Follyfoot
Follyfoot

Follyfoot

1971 3 Seasons 39 Episodes ⭐ 6.3 Family Drama

Follyfoot is a children's television series co-produced by the majority-partner British television company Yorkshire Television and the independent West German company TV Munich. It aired in the United Kingdom between 1971 and 1973, repeated for two years after that and again in the late 1980s. The series starred Gillian Blake in the lead role. Notable people connected with the series were actors Desmond Llewelyn and Arthur English and directors Jack Cardiff, Stephen Frears, Michael Apted and David Hemmings. It was originally inspired by Monica Dickens' 1963 novel Cobbler's Dream; 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.

Follyfoot is a children's television series co-produced by the majority-partner British television company Yorkshire Television and the independent West German company TV Munich. It aired in the United Kingdom between 1971 and 1973, repeated for two years after that and again in the late 1980s. The series starred Gillian Blake in the lead role. Notable people connected with the series were actors Desmond Llewelyn and Arthur English and directors Jack Cardiff, Stephen Frears, Michael Apted and David Hemmings. It was originally inspired by Monica Dickens' 1963 novel Cobbler's Dream; 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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Dora

Dora comes to stay with her Uncle, the Colonel, who owns Follyfoot farm. While out riding she sees some thugs terrorisin

EP 2

Steve

Steve is hiding out at Follyfoot. The neighbouring farm is on the lookout for a missing horse. Steve and Dora find the h

EP 3

Gypsy

A gypsy who has just been released from prison comes to collect his horse. Two local farmers capture his horse and threa

EP 4

Shadow

Dora agrees to take on a show-jumping horse that needs training. As she makes progress, co-worker Ron takes the horse to

EP 5

One White Foot Charley

Thug Hammond is riding a lame horse. In disguise, Dora manages to trick her way into his stables and rescues the horse.

EP 6

The Charity Horse

A local rag and bone man has died. The son endeavours to keep the business going but the horse is killed in an accident.

EP 7

Know-All's Nag

Gip continues to look after their horse but as Steve becomes involved, he is worried that the family don't know how to p

EP 8

Moonstone

Local girl Callie is upset at the treatment of one of the horses while at the Circus. Appealing to the Colonel, she trie

EP 9

Stryker's Good Deed

Ron takes a horse back to Follyfoot after its owner hs fallen ill. Unknown to them, the boy Gip had agreed to look after

EP 10

Mr. She-Knows

A mysterious old man arrives at Follyfoot and sits silently with one of the horses. Ron taunts the old man into getting

EP 11

The Standstiil Horse

The Night riders are back to their old tricks and upset a horse ridden by a crippled girl. Steve warns them off, but the

EP 12

Birthday at Follyfoot

Ron and Steve argue over who gets to host Dora's birthday. Unable to come to an agreement, they enter a jousting contest

EP 13

A Day in the Sun

In search of his mother, Steve visits his grandmother. While there, he is told of a badly injured horse and he takes it

EP 1

Someone, Somewhere

There is always someone somewhere who cares - or so Steve, searching for his mother in Liverpool, and Dora, searching fo

EP 2

The Debt

Dora thought Arthur Wimble was a nice old man, and he is, in spite of the problem he creates. Steve has an even greater

EP 3

Family of Strangers

Cleo, a friend from Dora's school, was the best rider in their school and was the envy of all the other girls for her sk

EP 4

Present for Sandy

Steve rescues a thoroughbred horse from behind a blazing cottage, which he takes it to Follyfoot and starts a string of

EP 5

The Innocents

When Dora is told that miners at the local coal pit are on strike and that they have left their pit ponies below, she de

EP 6

The Hundred Pound Horse

Tim Shaw's the son of a traveling fair owner tells Dora his horse is special - "It won the Grand national and you can't

EP 7

Poor Bald Head

The collection of horses is growing at Follyfoot, much to Steve's concern. Therefore the Colonel decides to sell one of

EP 8

The Prize

Steve is understandably eager to give riding lessons to the lovely, but when Dora seems unhappy he assumes it is because

EP 9

Treasure Hunt

When Dora is told to collect a horse from mysterious Derwent House, she is told to "Make sure that you use the left-hand

EP 10

Debt of Honour

The Colonel tells Dora she is to leave Copper at Carne Manor, the home of an old friend of his. Steve tries to persuade

EP 11

Out-of-the-Blue Horse

Callie wants somewhere to stable her horse Magic, any old shed will do, but the Colonel refuses. Dora and Steve go with

EP 12

The Awakening

EP 13

Fly Away Home

The Colonel is seriously ill and Dora's parents return from Brazil to take her away to their London home. Is her stay at

EP 1

The Distant Voice

The Colonel makes Dora the "mistress of Follyfoot", but she soon finds that running Follyfoot is quite different to just

EP 2

The Four Legged Hat

Dora tries to make a deal with Clem Barrett to exchange Domino with Hercules, but he asks for ten pounds in compensation

EP 3

Barney

The Buckley's buy their daughter a horse but they haven't a clue about horses and Barney turns out to be untrained. They

EP 4

Miss Him When He's Gone

Dora agrees to hide Bobby for a few days, but it results in unexpected repercussions for both her and the family she's h

EP 5

The Dream

Some horses that have been stolen from Lockwood's' stables by men on motorbikes and Dora and Steve hunt for them, then D

EP 6

The Challenge

The unscrupulous Sam Lockwood challenges Dora to a cross-country race, but he has assumed that all the horses at Follyfo

EP 7

The Letter

Dora has never had a love letter before, but the one from Chip is much more than that - for in it lays that fate of a ma

EP 8

The Bridge Builder

Hidden deep in the woods, four gypsy horses lay dying. How can Dora help if no-one will tell her where they are.

EP 9

Uncle Joe

When two young children, who go to Follyfoot for riding lessons, are orphaned their only surviving relative is their Unc

EP 10

The Helping Hand

Dora's is annoyed when Phyllis Wetherby is sent to help her run Follyfoot by the Colonel. Steve seems pleased, but he's

EP 11

Rain on Friday

It pours with rain all day and tempers run high. In the heat of the moment Dora, Steve and Ron all say things best left

EP 12

Hazel

A delinquent child smashes the windows of an expensive car, but can the brutal attack on Copper be connected?

EP 13

Walk in the Woods

Dora becomes restless and disillusioned and looks to her future, but she also has the futures of those who depend upon h

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