The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (1974) is a comedy web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs online in HD.
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs — Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Bernard McKenna, Richard Laing
- Starring: David Jason, Mark Eden, Barbara Angell
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1974-09-15 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Network | ITV1 |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 7.5/10 (4 votes) |
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs — Episode Guide
Series 1
- E1: The Assassin (1974-09-15) — Informed by Buxton that the 'other side' are plotting to kill the Commander, Briggs goes undercover as a restaurant waiter and ends up saving the Commander's life — but nor before
- E2: The Defector (1974-09-22) — Having tracked to a heliport two Russian agents suspected of organising escape routes to Moscow for agents on the run, Briggs accidentally switches on the airport's Tannoy system –
- E3: The Leak (1974-09-29) — While attending a cocktail party with his wife, Briggs saves the day handing a roll of 'classified' film to an enemy contact – the man believes he's getting film of a secret missil
- E4: The Escape Route (1974-10-06) — Assigned to discover who is behind an escape route, Briggs find himself swimming in muddy water but nevertheless stumbles across the ringleader – and accidently rounds up the gang
- E5: The Abduction (1974-10-25) — When the Commander is abducted and Briggs is left to engineer his escape, the agent does so, but not until he has bumbled his way through another mission and driven the abductor's
- E6: The Exchange (1974-11-01) — Busy redecorating his home, Briggs stops his DIY activities to oversee an exchange of spies between SIS and the East Germans and finds himself face to face with enemy agents – with
- E7: The Courier (1974-11-08) — Suspecting that a member of the International Symphony Orchestra, a pianist, has devised a clever scheme to smuggle secret information to the KGB, Briggs thwarts the man's plans –
- E8: The Traitor (1974-11-15) — Suspecting that Edwards, a clerk in the Documents Section, is responsible for betraying the department's agents to the enemy, Briggs exposed a network of traitors – by mistakenly a
- E9: The KGB (1974-11-22) — Assigned to organise the defection of a top Russian nuclear scientist, Briggs, heavily disguised, collects the woman in his car. Taking a 'short cut' to evade his pursuers, he gets
- E10: The Drawing (1974-11-29) — Informed that someone at the Naval Section is selling vital missile drawings to the enemy, Briggs enters into a game of roulette with the suspect and discovers that the secret info
- E11: The President (1974-12-06) — When assassination attempts are made on the life of a visiting president, our hero is put in charge of security. A mistake: before the day is through Briggs will pursue the enemy i
- E12: The Appointment (1974-12-13) — Given the task of training new recruit Maxwell. Briggs teaches the man the tricks of self-defence and marksmanship – but forgets to load Maxwell's gun. A fortunate move – Maxwell i
- E13: The Contact (1974-12-20) — Assigned to observe a meeting between an SIS man and his enemy-contact and take photographic evidence, Briggs causes chaos at Victoria Station by hiding on a train – and is carried
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs have? 1 season(s) with 13 episodes.
Who created The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs? Bernard McKenna, Richard Laing.
Where can I watch The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
