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	The Brittas Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Brittas Empire was a British television sitcom, that ran between 1991 and 1997.
		Brittas is concerned that the oil may seep into the water table and "poison small children swimming in the canal", so Colin decides it's safest to store it in the disused Weights Room.
		A disheartened Brittas starts seeking somebody on the staff to pass his mantle on to but is forced to stop when Helen goes into labour early and needs to be dashed to the hospital.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Brittas_Empire (1574 words)

	BBC - Comedy Guide - The Brittas Empire
		Brittas was installed as manager of the newly built Whitbury Leisure Centre in the first episode, and the lives of his staff were never the same again.
		In fact, Brittas was so unbearable in the sitcom's first series that the writers toned him down thereafter, emphasising that he carried out most of his schemes to better mankind, not for personal gain.
		Brittas himself was the victim of attempted murder when the brakes of his car were tampered with, but his wife was driving when they failed and she ended up in traction.
	www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/articles/b/brittasempirethe_7771020.shtml (885 words)

	British Sitcom Guide - The Brittas Empire - Series 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Brittas leaves his happy family home as he goes off for his first day at work in the Leisure Centre, with his wife trembling, drinking alcohol and dropping cups; his sons deeply offended with his patronising cricket advice, and "Pat" (Pam) the next door neighbour also affronted by his insulting her son.
		Brittas is worried about the quantity of "sick" leave that has been taken by the staff, and he wonders if it might not even be his fault (duh!).
		Brittas deduces a thief is operating in the Centre, so he closes it for the day so that he can take statements from the staff and find the culprit.
	www.british-sitcom.co.uk /brittas_empire/series1.shtml (1128 words)

	Brittas Empire Episode Guide, Chris Barrie
		Brittas' father has come to drop off an old upright piano for Gordon; this is but the first of two pianos, the other being a concert grand for use by Vladimir Petrov (from Leningrad) in a recital that evening.
		Brittas needs to find a replacement, and the lucky winner is Laura.Some of the staff members are suffering from the effects of being used in a stage hypotist's act, and whilst he's there to deprogramme them, he tries to relax Helen.
		Brittas is reluctant to choose a winner as he thinks that it will cause resentment and he could be right, as the staff are all desperately trying to sway his decision in their favour!
	www.clay.co.uk /barrie/brittas/brittas_episodes.html (3314 words)

	Brittas Empire
		While Brittas is busy dreaming up new ways to make the lives of his staff more difficult, his assistant Laura (Julia St John) does her best to keep the Leisure Centre operational.
		Brittas returns home just as his wife Helen is preparing to marry someone she met a few days earlier.
		Brittas is convinced that some of the staff are using the Leisure Centre for sexual liaisons after closing time.
	www.p2ptv.co.uk /719.html (1197 words)

	Brittas Empire, Episode Guide, British Comedy TV Series, Chris Barrie
		Brittas is intent on finding out which of the staff has been stealing things.
		Meanwhile Brittas discovers that Carole has been keeping her baby in a desk drawer, and in the subsequent removal, the baby gets lost.
		Brittas also manages to delay dozens of customers at the main reception desk and disrupt a relaxation seminar while he's at it.
	valdefierro.com /brittas01.html (466 words)

	British Empire - Uncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The British Empire is a massive political and economic powerhouse that has sought total domination throughout the ages upon ages and centred in the British Isles at the capital of Coruscant (also known as London).
		In the early centuries, the Empire's quest for world domination nearly succeeded until their defeat before the daunting Spanish Armada, after which point the Empire fell into decline.
		The primary diet of subjects in the Empire is a bland white fish coated in bland batter, although this is sometimes accompanied by bland, fried potatoes drenched in vinegar for some totally unknown reason.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/British_Empire (510 words)

	The Brittas Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		"The Brittas Empire" was such a wild, silly show, it desperately needed someone to be the voice of sanity.
		IMO Chris Barrie's portrayal of Gordon Brittas is the one true rival to John Cleese's portrayal of Basil Fawlty.
		They should've left Brittas dead and then cancel the show, but instead they had to milk it for all they could and as a result it turned sour.
	www.jumptheshark.com /b/brittasempire.htm (1553 words)

	DVD Times - The Brittas Empire Series One
		Despite the upsets, accidents and general havoc he creates around the centre Brittas continues to believe that any fault originates elsewhere, because to his mind what he does is for the better good so the possibility that it is him causing the bizarre mishaps that regularly occur never enters his mind.
		Although you could label The Brittas Empire as an event comedy, say much in the same vein as Fawlty Towers due to the "man in charge creates havoc" scenario, what it all comes down to in the end is the characters.
		Where Brittas uses a textbook approach that alienates others his wife opts for a simple yet practical approach that gets the job done without causing undue stress to those around her.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=3724 (2167 words)

	DVDActive - Reviews - DVD - Brittas Empire, The - Complete Series One (UK - R2)
		Series one of the Brittas empire contained six episodes and was first aired on the BBC in 1991.
		Gordon Brittas is supposed to be annoying and that is part of the reason why the series succeeds, in my opinion.
		The Brittas Empire is not the funniest comedy to come from the BBC, but it does have its moments.
	www.dvdactive.com /reviews/dvd/brittas-empire-the-complete-series-one.html (1771 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Brittas Empire - The TV Series - A720389
		The thing is, she appreciates what Mr Brittas is trying to do, and feels sorry for him as he can't understand why he keeps failing, but can't help getting annoyed at the disasters his efforts generate.
		Brittas, he is one of the few people who actually think Mr.
		Brittas arrived and saw her crying into a cup of coffee he insisted that she greeted every visitor where the forced cheery smile and the words "Welcome to Whittbury new town leisure centre, how may I help you!".
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A720389 (1642 words)

	BBC Shop - Brittas Empire, The: The Complete Series 1 (DVD)
		The Brittas Empire centres around the disaster-prone Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie).
		Far from implementing his ideals, the staff and members of the leisure centre find themselves faced with a series of riotous mishaps.
		First broadcast in 1991, this release features all 6 episodes from Series One of The Brittas Empire.
	www.bbcshop.com /invt/eka50011 (170 words)

	The Brittas Empire Complete Series 1 to 7 - Soteria DVD Reviews
		Unfortunately his best talent is to continually create recipes for total disaster but deep down Brittas cares for his staff, but all he ever seems to do is to make their lives more difficult.
		Helen Brittas (Pippa Haywood) is no different as she struggles to cope with her husband's misplaced enthusiasm.
		By far the best seasons are the early ones, particularly when the characters are fresh, later storylines did begin to get repetitive and the climax catastrophe of each episode got bigger and definitely stranger as writers were desperate for a bigger laugh than the previous season.
	www.soteriamag.co.uk /Reviews/Movies/Brittas127.htm (649 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Brittas Empire - The Complete Series 1 [1991]: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		This first series introduces Brittas, whose arrival at the new Centre prompts a rash of resignations as his petty and pedantic managerial methods constantly rebound on him.
		The Brittas Empire could either be seen as a satire on the new tier of superfluous middle-management types who flourished in Tory Britain, or a 90s update of the old stereotype of the bureaucratic buffoon.
		On the DVD: The Brittas Empire include some perfunctory, text-only items, including a Chris Barrie biography and a Brittas Fitness Quiz, as well as a sketch performed at the Royal Variety Performance of 1996, in which Brittas reveals himself as an enthusiast for conformity with EEC regulations.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009MGJ4 (782 words)

	British Sitcom Guide - The Brittas Empire - Characters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Her natural style is that of mediatior, often between Brittas and either the staff or the customers, but in a variety of other situations too.
		Penny and Brittas have been at loggerheads since she took over the newly-privatised sauna-solarium: she’s stolen a bit of his Empire, and he doesn’t let her forget that; they bicker constantly from when she arrives until the show’s end.
		Pam (or “Pat” as Brittas calls her) is Brittas’ next-door neighbour, and a tower of strength for Helen throughout the first series.
	www.british-sitcom.co.uk /brittas_empire/characters.shtml (1753 words)

	brittas empire season 1 - review at videovista.net
		Except that the setting for The Brittas Empire is a leisure centre, not the sales floor of a stationery wholesaler, and where The Office is uncomfortable to watch for all the right reasons, much of this is just painful.
		Clearly Brittas is not supposed to be likeable, but the way in which his long-suffering, adulterous and Valium-addicted wife (Philippa Haywood) discusses him with her female confidantes implies a well-intentioned bungler who deserves our sympathy, if not our respect.
		Unfortunately, Barrie is about the only thing The Brittas Empire has going for it, apart from the two female supporting actresses (Haywood, and Julia St. John) who bravely struggle to play their roles straight.
	www.videovista.net /reviews/sept03/brittas1.html (505 words)

	The Brittas Empire - Complete Series 6 - DVD - VHS - Woolworths.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Helen Brittas has spent the intervening time in a psychiatric institution after the shock of a) discovering that Gordon was in fact alive and b) having already spent the 88,000 insurance money.
		There is a new adversary for Brittas in the shape of Penny Bidmead, who has taken over the running of the Sauna Solarium complex with a view to privatisation.
		Colin found that his boil mysteriously disappeared after Brittas died, but in a fond act of remembrance he kept it preserved in a jar at home.
	www.woolworths.co.uk /ww_p2/product/index.jhtml;jsessionid=B0VRGYZEX3RLHLAQ1QFSFEQ?pid=50240694&_requestid=57286 (306 words)

	Brittas Empire, The - TV Programs Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Brittas Empire, The : In The Brittas Empire Chris Barrie Is Emperor
		This could not be said of The Brittas Empire which was set in a leisure centre.
		Brittas Empire, The : You seem to have this uncanny knack of rubbing people up the wrong way.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /tv-programs/brittas-empire-the (294 words)

	"The Brittas Empire" (1991) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Plot Summary: Gordon Brittas is the manager of the Whitbury-Newtown Leisure Centre.
		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.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0101054 (242 words)

	BRITTAS EMPIRE: Sanity.com.au
		The Brittas Empire centres on the disaster-prone Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie).
		The staff of Whitbury Centre are in a happy mood, with reports that Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie) has been killed while on a management course in Bulgaria.
		Brittas (Chris Barrie) is back inflicting manic mayhem on his long suffering team.
	www.sanity.com.au /artist.asp?intArtistID=191143 (155 words)

	The Brittas Empire: The Complete Series One to Seven - DVD review
		It’s not that The Brittas Empire is really bad - well, that’s part of the problem during this opening series - but it doesn’t help that the show hasn’t aged very well.
		I still love to sit and watch repeats of Fawlty, but The Brittas Empire is a lot harder to swallow and I doubt I’ll be re-watching this first part of the box set.
		Whereas Fawlty’s defining characteristic is that he loses his rag at the slightest provocation, the crux of Brittas’ character is that he tends to remain annoyingly calm and relaxed, whatever the situation.
	www.sci-fi-online.50megs.com /reviews/dvd/05-09-19_BrittasCollection.htm (2294 words)

	The Brittas Empire-Series 2 (1991) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		A leisure centre, by the way, is a sporting complex run by the local council which provides facilities such as swimming pools, squash courts, tennis courts and the like.
		The manager's name is Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie, best known as Rimmer in Red Dwarf) and he is the worst person who could possibly have been chosen to run anything.
		Brittas implements new rules to avoid having male & female staff alone together at night as he is worried that hanky panky is occurring.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=6076&SID=2&PID=779713 (1174 words)

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		News filters through that Gordon Brittas has been killed whilst on a course in Bulgaria and the staff are both happy and relieved...
		Chaos and mayhem return when Gordon Brittas manages to get sent to Coventry by his staff and then sent to the dock accused of murder...
		Whitbury Leisure Centre is presided over by Brittas, who regards himself as a cornerstone of the modern leisure industry but is regarded by almost everyone else as a total disaster area....
	www.lovefilm.com /actor.php?at_id=34067 (699 words)

	The Brittas Empire - The Complete Series 2 [1991] - Shop at tvseriesondvd.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Then, just as you're pondering all this, Brittas comes out with another mouthful of managerial psychobabble that makes you realise that only this kind of tragi-comic exaggeration is robust enough to stand up to Barrie's monstrous creation.
		It opens with the news that Brittas has been killed abroad in an industrial accident, prompting his tranquillizer-addled wife to mourn him for less time than it takes her to remarry--except, of course, that Brittas is alive and well.
		Along the way, receptionist Carole attempts to murder Brittas with a JCB when she mistakenly thinks he's assaulted her baby, which she keeps in a cupboard under her desk.
	www.tvseriesondvd.co.uk /amazon/asinsearch_B0000C8XZB.html (576 words)

	DVD.net : The Brittas Empire - Series 1 - DVD Review
		The man is a fool, ignorant of his own numerous shortcomings, who is promoted out of one job into the manager of a soon to be opened facility known as the Whitbury Leisure Centre.
		First shown in the early 90's, The Brittas Empire ran for 7 years and this set gives us the six episodes from the very first season.
		The video transfer has a number of problems, shadows lack detail and in places have a grainy green tinge to them, and the whole picture in general appears a little soft and lacking in sharpness.
	www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=4386 (863 words)

	BBC Shop - Brittas Empire, The: The Complete Series 3 (DVD)
		Whitbury Leisure Centre is preparing to celebrate its first anniversary, but as usual where Brittas (Chris Barrie) is concerned, things go far from smoothly.
		Brittas gets sent to the dock accused of murder, sent to Coventry by his staff and sent a mysterious parcel containing a large dead spider.
		This release features all the episodes from Series Three of The Brittas Empire.
	www.bbcshop.com /invt/eka50013 (179 words)

	Brittas Empire - Related Articles @ Funny.co.uk
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	www.funny.co.uk /keywords/brittas-empire.html (167 words)

	British Sitcom Guide - The Brittas Empire
		While Brittas is busy dreaming up new ways to make the lives of his staff more difficult, his assistant Laura does her best to keep the Leisure Centre operational.
		Helen Brittas meanwhile tries to retain her sanity as she struggles to cope with her husband.
		It was probably a mistake to bring back the sitcom for a final two series in 1996 as the show had naturally ended at the end of series 5 (Brittas was killed off).
	www.sitcom.co.uk /brittas_empire (192 words)

	DVD Bits - Region 4 and Region 1 DVD news, reviews, resources, PC-DVD, hardware
		Mr Brittas needs to find a solution for the fighting patrons at the Leisure Centre, he thinks the building is sick so he calls in a specialist to diagnose the problem.
		Mr Brittas has closed the Leisure Centre for three days to carry out fire drills, but it seems none of the staff are prepared.
		Mr Brittas asks that the cow in the car park be relocated to the rear of the complex.
	www.dvdbits.com /reviews.asp?id=2803 (1274 words)

	The Brittas Empire - The Complete Series 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		He can takeunpleasant (Rimmer) and annoying (Brittas) characters and turn them aroundsubliminaly so the viewer actually sympathises with them.
		I know Gordonwas supposed to be the annoying one, and she was supposed to be'normal',but I found her unbelievably irritating.
		She was almost pathetic in a way.It sounds harsh, but her actions and lines were all very similar-i.esimper over Laura, make fun of Brittas, and crave anti-depressants.
	homepage.mac.com /childlost/details/page94.html (369 words)

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