What is The Brittas Empire?
Q: What is The Brittas Empire?
A: The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. It follows the story of Gordon Brittas, an incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre, played by Chris Barrie.
Q: How many series and episodes were there?
A: The show ran for seven series and 52 episodes - including two Christmas specials - from 1991 to 1997 on BBC1.
Q: Who wrote the first five series?
A: Norriss and Fegen wrote the first five series.
Q: How popular was the show?
A: The Brittas Empire had large audiences and in 2004 it came 47th on the BBC's Britain's Best Sitcom poll.
Q: What elements did it combine?
A: The show combined farce with surreal dramatic elements.
Q: What happened during the first series?
A: 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 be electrocuted.
Q: Were deaths common in this show?
A: Unlike traditional sitcoms, deaths were quite common in The Brittas Empire.
