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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 But 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, are 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.
This set features in entirety the 7 series that comprise The Brittas Empire.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Being from the US and pretty much hating everything on television today I have been looking elsewhere for good decent programming. As a huge long time fan of Red Dwarf and Chris Barrie in particular, I stumbled across Brittas Empire on youtube one day. At first I wasn't sure if I would like it, but after viewing all the way through the first season I was hooked. "The Brittas Empire" is hilarious warm hearted show, with characters that grow on you. It also gets better and better with each show. It's a breath of fresh air to see a show that isn't full of obscene and indecent subject matter. The humor is always good without being offensive. One of my top 5 all time favorite shows.
Each disc has a whole season of episodes on it and good extras that will keep you entertained for quite sometime. If you like good funny sitcoms, you will not regret picking up this great series.
Each disc has a whole season of episodes on it and good extras that will keep you entertained for quite sometime. If you like good funny sitcoms, you will not regret picking up this great series.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I worked as Attendant, Supervisor and Deputy Manager in and then Managed a leisure centre for over twenty years and Oh brother is this series accurate. A caricature of life in a leisure centre but one that is so near the underlying truths of so much that happens in the job, albeit exaggerated,that I for one weep with laughter. Just call me Brittas - some of my staff and users used to!
36 of 42 people found the following review helpful
The Brittas Empire is based around a Leisure centre with a new manager taking over, all seams rosy, but the manager Gordon Brittas has a dream ( Chris Barrie) he wants to use the centre to bring the people together using the centre and it's activities to pursue his goal.
Gordon tries to make a good manager but his attention to detail causes disastrous results as he insist on going by the rules .
He cares about his staff a great deal and tries to help them in the difficulties they face but he just upsets them even more he cannot see the upset he causes with his straight talking.
The first episode will give you a good indication of the way things are .
A receptionist that always seams to be upset because her husband has left her homeless with a baby that she hides in a draw under the counter ( later in the series she has twins the farther works in the centre).
A technical assistant that has more skin dieses than you care to imagine.
Two gay lifeguards.
A secretary that dose the opposite of what Gordon asks for.
An assistant manager that tries to keep the centre running smoothly despite Gordon's interfering antics .
And a wife that is loosing her sanity and is a walking drug store of anti depressants because of Gordon .
I find this funny because I work in a leisure centre and the red tape in the series is very close to the way things are in leisure centres, the writers have done there homework for this series .
No we don't have as many accidents as this I`m glad to say but the innuendos are very similar
I Got in trouble one day for jokingly calling my boss Mr Brittas but he got me back by calling me Colin (the technical assistant)
As good as it is stopping at series seven was the correct decision you can only take a situation so far .
Unlike Allo Allo you get all the episodes ever made and you aren't waiting for what seams like years for the next series to be released.
To sum up a funny series something to laugh at in every episode but not quite as good as allo allo
But to run for seven series the writers must have been doing something right .
Gordon tries to make a good manager but his attention to detail causes disastrous results as he insist on going by the rules .
He cares about his staff a great deal and tries to help them in the difficulties they face but he just upsets them even more he cannot see the upset he causes with his straight talking.
The first episode will give you a good indication of the way things are .
A receptionist that always seams to be upset because her husband has left her homeless with a baby that she hides in a draw under the counter ( later in the series she has twins the farther works in the centre).
A technical assistant that has more skin dieses than you care to imagine.
Two gay lifeguards.
A secretary that dose the opposite of what Gordon asks for.
An assistant manager that tries to keep the centre running smoothly despite Gordon's interfering antics .
And a wife that is loosing her sanity and is a walking drug store of anti depressants because of Gordon .
I find this funny because I work in a leisure centre and the red tape in the series is very close to the way things are in leisure centres, the writers have done there homework for this series .
No we don't have as many accidents as this I`m glad to say but the innuendos are very similar
I Got in trouble one day for jokingly calling my boss Mr Brittas but he got me back by calling me Colin (the technical assistant)
As good as it is stopping at series seven was the correct decision you can only take a situation so far .
Unlike Allo Allo you get all the episodes ever made and you aren't waiting for what seams like years for the next series to be released.
To sum up a funny series something to laugh at in every episode but not quite as good as allo allo
But to run for seven series the writers must have been doing something right .
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I put this on my wish list.
I have put this great TV comedy on my wish list, hope to get it new for under £30 just like so many box set DVDs I have, but asking £250 for just 7 disc I don't think so what ever... Read more
Published 1 month ago by JRROSS
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Published 9 months ago by sj
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I'd forgotten how funny this series was. I really enjoyed watching it again. The clothes date it a little, but the humour hasn't dated at all. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Nix
Classic comedy
Chris Barrie is the lynchpin around which this series revolves, playing the part of a man with unsquashable self-confidence and complete insensitivity to others. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ingrid Heyn
Great value!
Excellent service and great value for money, the delivery was on time and well packaged. I would not hesitate in recommending to a friend.
Published 17 months ago by Scott
Excellent
If you haven't seen this series before then you're in for a treat. Chris Barrie (He played "Rimmer" in Red Dwarf and did some of the voices for "Spitting Image") plays "Gordon... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Zathras
Hilarious series -- and it's aged well
It's hard to fathom that THE BRITTAS EMPIRE is approaching 20 years old. The comedy, the characters and the situations definitely hold up well today -- about the only thing that... Read more
Published on 5 May 2010 by Larry J. Commons
Great series for all the family.
I bought all seven series of The Brittas Empire for my husband, who has raved on about it for years. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2010 by Jane2212
I have a dream
There are few comedy series that you can constantly revisit but this is one. My top comedies that I never tire of are Fawlty towers, Rising damp , the more broad comedy of On the... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2009 by Peter Wade
Brittas Empire
This is a great DVD set, all episodes of this quality comedy in one set for a bargain price, what more could you want?!
Published on 29 May 2009 by M. Griffiths
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