Talk:The Brittas Empire

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The episode title "Gavin Featherly RIP (10 Feb 97)" contrasts with the specified name of "Gavin Featherleigh". Is there a mistake in one of the two? violet/riga 00:23, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Am I alone in thinking that the current page is a bit silly. I dont think there should be a synopsis of each episode - there are plenty of other sites better suited for that sort of thing. There should be a discussion of the show itself: its themes, characters, and comic significance - if any. --N^O^el 06:51, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

No, you're not: I agree with you. Actually, the wording of a lot of it is very suspicious> I wouldn' be surprised if it has been borrowed from the blurb of a video or DVD. The JPS 10:10, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

IT was not copied from a blurb. I have the dvds, and whoever wrote it didn't copy it. Bit of a pity that someone has deleted practically everything on this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.122.197.105 (talk • contribs)

Whatever, the style was inappropriate. I haven't had time to correct the latest half-assed 'contributions' to the article. The JPS 12:52, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

I tried to restore everything that was deleted as it looked like inexeperience on the part of the editor --TimPope 18:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 the synopses 2 Themes 3 Amazing how "the memory cheats" 4 Whitbury-newtown v. Whitbury New Town

[edit] the synopses

I have the first two dvds, the wording is not the same.

[edit] Themes

Why is the gay theme odd? And why are no other themes discussed? --John24601 18:28, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

"Odd" was probably the wrong word, but I see what the contributor was getting at. I think it's about the positive, matter-of-fact representation of gays, which was perhaps not that common at that time. However, to expand that might be steering in the direction of original research or POV, so I've removed it. The JPS 20:00, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Amazing how "the memory cheats"

They made 7 series of this?! Unbelievable. I thought it was 2 or 3 series at most - definitely one of the more forgettable BBC sitcoms, yet on this showing it deserves to be filed alongside Only Fools and Horses or Last of the Summer Wine! 217.155.20.163 23:23, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Just watching them myself from the beginning - and they've all been pretty much the same, few actual jokes - literally a situation comedy. But so far there's only been two situations - Gordon unwittingly pissing someone off, or Gordon trying to help but making it worse. --I like pants 12:27, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Whitbury-newtown v. Whitbury New Town

I had always presumed that the leisure centre was in the New Town of Whitbury as a further joke on the naffness of the place. As such, wouldn't the place be Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre rather than the hyphenated version used at present?

Please sign your comments with ~~~~ please, thanks! To answer your question, I've found a BBC Website that shows the town name as Whitbury New Town. So you're correct and this should be reflected in the article. Peteb16 17:33, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks and apologies - completely forgot! Tafkam 23:01, 11 November 2006 (UTC)