"The Brittas Empire" (1991) TV series 1991-1997

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Creators:

Richard Fegen
Andrew Norriss

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

3 January 1991 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Gordon Brittas is the manager of the Whitbury-Newtown Leisure Centre. Despite his ambition and good intentions...

Plot Keywords:

Gay Character | Colleagues | Twist In The End

Cast

Chris Barrie	...	Gordon Brittas / ... (52 episodes, 1991-1997)
Michael Burns	...	Colin Weatherby / ... (52 episodes, 1991-1997)
Tim Marriott	...	Gavin Featherly / ... (52 episodes, 1991-1997)
Russell Porter	...	Tim Whistler / ... (52 episodes, 1991-1997)
Harriet Thorpe	...	Carole Parkinson / ... (52 episodes, 1991-1997)
Pippa Haywood	...	Helen Brittas / ... (52 episodes, 1991-1997)
Jill Greenacre	...	Linda Perkin / ... (51 episodes, 1991-1997)
Judy Flynn	...	Julie (45 episodes, 1992-1997)
Julia St. John	...	Laura Lancing / ... (36 episodes, 1991-1995)

Runtime:

30 min (52 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Ringwood Recreation Centre, Ringwood, Hampshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Carole's children are called Ben, Emily and Jessica.

Quotes:

Gordon Brittas: Now, Tim, if I could just have a word?
[takes Tim into his office]
Gordon Brittas: Now, that was a bit out of character this morning, wasn't it? It may just be my imagination, but I thought you were a bit "tetchy" in the lineup.
Tim Whistler: Oh, that. No, it's all sorted out.
Gordon Brittas: Meant to be doing something with you, was he, young Gavin?
Tim Whistler: ... yes. Sort of.
Gordon Brittas: And he went to the pub instead. Tim, life's too short to worry about things like that. If I had a pound for everyone who promised to meet me and never showed up, I'd be Paul Getty Jr! Timothy- it's human nature!
Tim Whistler: Really.
Gordon Brittas: I was unmarried once myself too, you know. Used to go to the pub with my mates, have a few drinks, a game of darts, a few more drinks, go for a takeaway, next thing you know, it's three in the morning and you wake up on the floor in some total strangers flat!
[Tim gets panicked and worried look on his face]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII (2005) (V)

Great comedy. The successor of "Fawlty Towers".

Gordon Brittas, the manager of Whitbury leisure centre, has a lot in common with the legendary Basil Fawlty of "Fawlty Towers". He lacks any sensitivity to anyone else, never listens to anyone and always knows best what should be done. Of course, the results of his actions are usually similar to the ones Basil gets. Each and every episode ends in some kind of a catastrophe, or to put it in Gordon's words: "I'm proud to say that in the entire history of Whitbury leisure centre, only 23 people were killed and none of them was a staff member" (quoted from memory).