Helen Brittas

Helen Brittas is a character in the BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire. Helen is the counsellor at Whitbury New Town leisure centre and the wife of Gordon Brittas.

Helen starts out as a marginally depressed housewife, disillusioned and agitated by her oblivious husband and his grand schemes, but gradually becomes more neurotic and dependent on prescribed anti-depressants. Dr. Gray, Helen's concerned family doctor, is reluctant to prescribe any further medication until he can speak to Gordon; a brief appointment with both Helen and Gordon is sufficient to convince Dr. Gray to write out an extra-strength prescription "for the really bad days".

Helen often requires support from Brittas's deputy Laura Lancing, and frequently pours her heart out to Laura, telling her the stress Gordon is causing her, and about her latest one-night-stands or stupid mistakes. Helen relies on other people to lie for her, to cover up her addictive shoplifting[4] and her constant cheating on Gordon with other men.