Series: | The Avengers |
Season: | 3 |
Episode: | 11 |
Production: | 3603[1] |
Director: | Peter Hammond |
Music: | John Dankworth (theme) |
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Episode List: | List of The Avengers episodes |
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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]
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]