The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Bernard McKenna Richard Laing |
Directed by | Bryan Izzard |
Starring | David Jason Noel Coleman Michael Stainton |
Theme music composer | Sam Fonteyn |
Opening theme | "Defective Detective" |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Producer | Humphrey Barclay |
Production company | London Weekend |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 15 September 20 December 1974 | –
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs is a 25-minute British television comedy series created by
Secret Intelligence Service[1]
who, in spite of his cluelessness (and ineptness), manages to solve case after case.
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 |
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1-01 | The Assassin |
1-02 | The Defector |
1-03 | The Leak |
1-04 | The Escape Route |
1-05 | The Abduction |
1-06 | The Exchange |
1-07 | The Courier |
1-08 | The KGB |
1-09 | The Traitor |
1-10 | The Drawing |
1-11 | The President |
1-12 | The Appointment |
1-13 | The Contact |
Reception
According to David Jason's biographers, Edgar Briggs was not a ratings success in Britain but proved popular in overseas markets. Nevertheless, Jason reportedly vetoed repeat screenings of the series for many years on the grounds that he "[knew] how raw he looked in those days" and was "not at all anxious to share that with his public."[2]
DVD release
The complete series was eventually released on DVD in March 2015.[3]
References
- ISBN 9781852832179, pub 1988 by Boxtree Ltd for TV Times Publications, somewhere in the UK.
- ISBN 9781782190721.
- ^ "The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs: The Complete Series". Amazon.co.uk. 2 March 2015.
External links
- Comedy Guide - The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs at bbc.co.uk
- The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs at IMDb