"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.
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.
Cast Patrick Macnee as John Steed Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale Warren Mitchell as Captain George Jason Tenniel Evans as Major Bob Ruse Barry Linehan as Sergeant Major Wright Robert Lee as Mr. Lo Barbara Yu Ling as Mrs. Kwan Lisa Peake as Esther Jones Ronald Wilson as Private Holmes Michael Hawkins as Corporal James Jones
References
External links
Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website