The Brittas Empire(1991)
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.
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Season 1
6 episodes • 1991
Season 1
6 episodes • 1991
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laying the Foundations | Jan 3, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Opening Day | Jan 10, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bye Bye Baby | Jan 24, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Underwater Wedding | Jan 31, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Stop Thief | Feb 7, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Assassin | Feb 14, 1991 | 0.0 |
Season 2
7 episodes • 1992
Season 2
7 episodes • 1992
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back from the Dead | Jan 2, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Temple of the Body | Jan 9, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 3 | An Inspector Calls | Jan 16, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Set in Concrete | Jan 23, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mums and Dads | Jan 30, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Safety First | Feb 13, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 7 | New Generations | Feb 20, 1992 | 0.0 |
Season 3
6 episodes • 1993
Season 3
6 episodes • 1993
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Trial | Jan 7, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 2 | That Creeping Feeling | Jan 14, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Laura's Leaving | Jan 21, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Two Little Boys | Jan 28, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sex, Lies and Red Tape | Feb 4, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Stuff of Dreams | Feb 11, 1993 | 0.0 |
Season 4
8 episodes • 1994
Season 4
8 episodes • 1994
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not a Good Day ... | Jan 10, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Christening | Jan 17, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Biggles Tells a Lie | Jan 24, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mr Brittas Changes Trains | Jan 31, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Playing With Fire | Feb 7, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shall We Dance? | Feb 14, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Chop | Feb 28, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 8 | High Noon | Mar 7, 1994 | 0.0 |
Season 5
8 episodes • 1994Avg: 1.0Golden Era
Season 5
8 episodes • 1994Avg: 1.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Old, Old Story | Oct 31, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blind Devotion | Nov 7, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Brussels Calling | Nov 14, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Lies Have It | Nov 21, 1994 | 1.0 |
| 5 | The Boss | Nov 28, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Pregnant! | Dec 5, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 7 | UXB | Dec 12, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Last Day | Dec 19, 1994 | 0.0 |
Season 6
7 episodes • 1996
Season 6
7 episodes • 1996
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back with a Bang | Feb 27, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Body Language | Mar 12, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 3 | At the Double | Mar 26, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Walk on the Wild Side | Apr 2, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 5 | We All Fall Down | Apr 9, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mr. Brittas Falls in Love | Apr 16, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Snap Happy | Apr 23, 1996 | 0.0 |
Season 7
8 episodes • 1997
Season 7
8 episodes • 1997
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Elephant's Child | Jan 6, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Reviewing the Situation | Jan 13, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 3 | http://etc. | Jan 20, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Wake Up the Lion Within | Jan 27, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Disappearing Act | Feb 3, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Gavin Featherly RIP | Feb 10, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Exposed | Feb 17, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Curse of the Tiger Women | Feb 24, 1997 | 0.0 |
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