The Brittas Empire Filming Location - Whitbury New Town “Real Life” Leisure Centre BBC Comedy Sitcom

The Brittas Empire Filming Location. Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre, Ringwood. BBC Comedy Sitcom The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie played titular character Gordon Brittas, the well-intended but hugely incompetent manager of the fictional Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. The show ran for seven series and 52 episodes – including two Christmas specials – from 1991 to 1997 on BBC1. Creators Norriss and Fegen co-wrote the first five series. The series peaked at 10 million viewers. In 2022, the series was described by Daily Mirror as "fondly-remembered". #bbc #bbccomedy #sitcom #brittas