The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs
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Starring
David JasonMichael StaintonNoel ColemanMark EdenDavid WebbBarbara Angell
Starring
David JasonMichael StaintonNoel ColemanMark EdenDavid WebbBarbara Angell
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The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
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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 the ITV network 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.
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Series 11974
6.9158135h 31m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Assassin | 6.4 | 18 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Defector | 6.6 | 13 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Leak | 6.8 | 13 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Escape Route | 7.4 | 11 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Abduction | 7.2 | 11 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Exchange | 7.2 | 12 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | The Courier | 6.3 | 12 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Traitor | 6.9 | 11 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | The K.G.B. | 7.3 | 11 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Drawing | 7.0 | 11 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | The President | 6.5 | 11 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | The Appointment | 6.5 | 12 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | The Contact | 7.5 | 12 | 25 min |
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Cast
David Jason Edgar Briggs
Michael Stainton Buxton
Noel Coleman The Commander
Mark Eden Spencer
David Webb Leuschner
Barbara Angell Jennifer Briggs
Elizabeth Counsell Cathy
Arnold Diamond Ramsden
Gary Waldhorn Greville
Francis De Wolff Chulmek
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