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trees come true you want them to if you
want them to learn
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[Applause]
so
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what's wrong
what do you mean what's wrong it's only
seven o'clock
so
i know don't tell me you couldn't sleep
conscience kept you awake oh we're shot
this morning aren't we
very skittish
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i thought you'd be depressed
depressed
why should i be
you know
steve going off and all that
yeah that's my girl
i came early to help you if you want to
know
where's too much work for one in there
okay
can you do these and i'll start at the
top
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day telephone good morning slugger's
coming up coming up he's just it's the
police isn't it an horse that's what
what please bring your horse here that's
what i'm trying to tell you they
telephone said they had a north
all right slacker i'll deal with it yeah
hold on
hello bird what's the trouble morning
colonel another stray i'm afraid
wondering if you can help well i don't
know only by the canal he's been hanging
about down there
as a couple moved into the loch keeper's
cottage they complained
well he's hardly astray he's in good
condition been well looked after
couldn't you have left him where you
found him oh no no formal complaint you
see loose source wandering into private
property had to do something that's the
law
but you can't just take him away whoever
owns him will be terribly worried he
won't know what's happened to him well
he shouldn't have allowed him to run
loose then should he miss
but i can't go on stabling your strays
i'm crowded out as it is
my niece here collects every rag tag and
bobtail in the area well where else can
we put him
we rely on you colonel we always are
yes i know that was before dora
oh very well just this once
but i haven't said try and trace that
donor i really can't cope we will sir
don't you worry now if you'll just sign
there you'll get costs of course um
usual rates quite quite i understand
hey um thank you very much colonel i'll
be in touch fine
uncle it's wicked
if we lost a horse we'd be frantic
shouldn't we take him back now now dora
the law is the law this horse is in
police custody in our charge but uncle
someone somewhere or be worrying about
him
well you could always ride over the lock
keeper's cottage when you exercise him
you might just find out who the owner is
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he was yours was he no i'm looking for
his owner oh he's not astray then no
he's too well looked after
oh you better come round here because if
my wife finds he's back again she'll go
mad
so you're looking for his lord and
master don't you yes
she rang the police today we moved in
take this horrible brutal way she said
you're a vulgar apparently
someone loves you don't they come in
each morning you know hangs about has a
romp then come evenly disappears
you must go somewhere i come to think of
it
not a ghost is it
no
well if you waited till evening
i suppose he'd lead you to his place
with me
of course
will it be all right oh help yourself
only
don't let him near the house or her lady
ship
oh go up there a bit and contemplate the
leeds liverpool waterway
liverpool
wonderful thing that you know just
imagine
imagine building that
no machines
picks and shovels and woofman's hands
right across them
never put something special to you
i can tell
what is
it an errant romeo
a lover
no
just a friend
ah i was right then
such friendship that doth bring a bloom
denying denial on a maiden's tongue
i'm sorry i shouldn't have said that
start your vigil i'll bring some tea
later okay
yes
thank you
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such friendship that does bring the
balloon
denying denial on a maintenance talent
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i wish i understood
it's my mother dora
she's in trouble
somewhere
she's alone and she's in trouble
i've got to find
her tell her it's all right
somebody cares will you come back
with the colonel let me
yes of course
so speaks the mistress
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will you come from yorkshire is it
yep
your mom has no idea you're looking for
him
no
we're looking for a two you know
small matter of 40 quid back rent
it's a court order out
yeah i know
i'll expect you'll find that easy enough
people will talk to you
and we want to
we have to find a
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fair enough
choose to live up there
number 48
try the neighbors
oh and uh if you find her
it's better to get it settled that
little mata know what i mean
yep
yeah
i'm uh
i'm looking for mrs ross mrs ross look
like that woman's nothing for trouble
ask anyone the milkman to bredman mr
henderson at the corner shop they'll
tell you do you know the old time she
was here she never paid her bill thought
the world over 11 or something but i
told rick the other way around you take
out what you put in
i'm a son
i'm steve ross get away but i know so
she's never told me about no sun any
road you know where she's gone no i
don't want to
hey judy your channel's ready won't be a
minute
look come back here will you it's on
that table
see what i mean our judy and your man
were the stickers thieves that guy was
as good as goal until your man came
along
hey
don't you go talking to her
look i'll get the police onto you
don't you test me
i'll get some police
just tell me do you know
judy
judy
she sent me this
is she your mom
yep
have you seen our juicy
look you're gonna get into trouble
you go home
i'll find her
tell her i sent you
your mum was ever so nice
i wish she hadn't gone away
you go
i'll tell her
she's not bad like my mom says
she's the best friend i ever had
i'll tell her
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thanks
i'm just gonna be able to cross
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my dear little judy
i got rosemary to give you this at
school because if you mum knew where i
am you tell the police
i've got a job at blackie's cafe in
corporation road safe enough to pay
everybody back
we have coffee and tea and biscuits and
toast he'd love the doughnuts
one day i'll give you a feast like you
wouldn't mind
but don't come if it would get you into
trouble i'm not worth it no one is
we must live our own lives and not hurt
others
especially those we love god bless
oh there you are
do you know him well hercules i should
say i do don't that boy
who does he belong to hercules used to
be the lock keepers i have no idea now
hey hey i'm supposed to be looking after
him
i've been the old rascal yet
go ahead julie
show him you're not done for
giddy up there
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um
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if it goes near the house they will
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they're supposed to sh**t dangerous
animals aren't they dangerous him
well i can't go out there can i you know
i'm frightened oh
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yes that beastly animal you were
supposed to take away but don't
interrupt
but of course he's still here
oh don't be silly how can i be imagining
it
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i
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[Laughter]
well the police will be here in a minute
and if they don't have that creature
shot
i want to know the reason why hercules
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so
mr blackett here
no
you're looking for a job
no
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i'm steve
steve ross well he's not here
do you want to see a coffee
tea
do you know someone called kathy
cathy ross
no
mind you i've not been here long
they might
anyone know kathy ross
young man you're asking
you're out of luck
hey
oh no cathy
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where is she what do you want
i'm looking for her he's not the only
one
i'm a son
i saw this
she's in trouble
i'm a son
gotta help her
you know the police won't it
yeah i know
she used to work here
but someone recognized it
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so where'd she go
oh i had a kind word cassie
it's a cup of tea sometimes too
i wouldn't want to get her into trouble
she works nice
wait till six i'll check you
love you t
it's a while yet
oh go on boy go home
there's no more barges coming
oh go on
the police will be here in a minute
hanging about
you'd think she had better things to do
well the horse belongs to someone
doesn't it where do you think he goes
each evening
i don't know
and i don't care no you don't do you has
it occurred to you that someone does if
the police take it away he may never
know what's happened just suddenly one
night hercules doesn't come home i tell
you
if the police get here before hercules
goes off you might break somebody's
heart
that's what she's afraid of
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oh hercules go on
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up
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her no not what you've done what he was
just on his way home
oh
dear dear dear the police are coming
they'll take him away
dear dear dear
we're supposed to be looking after him
oh get your dear don't you care the
colonel's going to be furious gonna be
he is
send me to see what the heck you're
doing i'm trying to find who owns him oh
uh old fella grey air blue eyes crumpled
clothes uh smokes a pipe got a bit of a
chest
you know him
well now you mention it yeah oh ron how
i passed him on the way up here didn't i
standing by his front gate he was
mind how you go he says to me hold
hercules will be along that path in a
moment
that's
hercules there i take it yes
hop on i'll take you a bit oh don't
worry about him
you'll be along in a moment
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is it far oh it's a charlie step here
come on
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have you seen him
he's lit
yeah well uh he got held up he'll be
along in a moment
he's all right
really
good
we're from folly foot the police brought
hercules to us we look after horses
unwanted ones old ones that sort of
thing
horses aren't wanted eh
yes
you wouldn't uh
i don't suppose you'd take hercules
would you
i mean give him almond that
don't you want him
watch this cost one image
oh my you've done it now
look
not everyone thinks a horse is the way
you do you know one at a family till
death house two parts sort of thing but
folly foot is a dumping ground for the
great unwanted if nobody wants you come
to sunny volley foot
horses
people
come on girl we gotta get back
protect look you couldn't catch him
could you so let the police do it
some of them right
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right there
steve wasn't it
yeah
hang on
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yeah had a feeling you needed me
this calls for a celebration
something stronger than that muck
could you use a drink
well
yeah okay
it's a long time since i had anything to
celebrate
steve
i'll go and get me coat
hope you've got some money because i'm
broke
and the next time we catch you lad we'll
throw the book at you
riding without lights you'll leave him
to me officer i'll find him a job he
won't forget in a hurry
any job of working he won't forget it
you nandy
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and as for you
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come on boy we'll find you a nice store
shall we
yeah that's right
make him feel wanted
ron
what did you mean
people too
the great unwanted
nothing
you
ah you'll be amazed
not only me
me you mean
well
now you mention it
so join the club mate you're one of us
now
what about steve
steve
who knows
that's what he's going to find out
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trees
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02x01 - Someone, Somewhere
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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.
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.