The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs
The Top Secret Life Of Edgar Briggs was a 30-minute British television comedy series created by Bernard McKenna & Richard Laing and produced by Humphrey Barclay for LWT. It was transmitted on the ITV network 15 September - 20 December 1974 and featured David Jason as the inept Edgar Briggs, personal assistant to the Commander of the British Secret Intelligence Service[1] who, in spite of his cluelessness, manages to solve case after case. It has been likened to the earlier American series Get Smart.
Cast
- David Jason as Edgar Briggs
- Noel Coleman as The Commander
- Michael Stainton as Buxton
- Mark Eden as Spencer
- Barbara Angell as Jennifer Briggs
- Elizabeth Counsell as Cathy
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode Title |
|---|---|
| 1-01 | A Dinner Date With Death |
| 1-02 | The Defector |
| 1-03 | The Leak |
| 1-04 | The Escape Route |
| 1-05 | The Traitor |
| 1-06 | The Abduction |
| 1-07 | The Exchange |
| 1-08 | The Courier |
| 1-09 | The KGB |
| 1-10 | The Drawing |
| 1-11 | The President |
| 1-12 | The Appointment |
| 1-13 | The Contact |
DVD release
The Complete series box set will be released on 02/03/2015
References
- ↑ The ITV Encyclopaedia of Adventure, page 564, pub 1988 by Boxtree Ltd for TV Times Publications
External links
- Comedy Guide - The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs at bbc.co.uk
- The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs at the Internet Movie Database