The Thirteenth Hole

Episode aired Aug 18, 1966
TV-14
51m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

335

YOUR RATING

Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg in The Avengers (1961)

Action Comedy Crime Mystery Romance Sci-Fi Thriller

Steed and Mrs. Peel join an exclusive golf club to catch a government scientist passing secrets to the Iron Curtain.Steed and Mrs. Peel join an exclusive golf club to catch a government scientist passing secrets to the Iron Curtain.Steed and Mrs. Peel join an exclusive golf club to catch a government scientist passing secrets to the Iron Curtain.

Director
- Roy Ward Baker
Writers
- Tony Williamson
- Sydney Newman
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

335

YOUR RATING

Director
- Roy Ward Baker
Writers
- Tony Williamson
- Sydney Newman
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The entrance to the Craigleigh Golf Club is the same location where the MFU Charity Costume Ball was held in the previous story, The Girl from Auntie (1966).

Goofs
In the drive-out at the end, Steed and Peel appear to be riding a golf-cart in a back-projection scene. Steed pours Champagne, then supposedly grabs to steer the cart, but his hand is too high in frame and can be seen not to have hold of anything.

Quotes
John Steed: Poor Ted, never had a chance to swing his steel shafted handle-to-head balanced niblet.

User reviews6

Review

Featured review

5/10

Not my favourite episode.

Steed and Mrs Peel find themselves investigating s death by golf ball at The Craighleigh Golf Course.

I should make it clear at this stage, that I am not a gold lover, it generally is a sport that sends me to sleep, as did this episode. The only one I've seen so far, that I didn't enjoy, something was lacking, even the wonderful dynamic between Macnee and Rigg seemed to lack the usual sparkle.

Some of the least inspiring villains so far, none of them seemed to add anything, even Patrick Allen, who generally plays a villain with a degree of vigour, check him out in Sherlock Holmes for example, is just off colour somehow.

On the plus side, it looked great as usual, I loved the opening scenes, they did set up a real air of mystery and intrigue, and it was great to see a young Richard Marner playing the on screen scientist, he'd of course become well known for Allo Allo.

5/10.