The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs

A gentle, giggly spy sitcom where the joke is that the bumbling hero always wins; easy, cosy and forgettable in a pleasant way.

Created by

Bernard McKenna, Richard Laing

Genres

Comedy

Starring

David Jason, Mark Eden, Barbara Angell

Overview

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.

How it feels

Light, absurd, satirical and warm. Brisk and fine in the background.

About

Deception, work, identity

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

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