Name – Captain Briggs
Species – Human
Planet – Earth
Temperament – acerbic
Appearances – Earthshock

Captain Briggs was the acerbic commander of a 26th Century space freighter which had been infiltrated by the Cybermen. The Cybermen planned to crash her ship on Earth to destroy an Alliance conference. They were thwarted by Adric and the Doctor. Briggs with her navigator, Berger, escaped to safety in the TARDIS.