This series starred Chris Barrie as the newly appointed manager of Whitby Newtown Leisure Centre, a man with ideals, but a talent for total chaos.
Joining Barrie is a fantastic cast headed by Philippa Haywood, who plays Brittas' long suffering wife, Helen, Julia St John as the deputy manager and brains behind the operation, Laura Lancing, and Harriet Thorpe as the unlucky receptionist Carole Parkinson. Others in the cast include Judy Flynn as Brittas' bossy secretary, Tim Marriot, Russell Porter, and Jill Greenacre as the centre's professional staff, and Michael Burns as Colin, Deputy Manager (Wet), and fountain of dubious knowledge on herbal remedies. In total there were 53 episodes over 7 series, with a couple of short specials, all broadcast on BBC1.
SERIES 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
The first series was broadcast between 3rd Jan and 14th Feb 1991 and consisted of 6 episodes. The titles given are either the official titles, or where these were not avialable, the title given by Euraka Video on the DVD releases.
| Episode Title | Tx. Date | Notes |
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| Laying The Foundations | 3.1.91 | |
| Opening Ceremony | 10.1.91 | |
| Not Coming To Work | 17.1.91 | |
| You'd Like to Work Here | 24.1.91 | |
| Closed Again | 7.2.91 | |
| Puzzling Figures | 14.2.91 | |
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| Episode Title | Tx. Date | Notes |
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| Back From The Dead | 2.1.92 | |
| Temple of the Body | 9.1.92 | |
| An Inspector Calls | 16.1.92 | |
| Set In Concrete | 23.1.92 | |
| Mums and Dads | 30.1.92 | |
| Safety First | 13.2.92 | |
| New Generation | 20.2.92 | |
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| Episode Title | Tx. Date | Notes |
|---|
| The Trial | 7.1.93 | |
| That Creeping Feeling | 14.1.93 | |
| Laura's Leaving | 21.1.93 | |
| Two Little Boys | 28.1.93 | |
| Sex, Lies and Red Tape | 4.2.93 | |
| The Stuff of Dreams | 11.2.93 | |
| Episode Title | Tx. Date | Notes |
|---|
| Not A Good Day | 10.1.94 | |
| The Christening | 17.1.94 | |
| Biggles Tells A Lie | 24.1.94 | |
| Mr Brittas Changes Trains | 31.1.94 | |
| Playing With Fire | 7.2.94 | |
| Shall We Dance? | 14.2.94 | |
| The Chop | 28.2.94 | |
| High Noon | 7.3.94 | |
| Episode Title | Tx. Date | Notes |
|---|
| The Old, Old Story | 31.10.94 | |
| Blind Devotion | 7.11.94 | |
| Brussels Calling | 14.11.94 | |
| The Lies Have It | 21.11.94 | |
| The Boss | 28.11.94 | |
| Pregnant! | 5.12.94 | |
| UXB | 12.12.94 | |
| The Last Day | 19.12.94 | |
| In the Beginning | 27.12.94 | Christmas Special |
| Episode Title | Tx. Date | Notes |
|---|
| Back With A Bang | 27.2.96 | |
| Body Language | 12.3.96 | |
| At The Double | 26.3.96 | |
| A Walk On The Wildside | 2.4.96 | |
| We All Fall Down | 9.4.96 | |
| Mr Brittas Falls in Love | 16.4.96 | |
| Snap Happy | 23.4.96 | |
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| Surviving Christmas | 24.12.96 | Christmas Special |
| Episode Title | Tx. Date | Notes |
|---|
| The Elephant's Child | 6.1.97 | |
| Reviewing The Situation | 13.1.97 | |
| http://etc | 20.1.97 | |
| Wake Up The Lion Within | 27.1.97 | |
| The Disappearing Act | 3.2.97 | |
| Gavin Featherly RIP | 10.2.97 | |
| Exposed | 17.2.97 | |
| Curse Of The Tiger Women | 24.2.97 | |