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02x10 - Debt of Honour

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.

02x10 - Debt of Honour

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down in the Middle where the winds bee

in the middle of a field and the

lightning tree his Li 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 never get

to EAS

down in the middle in the window screen

I in the lightning tream dreams come

through when you want to if you want

them to then it's up to

you the lightning never too easily

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what the heck do you think you're doing

I better than that

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Dora are you all right I think he's hurt

his foot oh you have a

minut it's a

cut oh

copper a blithering idiot look what

you've done he's cut his foot how was I

to know you saw us coming you shouldn't

have waved your arms around I can't ride

him home it's mild Nichols will fix it

who's Nicholls groom fella works at calm

Mana I've just come from there myself

thanks come on D let's

try I'm looking for a place called silam

Farm never heard of it fell called

it yeah silly and farm says here

no they give phony addresses sometimes

that's a trouble sorry can't

help the

still what the devil shut the damn gate

W

jyo can I come in stay where you are

you're not come in

what you want my horse has cut his foot

who are you we're from fifoot it's a

farm oh yes I know I know how's the

colonel you know him C his foot you said

yes well I can't walk him home it's

miles and well I wondered if I could

just leave him here while we collect the

horse

box all right give him here I'll bring

him in

no Nichols

collect him in the morning he'll be all

right Steve I know come on do you think

it's all

right yeah

probably odd but okay poor copper

come on you take Alex I'll hit your lift

from the

village see you in about a

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week well that'll be lady

KH my my dear old Mara she said she knew

you oh I haven't seen her for

ages sir Hubert was k*lled what 5 years

ago a hunting accident

we used to have the hunt ba*ls there

Splendid

occasions you didn't see the house did

you no oh it's fantastic full of

Priceless stuff been in the family for

Generation we'll get some idea from the

horses in the Stables well I didn't see

them what well she wouldn't let us in

she slammed the door in our

faces oh she's probably as possessive

about her horses as you are well you

don't like people snooping around do you

well no well KH Hunters are famous well

there must be at least a dozen of them

more

perhaps well well dear old

Mar

oh here hang on you're not going are you

got to get this thing working oh you're

not going to fetch another horse I hope

oh it's for copper first thing tomorrow

morning

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hm yeah you should pity us poor working

people we get old before our time cuz of

the likes of

you give it a try with you oh uh touch

of the Old Masters

eh all right get the old vibrations

going bo bo

right

ready yeah

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there you are average genius that's all

you

need here you have not of a place called

silly an

Farm where Silly an's

Farm

no

why doesn't matter

uh

Hey

up someone been asking have they yes

some bloke oh what do he look like Mr a

bloke frightened Dora's horse FR what a

big bloke was he oh yeah huge

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I wish I hadn't left copper oh you'll be

okay don't you worry it's his first

night in a different stable he'll be

wondering what's happened you'll have

him back in the

morning what's worrying you Dora they

said they'd look after him she's a

friend of the colonels it's a swish

Place professional groom what more do

you

want something not right

something it was too quiet Steve what

was too

quiet those

Stables uncle said they kept lots of

horses 12 or so yeah well they

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don't thing about me it wasn't me it was

another fell uh fat dark walks with a

limp you're right little comic aren't

you silly a farmer wasted the whole day

figuring out that one it's not silly

hand is it it's Folly

foot what's your name Striker Ron

Striker it it says here Striker you're a

giggle a minute ain't you well have you

got it uh oh well

um no I'll be over at your place

tomorrow if you've not got it by then

you're in trouble you know what I

mean okay on your way funny

man see you

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tomorrow so deor turned into a beautiful

princess and they all lived happily ever

after I don't know whether to give you

eggs and bacon this morning or Sam and

what is this C anyway your bed's not

been slept in I'm sorry I fell asleep

yeah here drink

this H up

visitors what sort of time's this

good morning I'm Lady K Martha K we met

yesterday yes I'm afraid I was a bit

abrupt is copper all right copper oh my

goodness yes he's

fine uncle's not here yet well I rarely

came to see you I um I want to leave

Jellico here bit of school proper care

we're getting on a bit and jellico's a

strong horse he's

beautiful worth a great deal of

money I want you to take special care of

don't you think we should ask Uncle

definitely won mind where old

friends now this young man would like to

drive me home oh I'll come then we can

pick up copper can you wait I just want

to rub him down he looks a bit hot there

you see you're in good

hands come

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on I don't want anybody to know where

jelo is don't tell

anybody do you have to tell Jeffrey well

yes no one else then change his name if

you

like pride of folly

foot we'll come and get copper

no later but it'll only take a minute

later this

afternoon don't forget tell

nobody Pride a

fle that was nice

take good care of

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him why wouldn't you let us collect

copper I don't know perhaps he's

something to do with

it let's

see you get gico back you here or I'll

have your name on the fr page of every

newspaper in the

country they blame me for crippling that

horse don't try telling me it's

jico Steve what's it all

about I don't know she's trying to pass

copper off as jelly Co but

why come on we're going to get copper

back whether she likes it or not

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what is it what's

happening I don't know thank God we got

copper

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yeah I don't like this story

don't like it at

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all come on get a move on he what he

still

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yeah what is slack and someone in the

Stables

quickly don't put any lights on or

you'll frighten them off good get some

sleep then hurry up

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see anything no why' you know someone's

there the horse is a Restless I feel it

Restless he says Restless you're the one

that's Restless girl imagining things no

it's probably

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Steve ready yeah uh yeah I'll will

you EAS making enough noise to wake up

the whole

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neighborhood for Pete sake don't take

all night I've got to bind his foot

haven't I don't bother get mounted make

a bolt for it hey daugh what they fing

at come on it's

Jellico

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Steve cut the whole door

I can't

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you should have run the

police he said you wouldn't want us to

why not because you wouldn't want Lady

Khan's name in the papers lady Khan's NE

in the

papers what the devil are you talking

about non-payment of debt what debt she

bets on the GES

rubbish oh bookies man are you I by one

of the bookie to chase up bad

debts that's right well who's the other

man you're

accomplice I don't

know the boss sent him it's a useless

twit whoever he

was oh For Heaven's Sake put that filthy

thing out come on we'll go over to the

Mana Slugger keep an eye on him and you

go and find Jellico

it was you where's Jellico that' be

telling wouldn't he is he all right door

up

coming Ron is he all right yeah of

course he

is look uh tell lady fingery will you 30

quid and she can have him back no 30

quid and I'll Parky aswe is that what

you owe

£30 yeah oh Ron and he was going to let

you off if you helped him get Jellico

what a Sherlock hommes you'd make Dora

look Ron I've seen her she loves that

horse don't give him to Parks but I

promised I've got to pay him back

somehow

please I'll tell the colonel hey oh no

look uh hang about but think of

something Ron

please for me

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Uncle how much do you think Jellico

worth 1,000 to 1500 I'm going to look at

them look don't go nosing around sh be a

minute come on

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m

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she must have sold it

all all gambled

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it water

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Jeffrey Mara a thank heav I thought he

was that awful

man it's good to see you Martha I'm

sorry Jeffrey I didn't

want I didn't want you to know is it

true the

gambling

yes after Hubert's death you know how it

is I just couldn't

stop silly wasn't it Mara

right me

mate you can thank Dora for this she

asked me to think of something didn't

she

right we'll you

but The Bookies couldn't have taken jico

without your permission but I owe such a

lot of money Jeffrey well it doesn't

make any difference there's no law makes

you pay a gambling debt you mean they

can't take you to court no or help

themselves to your property for a

gambling debt no I didn't

know it's a debt of Honor

Martha honor

oh

dear there you are one jelo coming up

Hey Ron what the

heck yeah well that's that then ain't it

my debts paid now how about that I you I

give you the 30

quid you're

lucky I'm in a good mood

yeah very

lucky cuz that horse ain't worth

nothing he lame in it crippled

what come on

boy come

on come

on he caught his foot riding in the dark

look she tried this one on me

yesterday they soon heal not with

navicular they don't mate very nasty

that is and permanent ain't that right

slug oh yeah longer

sometimes here give me that oh dear now

look that oh no you get out of the way I

want to see you get out of the way no

come on mate back to our lady ship now

I'll part here I don't want you

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at

Ron Ron what's the matter his name yeah

it's terrible isn't it what's

happened horse trading

malpractices hair tied round a fetlock

hobble hobble

then when you're ready snip snip good as

new oh Ron it's marvelous thanks for

trying trying but it's worked hasn't it

oh pky don't want him no more well he's

still got to be sold can I burrow your

knife

yeah

why

because I don't think you'd understand

Ron

there you

are deaths of Honor bit outside your

line wouldn't you say hey never mind

I'll see that you pay up oh no h

about who told you I happened to see

Parks the other day he was looking for

silly and

farm you seem to forget that I do the

times crossw every day

he's as right as rain I wish you didn't

have to sell him well your uncle's

suggesting I sell the house

instead it is rather big you

know come on Jero come on come

on anyway I owe a bit more than dear

jelly code

fet oh don't get worried he'll get get

paid all

right I'll find a cottage somewhere with

a table of course for Jellico that's

right how's coer oh mending nicely thank

you he'll be about again soon I'd like

to be able to say I wish this hadn't

happened but I'm not going

to we wouldn't have

met well

goodbye thanks for everything

J

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Co

wind face to it's h when Stu when it

took the W the terrible W of the Thunder

CL grow grow the lightning tree it's

never too late for you and me grow grow

the lightning tree never give too

easily down in the midow in the Wind

I in the lightning tree 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 give too easily

lightning

tree light

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