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Harriet Amelia Thorpe (born 8 June 1957) is an English actress. Thorpe trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.She is known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Brittas Empire (1991–1997) and Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), and has also starred in the West End musicals Cabaret (2006), Wicked (2008) and Mamma Mia!
Gordon Wellesley Brittas GM (born 1958) manages the ill-fated Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. Brittas is dedicated to his job and cares dearly for everyone around him, including his unstable wife, Helen. He has grand ambitions of making the world a better place and aims to fulfil his dream of bringing people together through sport.
Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie) is the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre.He trained at the fictional Aldershot Leisure Centre. . Completely tactless, totally annoying, and forever coming up with 'half-baked' ideas (and oblivious to all of his aforementioned faults), Brittas frequently upsets his staff, public, and his frazzled wife Helen (Pippa Haywood ...
This is a list of episodes, with synopses and airdates, of the British sitcom The Brittas Empire. It stars Chris Barrie as Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of a leisure centre in Southern England. It first aired between 1991 and 1997 on BBC1.
Harriet Thorpe: 1957– British actress Absolutely Fabulous, The Brittas Empire, EastEnders: Mother (Gillian Freeman) [549] Stephen Tobolowsky: 1951– American actor Groundhog Day [550] Robert Trebor: 1953– American actor Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess [551] Debra Winger: 1955– American Academy Award–nominated ...
EastEnders star Harriet Thorpe may just have 'ruled out' one character from this year's Christmas storyline death. The actor, who plays Queen Vic landlady Elaine Peacock, ...
Murder Most Horrid is a British black comedy anthology series starring Dawn French.It was broadcast on BBC Two for four series runs, in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999.. Created by Paul Smith, who also co-created Colin's Sandwich (with Terry Kyan, as noted below) and has written for The Brittas Empire, among other programmes, the series starred French as a different character in each episode.
Brittas was the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. Each episode featured a disastrous occurrence, which Brittas was sure he could sort out, oblivious to the fact he was usually its cause. [1] In 2014, Barrie reprised his role as Gordon Brittas in the music video for Little Mix's version of "Word Up!". [9] [10]