The Top Secret Life Of Edgar Briggs was a 30-minute British television comedy series created by Bernard McKenna

Bernard McKenna (writer)

Bernard McKenna is a Scottish writer/producer who has written, or co-written, many hours of British television comedy. He is most noted for his work with Graham Chapman of Monty Python fame as well as his collaborations with Peter Cook and Douglas Adams...

 & Richard Laing and produced by Humphrey Barclay

Humphrey Barclay

Humphrey Barclay is a comedy executive and producer.-Career:His first foray into show business was via Cambridge Footlights revues where he appeared alongside Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, David Hatch, Jonathan Lynn, Jo Kendall and Miriam Margolyes...

 for LWT

London Weekend Television

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. It was transmitted on the ITV

ITV

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 network 15 September - 20 December 1974 and featured David Jason

David Jason

Sir David John White, OBE , better known by his stage name David Jason, is an English BAFTA award-winning actor. He is best known as the main character Derek "Del Boy" Trotter on the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses from 1981, the voice of Mr Toad in The Wind In The Willows and as detective Jack...

 as the inept Edgar Briggs, personal assistant to the Commander of the British Secret Intelligence Service

Secret Intelligence Service

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

Get Smart

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.

Cast

• David Jason
  David Jason
  Sir David John White, OBE , better known by his stage name David Jason, is an English BAFTA award-winning actor. He is best known as the main character Derek "Del Boy" Trotter on the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses from 1981, the voice of Mr Toad in The Wind In The Willows and as detective Jack...
  
   as Edgar Briggs
• Noel Coleman
  Noel Coleman
  Noel Coleman was an English actor who appeared in many television roles. He appeared in the 1969 Doctor Who serial The War Games as General Smythe and he appeared in Red Dwarf as the Cat Priest in the episode Waiting for God...
  
   as The Commander
• Michael Stainton as Buxton
• Mark Eden
  Mark Eden
  Mark Eden is a British actor.-Career:Born in London, Eden has appeared in repertory theatre in England and Wales and at the Royal Court Theatre. His many television and film roles include the Doctor Who serial Marco Polo in which he played Marco Polo...
  
   as Spencer
• Barbara Angell
  Barbara Angell
  Barbara Angell – also known as Barb Angell and sometimes wrongly credited as Barbara Angel – Australian writer and actor was Australia's first female television comedy writer-entertainer...
  
   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

External links

• Comedy Guide - The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs at bbc.co.uk
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