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02x02 - The Debt

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.

02x02 - The Debt

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now

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[Applause]

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it's never too late for

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when the wind goes straight

then it's up to you

hmm

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hi mom

hello love did you get the job yeah

start in the morning oh good it'd be all

right then

coffee yeah

it's all out though it's on the house

have you eaten no oh have a sandwich

there's a lot of meat in them i made

them

five pounds

you've been a meanie burt

you're never happy unless it's making

money and you're only happy spending it

especially when it ain't at all

see what i mean you've had this weeks

already you paid up till saturday my

next week's then

don't think he had to go man would you

you know that's what this place is it's

a gold mine

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need all the sweetness i can get

seen you before i'm not

no i don't think so

aren't you the lad that was looking for

his ma'am this is ross

yeah

yes right never forget the face

any

luck no

much easier if she came down to the

station you know

save other people a lot of bother

40 quid that's all it is

squared it up in no time if she put a

mind to it

i know

tell her that then will it

if you see it

okay

here

take your sandwich you paid for it

not like some

no

and i've left my coat there

here

have mine

he won't be alone

come on let's go home

but i but what

i thought you were supposed to be

working

that cop has been there twice already

he's going to cut me one of these that

sure is eggs i can't go back there

you've been paid for the whole week mom

oh come on steve you can afford it he's

rolling in it

come on i'm freezing mom

i know what you're going to say steve

now you live your life and let me live

mine

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oh not there you a*s

front door slugger front door

hey

the front door

front

oh love it we have one

morning morning all in nice and fresh

and off yeah who do you want to see

little clear mark my words west wind

swallows flying eye

who is it slugger

check from the meteorological office by

the sound of it

hey what do you want business young man

me and the colonel young man

hey you ain't got another loss have you

because if you have we're full that's

your wimble hi come to see your horse

jonas hi how is he well it's getting on

you know but then aren't we all come and

have a look

i've got a job for him you see well him

and me

it'll be like old times again you know

but you've retired wimble so is jonas

why we've had him here for what two

years

hello mr wimble

bye actually come pretty hey colonel

how is the old rascal anyway fine kelsey

and ray glad you are to see me aren't

you lady see that old rascal's got a

twinkle in his eye yet you know well

i'll tell you what you and me is going

back to work again a lot and i'll tell

you how it is first thing friday morning

we're going down to addict's wharf pick

up a roll and use paper rain or

shine and take it up to gazette to

printers now the and me can manage that

can't we lady

what do you say jonas you always was a

game one was your honest you know hi

what you're borrowing each friday

what do you say jonas look at that he

says please but you know it'll be like

old times would it land

[Applause]

morning lovely day

[Applause]

i don't think of you uh don't get no

overtime you know i told you that when

you started i know

place was a bit dirty that's all

it's a habit

yeah

i'll

see you in the morning

good night

good night

not ready yet

maybe 10 minutes at least

how else did you pay my mother

for the day she didn't work

you're gonna spend your money trying to

keep her out of trouble

you'll be wasting your time how much

forget it

she left her cult

if you need it

take my advice

what you can't change

don't meddle with eh

just count your blessings and run

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all right

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mr ross

i shouldn't have to mention it

what

rent for your rooms

rent

two rooms three pounds each every friday

but i

yeah

i'll give you a receipt

doesn't matter

mom

open the wine love is neither ready

what's all this

oh now don't start but it's the rent

money mom

we can't go on paying her well you

haven't paid her have you

course i have oh the old dragon we are

mom we can't go through life no hey

steve why are you trying to spoil

everything it was meant to be a treat

don't spoil it

hey love

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brought your coat back

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glad to have one

i'll talk to my pen next week it wasn't

expensive

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oh

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have you ever seen anything so beautiful

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huh beautiful she says beautiful tony

frozen let me pipes in it ain't got no

water

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you're an old grump

yeah

what's those for the young in here the

youngin heart

oh it's not that this morning is it

young in art are we

well if youngin art would like to skip

through a beautiful great blizzard to

the tap in the barn old dinar could make

himself a nice cup of perishing tea

slugger there's footprints can't be the

postman you're so wonderful in it well

collected jonas on a day like this yes

good heavens

just shows what old people can do

if you try

hey

i wish he'd write

just so we know

how he's getting on

always probably i'm now forgotten all

about us

yes

did you miss him

i should

shouldn't i

well

when you got me

how's it going then

slow

it's so cold in here this was i've i got

the heater on

here

leave it until the morning

thanks there's a little something extra

in there this time not much mind because

there isn't much

thanks

you earned it

thanks

it's okay i'll see you in the

yeah

i think you're all right

yes

it's too much two jobs

you ought to take things easier

i'm all right bert

get yourself a coffee

you look like you need it

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uh

it's no useless

you'll have to pack it up you know

one roll a bit of puff but you get there

two rolls near

and it's two rolls they want next months

it's too much is that

hey come on lad there's only one roll up

now that knows there's no need to dawdle

come on

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dora

i want you to meet lady longchild

millicent this is dora

she'll be looking after pride while

you're away

she's very young isn't she

the third pride of darwin courts used to

very careful attention you know the best

well she's not just any old horse

not like that one over there for

instance

now millicent you can trust door well

it's only for a month i suppose it'll be

all right

there uncle's been most kind i hope

you'll do everything he says i don't

want pride upset now don't worry

millicent very well if you say so

come and have some tea

yeah there we are that's better

oh well there you go frightfully young a

what i have seen here with jolly old

horse when you see one horrible oh no no

cool monthly

roll on flipping april

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hey this now we fill up

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hello is this region

hello

six pounds

i must go

gotta be back at the garage by two

mom

what's this you've been sacked oh don't

tell me i've made it mom

40 pounds and 3 pounds 60 costs

how's that

what don't you see

you give that to the sergeant at the

police station and you're in the clear

no more hiding

steve

i don't like to

do you want to spend the rest of your

life

frightened every time there's a knock at

the door

mom

i've told them that you're coming

steve you shouldn't they've got my

address too

i had to mum

they'd have caught up with you sometime

and you'd have gone to prison

look

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i'll stick it down

so you won't be tempted today

straight

round promise

right

i gotta run

i'm not going to the coffee store

tonight

i'll be home about six

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honorable great

and that's no way to talk to earth

flipping on us neither

i don't want pride upset

speak to her nicely

sometimes our lady he's gonna come and

see her anyway first thing i hope then

perhaps we get a bit of peace

you're wanted downstairs

didn't you hear me call no

it's hold upstairs

something wrong she's not ben

i know

i guessed we shall have to take her in

you know you can't

you promise me so long as she pays you

said

look so she's got the money

she'll pay it

you don't believe that any more than i

do

you know what we call her down at the

station

last of the big spenders

last of the big spenders

[Laughter]

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mom i didn't mean to

i thought you'd have it settled by now

steve how could you

how could you

i'll get you the money

i promise you that look steve don't run

my life now i've told you

you live your life

but love

just leave me alone

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i gave her away

and all right take it easy how much was

it

40

plus costs

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44.

you've got to trust me bert

i wouldn't limit you if i didn't are you

gonna pay me back

work it off

i'll send it to you

a bit every week

steve

she doesn't want anyone

she shut herself off

i've kept her out of prison once already

you know

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always will i suppose

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me it's the martians

gosh it's like it's late has mr wimble

been

yep

poor jonas he's got to pull two rows

today hopefully all right

cool preservers oh keeper talking

slugger i haven't mucked out the stable

yet keep her talking she said keep her

talking mother and me he's got a lot to

chat about don't we

how did you get up this morning your

leadership no one toward twinges i hope

we don't want no twinges near the third

perishing pride of oh my god our

ladyship how nice to see you

dora

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jonas you're supposed to be working

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copper have you seen

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pride well let's see the darling

well come along child pride as excited

as i am

don't keep awaiting

well

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where is she

now perhaps i'll get some synths

morning

everything all right of course it's not

all right

this silly child mumbling away mumbling

dora

or what's up

there's been a mix-up uncle primes or

what

she's down at haddock's wharf

i'll be back dinner time for total roll

right

right then

if jonas can do it once

young unlikely should do it twice over

easy get up there come on

stop

stop can you hear me

what do you think

darling what are they doing to you easy

man easy

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foreign

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and that mr wimble was a first-class man

with horses

he'll regret it yet

hi dora

you ready for a nasty surprise

what

oh steve

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dreams come true if you want them to if

you want them to then it's up to you

never give up

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you