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The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (1974)

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating
6.8 (119 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1974)

6.89 avg 13 episodes 6.4 → 7.5 25 min avg

Ep 1: 6.4 · 18 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 13 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 13 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 11 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 11 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 12 votesEp 7: 6.3 · 12 votesEp 8: 6.9 · 11 votesEp 9: 7.3 · 11 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 11 votesEp 11: 6.5 · 11 votesEp 12: 6.5 · 12 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 12 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Assassin6.418
2The Defector6.613
3The Leak6.813
4The Escape Route7.411
5The Abduction7.211
6The Exchange7.212
7The Courier6.312
8The Traitor6.911
9The K.G.B.7.311
10The Drawing7.011
11The President6.511
12The Appointment6.512
13The Contact7.512