The Empire Falls

Shots from the final Brittas Empire DVD.

6 May, 2005

After seven series, two Christmas specials and a best-forgotten series of 'Getting Fit With Brittas' shorts, the last series of The Brittas Empire is due to appear on DVD on May 27th. Revel ye in these final moments of Chris Barrie's underrated sitcom.

All kudos is due to Eureka Video for pulling the show out of TV history and back into the public eye, complete with series-unique menus (exclusively shown here for the final series) and a small smattering of extras.

The episodes included are (beginning with the last Christmas special): Surviving Christmas, The Elephant's Child, Reviewing the Situation, Http://etc, Wake Up the Lion Within, The Disappearing Act, Gavin Featherly R.I.P, Exposed and The Curse of the Tiger Women.

So join us in bidding a fond farewell to Chris Barrie's second-finest half-hours. You can read Mr Flibble's interview with the man himself here, and afterwards why not polish up you best impersonation and try running your own leisure centre with disastrous-but-hilarious consequences. It's what we'll be doing this weekend.

You can link to the Eureka Video website via Links.