The Brittas Empire
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1991 - 1997
- 52 episodes (7 series)
Despite his ambition and good intentions, everything seems to go wrong at Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre when manager Gordon Brittas is around. Stars Chris Barrie, Pippa Haywood, Julia St. John, Mike Burns, Russell Porter and more.
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The Brittas Empire looks set to return to TV
Chris Barrie has revealed that a new episode of the leisure centre sitcom The Brittas Empire has been written, with the BBC confirming a special is indeed in development.
British Comedy Guide, 8th July 2015Chris Barrie expresses interest in reviving The Brittas Empire
Chris Barrie has expressed an interest in starring in a revival of the hit 1990s BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire.
British Comedy Guide, 21st July 2014'The Brittas Empire': Tube Talk Gold
If you're one of our readers who was old enough to watch proper telly in the late '80s and '90s, you'll probably recognise Chris Barrie as Rimmer from Red Dwarf. Not this writer, though. In my eyes, Barrie is a nasal leisure centre manager first, a neurotic space hologram second.
Daniel Sperling, Digital Spy, 28th April 2012