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03x06 - The Challenge

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Follyfoot". Aired: 28 June 1971 – 15 September 1973.*
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Originally inspired by Monica Dickens' 1963 novel Cobbler's Dream (republished in 1995 as New Arrival at Follyfoot); she later wrote four further books in conjunction with the series—Follyfoot in 1971, Dora at Follyfoot in 1972, The Horses of Follyfoot in 1975, and Stranger at Follyfoot in 1976.

03x06 - The Challenge

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down in the midle where the wind be in

the middle of a field and the lightning

tree it lims all Tor from the day it was

born for the tree was born in a

Thunderstone grow grow the lightning

tree it's never too late for you and me

grow grow the lightning tree again into

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we down in the mid in the window

stre the lightning tree trees come when

you want them to if you want them to

then it's up to

you the lightning tree never too easily

lightning tree

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oh

hi

copper what would you like to do

eh pretend it's a holiday we've just

we've just won the cup at Wembley and

we're going to have a day off to

celebrate oh what would you like to do

ohom mate what it is to be

young yes

I'd love a day off what would you do

with it oh just ride and ride anywhere

doesn't matter time

distance just you and I and the whole

world

yes can I have a day

off yeah if you want will you manage Go

on have your fling oh come on copper

let's

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hi CH hi Dora he's beautiful is he yours

my father's a dreaded dad gorgeous he

bought him for well you can guess

publicity you too can have a horse like

mine buy from us and win the Derby that

sort of

thing you've got to hand it to him

whatever you think he's certainly made a

success of it sold 18 horses last week

who too anyone who knows how to look

after them it's the sale that matters

isn't it never mind who buys ship it's

so wrong he's my dad

Dora I know I'm

sorry he'll do his not when I tell him

about copper why he's organized a cross

country race £100 for any horse that can

beat Brigadier

100 well who can enter horses from local

riding schools places like yours he

thinks our are decrepit old pensioners

doesn't he

copper1 if you beat Brigadier you think

we

can't come on copper you showed him

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beat that copper and you deserve

a100 come on

hello major leis very pleased what

you're doing with Cardinal and Tiffany

Steve's been showing them off coming

along splendidly well they're easy to

teach very bright left another one want

you to look after him while I'm away

it's uh Murphy's bar wow where is he up

at the

top fix him on his side with the

colonel no with me 15 a

week 25 what the heck never had any

argument with a colonel New Management I

noticed 20 well can I ride him of course

and jump him well I mean you'll take

care won't you yes of course you will

whenever I want what is this 15 then

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done what I'll be

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hello hi he's a go who's is he oh just

any old Folly foot horse poor old thing

it's Murphy's bar Mur is he at fifoot

yep and you'll enter him for Dad's race

yep oh he won't like

that here's the entry form it's Saturday

week just you wait and see his face when

I tell

Murphy's

bar get away lad she's having you one

what would she be doing with Murphy's

bar Brigadier beaten by a fif fo horse

not much publicity in

that you get onto it do what you like

I'll have that girl beating

briger oh come of it Dad it's just a bit

of fun fun you call it fun lad of hard

cashing Brigadier look I don't care what

you do I'll not have that horse beat

mine understand couldn't you ride copper

instead

no he can't pick and choose he made the

challenge if we win that's his hard luck

but murf is bar he said any Folly foot

horse

true oh boy is he going to m*rder

me has anyone ever told you that you're

pretty nope well you are you're just

trying to get around

me that too

but you

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are come on

Papa hang about you can't Chuck away 100

quid it's cheating Murphy's bar isn't

really ours but he's living here isn't

he horrible great brute and 100 quids

100 quid no it wouldn't be

fair we are very considerate to awkward

all of a sudden what's happened stop

behaving like a crook has he no he just

he's told Chip to stop us entering

Murphy's bar oh so that's it flaming

chip I should have

known what do you

mean chip this chip that all I ever hear

isn't

it how come you find time to see him

what every day isn't there enough to do

what's not been done that should have

been I don't know but then stop

complaining what's so

funny 100

quid and lck Wood's face when we win

it night no I'm inside and we got so

much to share

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how long since you did

this won't you

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dance not sure I'd be at my best anyway

took a bit of a tumble this afternoon

nothing

serious my dad's okay you

know every fault in the book but with

style do you know what I

mean everything a father should

be people are going to buy and sell

horses Dora if it wasn't dad it to be

someone else there's a craze on everyone

wants

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horses but nobody could accuse you of

being a chatter

box I do think you're pretty

there we

are J yes can I see you

again

sorry I was waiting for the vet why

what's wrong

Lockwood or chip

what it's Murphy's Bora he's

uh he's in a bad

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way if you've done this or your

father so help me of course not look I

know you've got it in for us but not

this bster not

this just get the hell out and stay

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out Steve what happened I don't know Ron

found him over by gray cops it's a fall

he's all grazed it's his fetlock the

vet's worried about can hardly walk he

said on the phone it could be

fractured Steve what what are we going

to do who let him out God

knows Lockwood probably that's silly why

would he want to you're hardly his

favorite neighbor are you trouble over

Barney slander thing with CLE he

wouldn't do this you got a short memory

girl you wouldn't have said that a

couple of weeks

ago Steve let me see chip I need to know

he'll tell me this time a night come

with me

okay I'll tell slugs to listen out for

the

vet of course I didn't think i' pull a d

thing like that it serves her right what

crippling a horse that's a terrible

thing to do look lad I had nothing to do

with it there's nothing on my conscience

you haven't got one you have to tuck it

away now and then you won't get on if

you don't it have broken her heart cuz

she hasn't got a horse to be Brigadier

with because she loves horses any a

horse so do I don't we all ask my bank

manager the St it's about time

too put out lights in yard stand by

switches I don't want them put on what

are you up to

now just do as you're told

eh should we go go straight in no stop

here

damn they must have gone to

bed hang on they wouldn't put all the

lights out would

they must have blown a

fuse wait here

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who's

that it's you what do you

want I've brought Dora she's around

there come on come

on come

on Dam it what's going on mind your own

business

look go see her she wants to ask you

something I can

guess come on

help help Miss Steve keep away say

nothing there's enough trouble between

us

without I know what dora wants to

ask I don't know the answer Steve I just

don't know

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sorry girl only

me waiting for major

Lewis do you

uh you me to

explain oh

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mate why doesn't he ring Steve just just

so I know what's happening I

know couldn't you ring

him I did Lockwood answered he

just hung up on me

wish I knew about those

ponies every year they round up the

ponies in the New

Forest they're wild just roam

free if they're over a year old they

brand them get hold of unbranded ones

and you can make a packet selling them

off to people who don't know better it's

ill*gal and it's very cruel cruel

they're

stolen the longer you hang on to them

the more risk you take of being caught

with them so you break them in and sell

them off quick break them in yearlings

yes

yearlings Steve that's wicked

yeah and they were New Forest ponies at

lockwoods young ones

too chip begged me to keep my mouth

shut he's as loyal as hell to his dad

Dora

even if it means

losing people he

likes that's why he doesn't

phone hey y than you

Louis wish me

luck hello major terribly sorry it's a

fine M what happened it was an accident

someone that girl jumping in my spurs I

knew at the time I should never have

allowed it it wasn't Dora someone

pinched him from his stable I was out

Dora was getting ready to go to a dance

first thing I knew about it Ron Striker

was bringing him back what does your vet

say about it he had him x-rayed it's a

sprain fetlock there's no sign of a

fracture thank God for that take a look

will you where is Dora she's terribly

upset she's not very well actually back

in a minute where is

she down here

there come

on not your fault these things happen

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don't exhaust

yourself do us a favor will

you go over to lockwoods and say you

want to buy a pony a new Forest Pony hey

oh he's got some say you're just looking

and you want to think about

it what's this in ID of we can't go he

knows us don't say you're from Folly

foot I want to find out if those Ponies

are branded if they're not he's breaking

the law and I'll clobber him so hard he

won't know what's hit him oh well hang

about

Steve what's he done now Murphy's bar uh

look Steve if those Ponies are unbranded

I'll have him

inside Sons don't change their fathers

mate it's the other way around and it'll

be chip I'm going to put a stop to it

before it's too late uh Steve

Steve me mate it wasn't Lockwood took

Murphy's bar trust you to know who did

why the hell didn't you tell us it was

me you well it was1 wasn't it she wasn't

going to enter for it just chucking it

away I was doing her a favor was nothing

to stop me going in for it so I took

Murphy's bar try him out yeah he's he's

going like a b*mb and all till gray cops

then uh over the edge

blooming great

ditch how was I supposed to

know oh look H about seve you're Bing g

a lumping clown you'd know right near

that horse go ma L what you've done he

go through the ceiling and ex right it

was a faor what so is

this what the hell was this Steve what's

the matter only took Murphy's bar didn't

he only jumped a flaming great Edge into

a flaming great ditch

you Ron

you yeah it was you not

Lockwood no oh

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wrong just a minute I haven't finished

with you

yet what was all that

about I thought it was Chip he was late

picking me up he was all hot he had a

bad arm

I thought maybe he'd done

it when's the race Steve

Saturday yep I'm going to enter with

copper you'll never beat Brigadier I

don't care I don't

care I just want to see

chip and a lovely afternoon it is ladies

and gentlemen for this exciting event

the sad Lockwood challenge race entrance

unfamiliar with the route for will find

a map outside the judge's tent but the

course is well marked Flags arrows can

you bring Copp Steve sh be a minute

checkpoints with referees will help show

you which way to go and of course to see

fair

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play what do you want chip can I talk to

you what you riding copper my own horse

oh Croc is he no he isn't no dangerous

won't give us a bad time will he can we

talk we better not that's all you hear

what chip has to say before you try

anything clever here Dad take hold of

him

here didn't think you'd be

entering chip I'm sorry I I thought it

might have been you what Murphy's bar

might have

been but not this

time

CH what is it what's happened hasn't

Steve told you about the

ponies they're stolen not

branded competitors for s lwood

challenge race roll up ladies and

gentlemen should assemble before the

judge's tent please all horses to

assemble at the

start and Mr Sam Lockwood proprietor of

Lockwood's riding stables who of the

very best horses if anyone is thinking

of getting another one has most

generously offered a prize of £100 to

any horse yes any horse that could beat

his own briad there he is ladies and

gentlemen and there's plenty more where

he came

from to the start please and wait for

the starting signal

we can be

friends I told him Steve had seen the

ponies being unloaded I tried to

persuade him to send them back he's

hidden them away they're in a barn

somewhere I don't know where he won't

tell me I can't find them all horses at

the start please he says you try

reporting him you interfere in his

business again try and win this

afternoon and he'll starve those ponies

to death Sam Champion of fine horses

will pay £100 don't forget it and Dora

if Steve tells anyone what he saw I'll

deny he was even there deny there were

any ponies I can't betray my father on

your marks ladies and gentlemen and may

the best man s Lockwood win

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he wouldn't stop from Chip no one you

don't know my dad Dora he would there

must be a way chip we'll find one there

isn't please chip I'm my Father's son

God help me there isn't any

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way down in the With The Wind in the

west the lightning faced up to the his

heart went s when he took the the

terrible of the thunder clap grow grow

the lightning tree it's never to late

for you and me grow grow the lightning

tree never get too

easily down in the the window

screen the light dreams come true when

you want them to if you want them to

then it's up to you grow grow the

lightning tree never G too easily

lightning

tree lightning tree

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