Help please with --pid-recursive

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Like a prodigal I am returning and have forgotten all I know.
I am trying to re-record series 1 of "The Capture" but not series 2 and series 3 which are already in my system.  Please can you advise if using scripts I can use --pid-recursive but omit series 2 and 3.  If I run this now and use --force I end up with overwriting all three series.  Not a disaster but wasteful.  BTW this assumes series 1 will still be found.
Alastair.