In 1961, Briers got the lead male role in "Marriage Lines" in the 1960s. It was in the next decade when he played Tom Good in the BBC sitcom "The Good Life" that he made a household name. In the 1980s he starred in "Ever Decreasing Circles". He from 2000 to 2002 came back to the spotlight with a leading role in "Monarch of the Glen". Briers was the first narrator and voice actor for the show Enid Blyton's "Noddy".