Season 1 (1961)
Note: As of 2011, the only episodes known to still exist in their entirety from the debut season are Girl on the Trapeze (which does not feature John Steed) and The Frighteners. The first 20 minutes of the premiere episode, Hot Snow, have also been rediscovered.
Cast: Unless noted in the table below, all episodes in the first season feature Ian Hendry (as Dr. David Keel) and Patrick Macnee (as John Steed).
| Episode No. | Original air date (UK) | Episode title | Guest cast | Episode status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-01 | 7 January 1961 | Hot Snow | Catherine Woodville, Philip Stone, Robert James, Godfrey Quigley, Moira Redmond, Murray Melvin, Charles Wade | Only Act 1 (20 minutes) Intact |
| 1-02 | 14 January 1961 | Brought to Book | Philip Stone, Robert James, Godfrey Quigley, Neil McCarthy, Charles Morgan, Michael Collins, Clifford Elkin | Missing |
| 1-03 | 21 January 1961 | Square Root of Evil | Alex Scott, Michael Robbins, George Murcell, Heron Carvic | Broadcast live, missing |
| 1-04 | 28 January 1961 | Nightmare | Helen Lindsay | Broadcast live, missing |
| 1-05 | 4 February 1961 | Crescent Moon | Roger Delgado, Patience Collier, Eric Thompson | Broadcast live, missing |
| 1-06 | 11 February 1961 | Girl on the Trapeze (Keel only) | Kenneth J. Warren, David Grey, Edwin Richfield, Ivor Salter | Fully Intact (as a 16 mm telerecording, this episode was originally broadcast live) |
| 1-07 | 18 February 1961 | Diamond Cut Diamond | Sandra Dorne | Broadcast live, missing |
| 1-08 | 24 February 1961 | The Radioactive Man | George Pravda, Gerald Sim, Christine Pollon | Broadcast live, missing |
| 1-09 | 4 March 1961 | Ashes of Roses | Mark Eden | Broadcast live, missing |
| 1–10 | 18 March 1961 | Hunt the Man Down | Melissa Stribling, Maurice Good | Missing |
| 1–11 | 1 April 1961 | Please Don't Feed the Animals | Tenniel Evans | Missing |
| 1–12 | 15 April 1961 | Dance with Death | Caroline Blakiston, Angela Douglas, Geoffrey Palmer | Missing |
| 1–13 | 29 April 1961 | One for the Mortuary | Frank Gatliff, Dennis Edwards, Peter Madden | Missing |
| 1–14 | 13 May 1961 | The Springers | Brian Murphy, Donald Morley, David Webb | Missing |
| 1–15 | 27 May 1961 | The Frighteners | Willoughby Goddard, Stratford Johns, Doris Hare, Neil Wilson, Philip Locke, Godfrey James, Eric Elliott | Fully Intact |
| 1–16 | 10 June 1961 | The Yellow Needle | Margaret Whiting, Wolfe Morris, Eric Dodson | Missing |
| 1–17 | 24 June 1961 | Death on the Slipway | Nyree Dawn Porter, Peter Arne, Frank Thornton, Hamilton Dyce, Gary Watson, Tom Adams | Missing |
| 1–18 | 8 July 1961 | Double Danger | Kevin Brennan, Charles Hodgson, Ron Pember | Missing |
| 1–19 | 22 July 1961 | Toy Trap | Tony Van Bridge, Brian Jackson, Brandon Brady, Anne Tirard, Mitzi Rogers | Missing |
| 1–20 | 5 August 1961 | The Tunnel of Fear | Murray Hayne, Morris Perry | Missing |
| 1–21 | 19 August 1961 | The Far Distant Dead (Keel only) | Katharine Blake, Tom Adams, Reed De Rouen, Francis de Wolff | Missing |
| 1–22 | 2 September 1961 | Kill the King | Burt Kwouk, Peter Barkworth, Moira Redmond, Patrick Allen, Andy Ho | Missing |
| 1–23 | 9 December 1961 | Dead of Winter | John Woodvine, Neil Hallett | Missing |
| 1–24 | 16 December 1961 | The Deadly Air | John Stratton, Allan Cuthbertson, Ann Bell, Geoffrey Bayldon, Michael Hawkins, Keith Anderson | Missing |
| 1–25 | 23 December 1961 | A Change of Bait | John Bailey, Tim Barrett, Henry Lincoln, Graham Rigby | Missing |
| 1–26 | 30 December 1961 | Dragonsfield (Steed only) | Sylva Langova, Alfred Burke, Barbara Shelley, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Michael Robbins, Eric Dodson, Keith Barron, Morris Perry, Steven Scott | Missing |
Note: Following season 1 a lengthy Equity actor's strike prevented development of the second season, and Ian Hendry decided to depart the show. When the show eventually returned the premise had been considerably retooled, with Macnee moved to the lead role, accompanied by an attractive and highly-capable female sidekick, and a much more whimsical tone.
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