"The Avengers" The Thirteenth Hole (1966)

Director:

Roy Ward Baker

Writer:

Tony Williamson (teleplay)

TV Series:

"The Avengers" (1961)

Original Air Date:

29 January 1966 (Season 4, Episode 18)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Golf Course | Handcuffs | Murder | Tied To Chair | Sexual Tension

Cast

Patrick Macnee	...	John Steed
Diana Rigg	...	Emma Peel
Patrick Allen	...	Frank Reed
Hugh Manning	...	Colonel Watson
Peter Jones	...	Dr. Peter Adams
Victor Maddern	...	Jackson
Francis Matthews	...	Jerry Collins
Donald Hewlett	...	Captain 'Berty' Waversham
Norman Wynne	...	Professor Minley
Richard Marner	...	Man on T.V. screen

Directed by
Roy Ward Baker		(as Roy Baker)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tony Williamson		teleplay

Produced by
Brian Clemens	....	associate producer
Julian Wintle	....	producer

Original Music by
Laurie Johnson

Cinematography by
Lionel Banes

Film Editing by
Peter Tanner

Casting by
G.B. Walker

Art Direction by
Harry Pottle

Makeup Department
George Blackler	....	makeup artist
Pearl Orton	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Albert Fennell	....	executive in charge of production
Geoffrey Haine	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Hollands	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Len Abbott	....	dubbing mixer
Simon Kaye	....	sound recordist
A.W. Lumkin	....	recording director
Bert Rule	....	sound editor

Stunts
Ray Austin	....	stunt arranger

Camera and Electrical Department
Godfrey A. Godar	....	camera operator (as Godfrey Godar)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Bates	....	wardrobe designer: Diana Rigg
Jackie Jackson	....	wardrobe supervisor

Other crew
June Randall	....	continuity
Edward Rayne	....	shoes: Diana Rigg
Anne Trehearne	....	fashion consultant
Brian Clemens	....	story editor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Associated British Corporation

Distributors

• Independent Television (ITV) (1966) (UK) (TV)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1966) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Associated British Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: (at around 21 mins) Steed walks into darkness. Two seconds later he is standing on the fairway in daylight with no darkness nearby at all.

Steed is teed off, Emma plays with his balls

For those without a taste for golf, "The Thirteenth Hole" is not likely to change their opinion. Death by golf ball, coupled with the occasional bullet ("guaranteed to put a hole in one every time") are just two of the bigger obstacles on this unusual course. Patrick Allen ("Kill the King") easily stands out among some weak villains, but the big match showing off Steed's disconcerting game provides the highlight. Francis Matthews, veteran of Hammer's "The Revenge of Frankenstein" (1958) and "Dracula-Prince of Darkness" (1965), returned for "Mission ... Highly Improbable," Peter Jones returned for "The Curious Case of the Countless Clues," and Hugh Manning returned for both "The Superlative Seven" and "Thingumajig." The camera just loves Diana Rigg as it begins with her shoes, moving up to a view from eye level, and Donald Hewlett gets the best ever line propositioning Mrs. Peel: "I wouldn't mind giving YOU a stroke or two, on or off the course!" (he also puts forth a golf joke about 'drinking and driving'). The show did have its own fashion line of course, and no wonder.