And, three minutes later, it was three tries to nil when Briers got in again.
Scales described Briers as "very skilful, very professional, and off screen a dear friend and a very considerate colleague".
Bradford pulled clear after the break through Platt, Jamie Langley and James Evans, before Briers' late consolation.
But in one scene, Briers' character had to call De Niro, playing Frankenstein's monster, into a room.
But the Broncos started well enough although Lee Briers gave Warrington an eighth minute lead with a penalty.
Bridge pounced for his first try after David Hodgson slipped, deceived by a wicked bounce from Lee Briers' kick.
In Frankenstein, he played alongside Robert De Niro, whose acting techniques were in stark contrast Briers' own, no-nonsense style.
Briers died "peacefully" at his London home on Sunday, his agent added.
Hodgson spilled Cudjoe's pass five metres from his own line, Briers reacting quickly to get Bridge over for his hat-trick.
Six further tries followed as the lead changed hands three times with the game poised at 24-24 before Briers' winner.
But they were quickest out of the blocks, Monaghan crashing over on three minutes after a long pass from Lee Briers.
In 1970s BBC sitcom The Good Life, Briers and Felicity Kendal played a married suburban couple who try a self-sufficient lifestyle.
His last film credit was a cameo in British film Run For Your Wife, alongside Richard Briers, who died in February.
After playing Malvolio, Briers took on the acting challenge of King Lear, followed by the title role in Uncle Vanya and Menenius in Coriolanus.
Briers was born in London on 14 January, 1934 and was inspired to be an actor by his mother, a music and drama teacher.
Actor Richard Briers, best known for his role in TV's The Good Life, has died at the age of 79, his agent has said.
Briers then released the centre on halfway for try number four and his fifth came courtesy of a pinpoint kick from Myler.
Briers went on to star as the obsessive Martin Bryce in Ever Decreasing Circles, again written for him by Esmonde and Larbey.
But Lee Briers' late drop goal ended Saints' hopes of another comeback.
Briers landed three more goals in the process although London gave themselves some hope with their second try just before the break.
After a long career in popular television, Briers joined Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987, and his career moved on to major classical roles.
Actress Penelope Keith, who played the snobbish neighbour Margo to Briers' character Tom in The Good Life, said the actor's death was "an enormous loss".
Instead, the game was over as a contest 18 minutes from time when Briers launched another precise bomb to the right corner.
Briers also starred in shows including Marriage Lines, Ever Decreasing Circles, Monarch Of The Glen plus a role in Doctor Who and Torchwood.
But Briers was the creator again as he set up Fa'afili to go over in the right hand corner just before the break.
Lee Briers raced in for two early tries backed by an effort from Richie Myler as the Wolves led 18-0 at the break.
"We located here in 1988 mostly because it was an enterprise zone, " explains Gary Briers, owner of the sportswear retailer, Ski and Sports.
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The hosts needed some ferocious defence to repel Bradford before Briers edged them further ahead with his third attempt at a drop goal.
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But Lee Briers' clever kicking was the key to Wolves' victory, the veteran half-back proving an overwhelming winner of the Lance Todd Trophy.
Briers closed the door with a drop goal before two tries in the final four minutes by Flannery and Gaskell were mere damage limitation.
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