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The Brittas Empire

The Brittas Empire

1991
Comedy

Status

Ended

Release

1991 - 1997

Seasons / Eps

7 / 50

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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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Details

Status
Ended
Seasons
7
Episodes
50
Runtime
Not available
Avg. Episode Runtime
30m
Release Date
Jan 3, 1991
Last Air Date
Feb 24, 1997
Languages
English
Created By
Andrew Norriss
Director
Mike Stephens
Christine Gernon
Christine Gernon
Official Website

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