 There are no known copies available of the series first year,  except for the first 22 minutes of the very first episode,  _"Avengers, The" (1961) {Hot Snow (#1.1)}_ (qv), and for episode  #15, "The Frighteners". The other 25 episodes made in 1961 were  believed to be lost forever as a number of episodes were broadcast  live. However, in 2001, the 1961 episode,  _"Avengers, The" (1961) {Girl on the Trapeze (#1.6)}_ (qv), was  discovered in the United States (odd considering the first season  wasnt sold abroad). The episode is one of two episodes not to  feature Patrick Macnee (qv) as John Steed.