Welcome to our World! Where we serve you cookies to ensure you get the best viewing experience on our site.

Did you know that you can remove censorship board-wide, use our advanced search functions, be notified when new content is posted, join our memberships, set episodes to show in any order you want & more if you are logged into your account?

Register or sign in here: ucp.php?mode=register

02x06 - The Hundred Pound Horse

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Follyfoot". Aired: 28 June 1971 – 15 September 1973.*
Watch/Buy Amazon


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.

02x06 - The Hundred Pound Horse

Post by bunniefuu »

[Music]

[Applause]

down in the middle

[Music]

easily

[Music]

it's up to you

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

map

[Music]

oh ron if the colonel saw you he told

you a hundred times

he's not here already is he it's too

early early

hello after a bit of magic are we and

what do we need doing today turning

horses into pumpkins steve into an

handsome prince you into an early riser

oh we're shot this morning aren't we hey

very sharp

well

what is on the agenda today

work

and it could have been a beautiful

morning

i don't know what you're looking so

miserable about the life you lead are

you talking to me

huh

just checking to see that you haven't

been smuggling any more horses in while

my back was turned no i should hope not

enough is enough

yes uncle

oh wrong

trap the gate will you

and a little more quietly than you

opened it

[Music]

hi folly

gosh aren't you getting big you'll soon

be able to look into the next door won't

you you looking forward to that

[Applause]

oh

who are you

i'm i'm from the fair

what the one at barrack

yes it's my dad's edgar shaw's traveling

fair

i'm tim shaw

i've got a

horse you take them in don't you

well

sometimes

what kind of horses do you take

just special ones

my horse is special

yes i'm sure you

how's he special

he won the grand national

what

he won the grand national

i don't know but i know he did

what's his name perrywinkle

who's is he

he's mine

well my dad's really but i look after

him

if i brought him would you give him a

home

i don't think i can because he's not

special enough

no

you won the grand national and you can't

be more special than that

[Music]

why do you want us to have

dad doesn't want him

look how much do you think the horse is

worth i mean if he won the grand

national oh lots

like what

100 pounds

100

well nearly

don't believe me

yes i do

[Music]

look time

[Music]

yeah tim give her the small sparrow will

you

dad

i'll do it for now use new boat really

dad we need some more oats

what oh i just bought some but that was

over two weeks ago today

what'd you do with them they're not

flaming awesome you're these more

[Music]

all right i'll get some smoke what's

that

damn

no anymore are you i'll show the

flamingos sullivan dog me

[Music]

ain't nobody wink will ever won the

grand national i'll tell you that maybe

it was the derby nor the derby neither

slugs you can't know every horse had

ever won i know they must lost had money

on them let me see now 1923 sergeant

murphy 1924 master robert

1925

double chance 1926. oh it's marvel isn't

it you can remember that far back do you

think you can remember how long it takes

to burn a bit of bacon

who's that a sausage what

one of his losers 1927 bird offering

[Music]

[Music]

yeah for a bed

[Music]

boy

you left your sausages

they've got more sense than i thought

i brought him

fat is the horse that

he's beautiful

he doesn't uh

well he looks a bit he's just tired

that's all dad wants to get rid of him

because he doesn't do anything he says

everyone should earn their keep

if we trained periwinkle if he started

winning races again

he could couldn't he

race

he could yes of course he could

then he would earn his people wouldn't

have to be shot

shot

that said to sell him for dogs mates

oh no

dora

come on we'll give him a nice feed shall

we

that won the grand national

yeah

oh yeah was must have fallen over then

where's it from anyway

eddie's fair hey where

that is

yeah

it

is fair right

well

eddie you say

yes sluggy used to boxing his fur well

of course he did that's right my

goodness

eddie

that must be his son

we'll have to send the horse back you

know

uncle we can't dora

we have to

it is his but he's gonna sh**t him

would you think that's true

people do

don't they

yes

perhaps a tactful inquiry

steve could ride over one evening

hey watch it

bugger

yeah

colonel wants me to go to crosstalk's

place

will you come with me me

no fear

why not

you used to work for him no damn he's

dead never said you're the big fella in

all my life and temper

he wouldn't sh**t the horse would he

i don't know

but if you don't look like he is dead

well the colonel wants me to check

see what he says

oh come on slugs let's all go have a bit

of a laugh

[Music]

[Applause]

what's up

[Music]

[Applause]

yeah

your dad would have had them painted up

something to smash it

stick that he was thicker paint here

liquor paint there red customer he

brought in the customers though maybe

[Music]

about that horse ah don't start that

again it cost me a fortune can you use

him for something ah it's all finished

now

that's what they want

[Applause]

we'll see they don't want to put about i

don't know those

[Applause]

yes look at that it was a

uh

go take the money

take the money

you cut the right bloke mate cool man

here start meeting up with an old friend

right the time of wrecking has come

[Music]

he's in good shape for the time boxer

this will be a tough okay

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

i can't afford to keep yours down there

bureaucracies

tim seems to think you're gonna have it

shot

oh blowing me up

you only think i am

big deal sherman

tells all the kids at school you know

what my daddy do you big eddie the

sherman

i know

i'm living a pretense

[Applause]

don't you go tiny my broke

[Applause]

if you stop believing in me

you'd have nothing

[Music]

[Music]

look like those

i'm going periwinkle

penguin cool go on

[Music]

hey

let me

what's it for

periwinkle

a racing saddle

[Music]

you fall for every hard luck story in

the book

don't you

no

that thing couldn't win a donkey darby

for heaven's sake

he'll hear you he doesn't believe

himself

he's just

dreaming

yeah

dreams are important steve

don't spoil them

[Music]

he doesn't want to run about

it's probably a bit strange for him he

will

look try this it's a racing saddle or

smashing it'll all come back to him

won't it

he'll remember

of course

horses don't forget

not special horses dora you do think

he's special don't you

[Music]

of course

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

how was it

half a minute faster

it's only five days he's better than he

was

yes on pay winkle

if that horse's future depends on

winning a race then

i think that kid doesn't know

they're just encouraging him dora

doesn't anyone face simple facts

do you have to

oh

it's much easier not to i know but

and nicer

much nicer

yeah great you overtook a snail

fantastic roll up folks for the race of

the century on my left sammy the

crippled snail on my right run

oh come on girl what else is he gonna be

from please look i've backed some losers

in my time but that one

yeah

it'd be great a funeral procession just

about the right speed

only

well the next funeral is going to be his

own inning

[Music]

run how could you

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

it's time here

no

he hasn't been no more night but he left

yesterday

yesterday

i thought it stayed here

well where could he be

he wouldn't stay out all night

but we've got to find him

where could he have gone

i'll drive you around i know the area

dory you do the places we can't get to

okay yeah

what's wrong

the show

the show

today's the best day if i don't get

today's money i can't pay for next

week's pitch

you have to pay in advance

he slugger

tim's gone missing can you look after

this fair thing well we go looking for

him yeah nothing to it is that great man

look here's the key

just get it open eh

i'll be back as soon

[Applause]

[Music]

where are we going to the fair mate to

the fair and i'll look out for the money

right

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

just a thought

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

look uh

i'm supposed to move tonight

i've got a booker breadwood if i

don't get there right

maybe he's back at the fair by now

anyway if he comes here i'll send him

over okay right well i'll uh still be

packing up by midnight there's no way

yes

[Applause]

[Music]

tim

tim

hi

hello

i suppose you haven't eaten

[Music]

i'll fix you something

steve

yeah

what can i do

well

you can go back to your dad

and take periwinkle with you

and trust him

he'll sh**t him

i said trust him

i will

he's going to sell him

he has to tim

[Music]

because there's no money

you know dear

what else do you know

but periwinkler didn't win the grand

national

that he isn't worth a hundred pounds

that he is old and can't win races

i thought you were a bit of an ostrich

you know not facing up to things no

it's

it's

what

it's dora

dora

she thinks periwinkle's

something special

she thinks all horses are special

can you tell her sometime

she's here now

you tell her

she'll be upset

[Music]

oh tim there you are are you all right

i'm periwinkle

oh good

we wouldn't want anything to happen to

him would we

laura

don't be upset

you know i said perry winkle won the

grand national

i bet he romped home too

left the others standing

and that he was worth a hundred pounds

it's more is it

well he is beautiful

i have to go

i can't steve

she

i don't think she'd believe me if i told

her

come on tim your dad's waiting for you

[Music]

you see mr shaw

hello

will he be glad to see you

[Music]

[Applause]

we're so worried

we've brought pale uncle back

haven't we too don't worry you'll have a

good old they want you but littlest

because this is steady

[Applause]

if i come down for a racehorse

dead i know

you know what

it is

no race of course he is and he's won a

few races this time there's no

periwinkle jonah anybody tell you

different

not the

other grand national

no not the

yeah you grand national

a hundred pounds once though

yeah and another hundred when we sell

him

you've done us proud

[Music]

do

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

i thought he wasn't but he is he is he

won a hundred pounds and that's it he's

gonna sell him for another hundreds

hey a hundred pounds maybe that'll find

me another winner

[Music]

is

[Music]

dreams come

true want them to if you want them to

then it's up to you

never give up

[Music]