The Golden Fleece (The Avengers)

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"The Golden Fleece"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 11
Directed by Peter Hammond
Written by
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3603 [1]
Original air date7 December 1963 (1963-12-07)
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"The Golden Fleece" is the eleventh episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers , starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It was first broadcast by ABC on 7 December 1963. The episode was directed by Peter Hammond and written by Roger Marshall and Phyllis Norman. [2]

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Plot

Steed accidentally picks up the wrong coat when leaving a Chinese restaurant and discovers a cheque for £5,000 in the pocket. Further investigation reveals that the restaurant is being used as a front for illegal gold smuggling. An unexpected twist to the plot is that part of the proceeds is being used to assist needy ex-servicemen. [3]

Cast

References

  1. Johnson, Piers. "The Golden Fleece". The Avengers. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. "The Golden Fleece". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 14 May 2012.