The Avengers
The Golden Fleece
TV Flash files “The Golden Fleece” as hour 63 of 161 in the TV Flash guide — The Avengers (1961–1969) on ITV, season 3, episode 11, aired 1963-12-07, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E11: listed hour 63 of 161 in the The Avengers guide, hour 11 of 26 in season 3. It aired 1963-12-07 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Grandeur That Was Rome” (S03E10). Next is “Don't Look Behind You” (S03E12).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Leaving a Chinese restaurant Steed picks up the wrong coat and finds a cheque to the value of £5,000 drawn to a bank in Hong Kong. It becomes evident that the restaurant is the front for an international gold smuggling operation, run by big wig Mr. Lo. However, the Avengers are surprised to encounter Major Ruse, a modern Robin Hood, and his band of ex-servicemen who are exploiting the racket for a worthy cause.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Golden Fleece sit in the The Avengers guide?
S03E11 is listed hour 63 of 161 — hour 11 of 26 in season 3, season 3 episode 11.
When did The Avengers S03E11 air?
The Golden Fleece aired 1963-12-07 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
The Steed/Peel era is the global-fame on-ramp: Macnee's bowler, Rigg's catsuit, high-concept adventure. Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) is the earlier partner if you want the path into that chic; Tara King is the later close.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Bowler hats, leather catsuits, and deadpan danger: Patrick Macnee's John Steed and Diana Rigg's Emma Peel made British spy chic a mid-sixties export. Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale came first; Tara King closed the decade. Gadgets optional, attitude mandatory — Bond-adjacent television with better tailoring.
The group chat did not invent Steed/Peel. It just never logged off. Britain's *The Avengers* (ITV, 1961–1969; 161 episodes) evolved from straight spy drama into stylish pop espionage: Patrick Macnee's John Steed in the bowler, gadgets optional, attitude mandatory. Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale came first. Diana Rigg's Emma Peel became the fashion-and-feminist-icon lightning rod. Linda Thorson's Tara King closed the decade. Sydney Newman's series treated villainy like theater design. U.S. import success made it a…
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- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
Patrick Macnee’s John Steed made The Avengers a 1960s export of bowler hats, leather catsuits, and deadpan danger — Diana Rigg’s Emma Peel, Honor Blackman’s Cathy Gale first, Tara King closing the decade. Gadgets optional, attitude…
- Diana Rigg as Emma Peel
Diana Rigg’s Emma Peel made The Avengers British spy chic — bowler hats, leather catsuits, deadpan danger, Patrick Macnee’s John Steed as partner, Honor Blackman’s Cathy Gale first, Tara King later. Gadgets optional, attitude mandatory.…
- Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale came first on The Avengers — bowler hats, leather, deadpan danger, Patrick Macnee's John Steed, British spy chic as a mid-sixties export before Emma Peel became the poster. Gadgets optional, attitude mandatory.…
- Linda Thorson as Tara King
Linda Thorson closed the decade as Tara King on The Avengers — after Cathy Gale and Emma Peel, the partner who inherited Patrick Macnee’s bowler-hat spy chic and kept the deadpan danger walking. Gadgets optional, attitude mandatory. TV…