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The Brittas Empire: Complete BBC Series 1-7 Box Set [1991] [DVD]
 
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The Brittas Empire: Complete BBC Series 1-7 Box Set [1991] [DVD]

DVD ~ Tony Arunah Abbey
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Tony Arunah Abbey, Stephen Churchett, Julia St. John
  • Directors: Mike Stephens
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 7
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Eureka Entertainment Ltd
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Oct 2007
  • Run Time: 1433 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000A3OOQ8
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,043 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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.

Synopsis
Manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre, Gordon Brittas, has a natural ability to create havoc wherever he goes. His long suffering wife, Helen, struggles to retain her sanity and his staff try to keep the leisure centre running smoothly despite Gordon's best efforts... Features the complete episodes from series one to seven.


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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Another good comedy from the BBC , 27 May 2007
By Alan Lowes "loweslowb1g" (U.K) - See all my reviews
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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 .
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it!!, 6 April 2009
By Andruff "Drew" (Bend, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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.
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11 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection in a box, 17 April 2008
By Geir Ólafsson - See all my reviews
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ok this is simple, just buy this, dont think, just buy :)
Perfect collection of Brittas :)
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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 1 month ago by M. Griffiths

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to Whitbury Newtown Leisure Centre...
Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie) is a simple soul. In many ways he resembles a modern-day Frank Spencer (Some mothers do 'ave 'em) Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: The Complete Collection... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dr. Standen

2.0 out of 5 stars Rise and Fall of of the Brittas Empire
The boxed set DVD of the Brittas Empire we received isn't making us laugh, although we do keep saying "that's funny" :it keeps freezing, and we can't use the episode selection -... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Stella Rogan

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The Brittas Empire?! I'd rather be watching Inland Empire.

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