrew Norriss
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    • Trivia
      Though The Brittas Empire was predominately filmed in a studio, Ringwood Health & Leisure Centre in Hampshire - a fully functioning leisure centre - was used for many of the interior and all of the exterior shots. After extensive refurbishments in 2017, the Centre was re-opened with a full reunion of all of the original cast & writers.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Gordon Brittas: Eeeexcellent.

    • Connections
      Edited into Auntie's Bloomers: More Auntie's Bloomers (1992)

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    one of the funniest British comedy series - 4 real!
    Mr Gordon Brittas is chief of Whitbury Newtown Leisure center. He thinks he's brilliant, but in fact everything he does turns into a disaster. The only person in his staff who thinks he's brilliant too, Colin, who's cleaning toilets all the time, is an absolute failure. Brittas's wife is depressed all the time - guess why. No one's coming to the leisure center - guess why. Gordon Brittas has a dream, but it never quite turns out the way he planned it. THE BRITTAS EMPIRE does have its surrealist moments (Carol "Whitbury Newtown Leisure Center how may I help you?" is keeping her children in drawers), it has its "thrilling" moments (like when Santa Claus tries to kill the whole staff during a survival course)... but everything is always funny, like Gordon Brittas when he tells his own dad "don't you SON me" -- or when he tells his wife about a "magical moment" he spent with her but she doesn't know what he's talking about....or the Christian fundamentalists from the U.S. who pronounce Brittas's name as "bright-ass" and want to re-baptize him... THE BRITTAS EMPIRE is, as the man himself, Gordon Brittas, would say, "eeeeeexcellent"....
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    • Jun 18, 1999

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 1991 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Империя бриттов
    • Filming locations
      • Ringwood Recreation Centre, Ringwood, Hampshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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