The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs

Overview

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 ITV 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 who, in spite of his cluelessness, manages to solve case after case. It has been likened to the earlier American series Get Smart.

Created by Bernard McKenna, Richard Laing

Network

• ITV1

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  David Jason

  Edgar Briggs

  13 eps

• 

  Mark Eden

  Spencer

  13 eps

• Barbara Angell

  Jennifer Briggs

  13 eps

Themes

• london, england
• espionage
• sitcom
• spy comedy
• laugh track

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