The Brittas Empire (The Complete Brittas Empire – Series One to Seven) (DVD) DVD – Julia St. John , Harriet Thorpe

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.  In this classic TV sitcom, Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie) is the manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. He means well, wants to do well and desperately wants to be a good manager. Unfortunately his best talent is to continually create recipes for total disaster. Deep down Brittas cares for his staff, but all he ever seems to do is to make their lives more difficult. Trying to rise above this, and to keep the Centre running smoothly, is his assistant Laura (Julia St. John) and of course Colin, complete with boil!  Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity! Helen Brittas (Pippa Haywood) is no different as she struggles to cope with her husband’s misplaced enthusiasm. 

The complete seven series of the classic British comedy in which Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. Gordon means well and he tries hard but life just never seems to go his way. With the help of assistant Laura (Julia St John), janitor Colin (Michael Burns) and emotional receptionist Carole (Harriet Thorpe), Gordon tries his best to run a successful establishment while supporting his staff and making people’s lives easier. Unfortunately this doesn’t always go to plan and Gordon often upsets his staff, offends the customers and has even turned his wife onto medication and other men. Series 1 episodes are: ‘Laying the Foundations’, ‘Opening Day’, ‘Bye Bye Baby’, ‘Underwater Wedding’, ‘Stop Thief’ and ‘Assassin’. Series 2 episodes are: ‘Back from the Dead’, ‘Temple of the Body’, ‘An Inspector Calls’, ‘Set in Concrete’, ‘Mums and Dads’, ‘Safety First’ and ‘New Generations’. Series 3 episodes are: ‘The Trial’, ‘That Creeping Feeling’, ‘Laura’s Leaving’, ‘Two Little Boys’, ‘Sex, Lies and Red Tape’ and ‘The Stuff of Dreams’. Series 4 episodes are: ‘Not a Good Day’, ‘The Christening’, ‘Biggles Tells a Lie’, ‘Mr Brittas Changes Trains’, ‘Playing With Fire’, ‘Shall We Dance?’, ‘The Chop’ and ‘High Noon’. Series 5 episodes are: ‘The Old, Old Story’, ‘Blind Devotion’, ‘Brussels Calling’, ‘The Lies Have It’, ‘The Boss’, ‘Pregnant!’, ‘UXB’ and ‘The Last Day’. Series 6 episodes are: ‘Back With a Bang’, ‘Body Language’, ‘At the Double’, ‘A Walk On the Wildside’, ‘We All Fall Down’, ‘Mr Brittas Falls in Love’ and ‘Snap Happy’. Series 7 episodes are: ‘The Elephant’s Child’, ‘Reviewing the Situation’, ‘http://etc’, ‘Wake Up the Lion Within’, ‘The Disappearing Act’, ‘Gavin Featherly RIP’, ‘Exposed’ and ‘Curse of the Tiger Women’.

In this classic TV sitcom Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie) is the manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. He means well wants to do well and desperately wants to be a good manager. Unfortunately his best talent is to continually create recipes for total disaster. Deep down Brittas cares for his staff but all he ever seems to do is to make their lives more difficult. Trying to rise above this and to keep the Centre running smoothly is his assistant Laura (Julia St. John) and of course Colin complete with boil! Behind every good man so the saying goes is a good woman and behind every maniac is a good woman losing her sanity! Helen Brittas (Pippa Haywood) is no different as she struggles to cope with her husband’s misplaced enthusiasm. Special Features: Brittas Fitness Quiz Royal Variety Performance 1996 Brittas Management Quiz Star Profile Good Morning Interview Christmas Special 1994 Christmas Special 24th December 1996 Brittas Empire Series 4 Out-takes Where’s Ben Game Wogan Interview Stills Gallery