TV series
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs
1974, English, on ITV1. Created by Bernard McKenna & Richard Laing.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1974
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Latest episode
S1 E13: The Contact
Aired 20 December 1974
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 15 September 1974
- Last aired
- 20 December 1974
- Network
- ITV1
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs has 1 season and 13 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
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Who created The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs?
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs was created by Bernard McKenna and Richard Laing and stars David Jason, Mark Eden, Barbara Angell.