The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs The Defector (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 26 min | Comedy

The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs

The Defector (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 26 min | Comedy

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 - and broadcast his plans to capture them.

Director

Bryan Izzard

Writers

Richard Laing | Bernard McKenna

Producer

Humphrey Barclay

Production Designer

Tom Carter

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Updated Sep 22, 1974

Release date

Sep 22, 1974 (United Kingdom)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
David Jason Edgar Briggs Edgar Briggs See fewer	Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Noel Coleman The Commander The Commander See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Michael Stainton Buxton Buxton See fewer	You Must Be the Husband (1987)
Mark Eden Spencer Spencer See fewer	Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Elizabeth Counsell Cathy Cathy See fewer	The Invitation (II) (2022)
Laurence Harrington Komarek Komarek See fewer	Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952)
Gary Waldhorn Greville Greville See fewer	Victory (1981)
Leon Lissek Novikov Novikov See fewer	Time Bandits (1981)
Desmond Jones Tour guide Tour guide See fewer	Romance with a Double Bass (1975)
Ian Judge Receptionist Receptionist See fewer	Warship (1973)
David Webb Actor Actor See fewer	The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff (1959)