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03x08 - The Bridge Builder

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.

03x08 - The Bridge Builder

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down in the M where the wind in the

middle of fields on the lightning tree

it 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 again into

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we down in the m in the

window the lightning tree trees come

when you want them you want them it's up

to

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youning too easily lightning tree

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there's a strange horse out there there

must be a fence down I'll have a look

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okay hi

he's yours is

he

yes do you want me to get him can you

keep him it won't be for long what is

it what's the

matter with five

horses or four and

D they're real and we don't know what it

is but that sto there yeah well he's all

right it's it's the others

there the terribly

ill well we'll get him in the vet will

be here in a bit you take Hercules I'll

get Doo come on

boy what sort of illness is it well it's

like colic you know over and over

again they eaten something no

they they don't eat anything they all

right all right we'll get D fixed and

then we'll go and have a look okay

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how go blim me now

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what good morning I'm Miss patience head

mistress the school in the village good

morning these are some of my pupils say

good morning good morning good morning

uh yeah standy are you the

owner no no I'm just uh come in no hang

about yes you but not the

I'll see if she's

in what is it what is it he said it's an

mistress isn't it I mean they're like

dentists or bank

managers

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coward

oh are you the owner

yes Miss patience and hildas I want you

to take on my pupils uh give them riding

lessons oh we don't give riding lessons

so John said I was to insist he's on the

school

board we too much is it

it mustn't be afraid of a little

work when I have to ask Steve you have

to help and where is he out

what's

this

Steve who's that Jacqueline it's one of

those Gypsy children yes Miss patience

we're forced to take them into our

school backward dirty lazy tell her to

come here at once on she won't hurt you

Tina take D will you

please Tina Miss patience wants you but

just a minute where are you

going come on D come on come on come

on how is

he the vet says he's fine what do you

say about the others

hasn't a

clue it must be the

water takes a lot to upset a

horse where are

they four

horses they may be dying

Steve that blasted woman hadn't

frightened her

off

still she'll be back

come and get your breakfast girl it'll

be all frizzled why don't we tell Uncle

to teach the children don't you go

taring him she's bringing them over for

me to try them

out I don't want to teach slugs with too

much as it

is I think Uncle should

any sign of Tina

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no get up penelopee don't

slouch that's right chest out chin in no

don't lean forward dear straight up

that's it she should relax nonsense dear

straight back that's what we like isn't

it Simon yes no Penelope you mustn't

Lean

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Forward doesn't she want to teach he is

Splendid she loves horses and children

love

her steeve

D quick get after

him come

on

Dora Tina's in the wood how do you know

D he's following

her

Tina

Tina go they

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are come on you find her follow him Dora

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Tina

Tina

Dina Tina don't be

afraid we want to

help

Hi how are your horses they

better do you want to show us where they

are we're nothing to do with a school if

that's what you

think did they give you a bad

time so now you're hiding so they won't

know where you are is that

it we won't tell a

soul I

promise we just want to see where the

horses

are we'd like to help

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what

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stay with

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me mother up

slugs open that gate

run

run I'm coming Mr Mister what do you

want it's my big brother he wants to be

in your riding class not now

Ron Ron Ron you got the blankets

mate what's going on chipsy horses mate

Bly wood hey colic or something I don't

know need turpentine need linseed oil um

you got to come with me mate there's too

much to carry get a horse and some

saddle bags right follow me

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right it must be the stream it's quite

fresh we use

it they're going to be all right aren't

they seems all right

I don't know

Tina what happened at school used to

follow us home and throw

stones one night they came and took a

horse and drove it into the river we

moveed where no one could find

us we asked his patients to let us out 5

minutes early before the rest they

couldn't follow us his patient said it

was privileged enough to be at school

anyway Tred to come out with the others

they followed us set a caravan a

light so my father brought us

here they won't find

us so we mustn't go to school and

we mustn't trust anyone ever again

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what have you brought you name it what

is it do you know red worm that's for

the fet we can't Steve they're terribly

ill my father says I shouldn't have let

you come I said you'd cure the horses

you need a vet well you know what to do

you've got the

medicine they need drugs they need

injections

we can't give them

those no bet

Steve they'll die Tina she's

right get the vet or they'll

die it's up to

you get do out girl take him back to

Folly foot it's this marshy

ground you couldn't have picked a worst

place for horses we don't choose

we'll

stay try and talk some sense into

uh I'm sending the vote please no I talk

to her will

you I can't not do

anything I'll tell the vet you'll be at

the bridge

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11:00 okay

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heard such

nonsense they were followed they were

stoned boys from your school rubbish now

they're frightened they're they're

hiding this is deep water

Dora now I think you should let Miss

patience a poing

troublemakers they accused one of my

boys you know little Simon his brother

they said he burnt a caravan we had the

police here not a word of Truth in it

obviously wasn't that da a horse was

drowned if they really wanted to be let

out before the others I'm sure that Miss

patience she said no we cannot single

out pupils for special treatment they're

very lucky to be at the school at all

why oh come along my dear you know as

well as I do you come from a good

family I'm not sure that that's just a

minute you're saying that different

they're

gypsies if they're different they should

have special

treatment shouldn't

they

Dora I hear you were rude to missp

patience horrible old bat Dora you're

one of us dear top draw nice family must

mix with a riff raff

can you stay

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Uncle I'm terribly

alone we live on Islands Uncle we hide

from each other suspicious

cruel so John says stay on your Island

the water's too deep it's not as simple

as that

Dora that's what everybody tells me and

I don't want to hear

here there's three horses dying and if I

listen to every side then would there be

no one to help them or or love them and

the gypsies won't forgive and missp

patience will will never understand and

we'll all stay on our islands and and

feel

ashamed who builds the bridge

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hello girl yeah we're going to have a

cavalry charge

are two up one to go touch the old

medicine man and you're in the vet

injection oh get off you believe

anything you would it's a magical

twostep what done

it I think I'm a witch doctor

right come on kids back to

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work let them gray over there you it's

fresh hair in the horse Box come

on she leaving them there C no come give

us hand unad

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Steve hey what's a

matter you don't have to tell me

really miss patience told you to go to

blazes so John thing told you to mind

your old

business and the colonel said don't

interfere so now you're ignoring them

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all but you're not quite sure whether

what you're doing is the right thing or

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not look I've I've brought you some

horses we'll take the sick ones and you

can have ours for the time

being tell your father to get the car

off this boggy ground he can he can put

them onto

our onto my

land there's woods and streams and

you'll be safe the kids will never find

you and so John will see you get out of

school

early

well if there's anything else we can

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do would like

to told you didn't I

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said you're

kind thank

you can you bring the horses

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up just two yes well there's one more

probably in the morning I'll drive over

is the

here here where's

Ron all right you can come out now the

every work's

done oh there you are H I got

lost

by see you in the morning

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what did I tell you but the wood

right there you are it's You Beautiful

again don't roll in the head hey I want

Uncle to see how nice you

look

Dora hey they've gone horses Caravans

the lot our horses gone and the sick one

I've told you

everything you want to go to the

police no there four horses girl

no she'll be

back your faith in human

nature she will

run

fedo oh

F you reckon it's for D do

you

don't please don't sorry girl

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sorry ah Dora I've had s John on the

phone you really must decide about those

school children I don't want to Uncle

can't take on anymore you mustn't cut

your off Dora it's part of Village Life

lending a hand helping one another

taking part in

things coming off our

Island oh it's an imperfect world I know

and God knows I contribute little enough

but you're different

Dora the other day when you made the

first move I was very proud of you and

now No Malice no

Revenge you're growing up so beautifully

Dora and I don't want anything to spoil

it

wait shh frighten them

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off step back R she's brought them back

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I thought you'd let me down gone

off that

boy he came we heard him laughing at us

shouting

taunting oh

no my father thought it was you all your

friends

meddling I hitched up the wagons

and it's a long way

Dora no one will ever find us no one

more torment

us

oh and I so wanted to build a

bridge or you wouldn't understand it's

me it's it's something I need to do

will you help

me of

course then teach some school children

to ride at Folly foot twice a

week my father would never allow that he

has to learn to trust

us the boys they we'll keep them at

Folly food we we won't let them follow

you

Miss

patience she'll hate it but when she

gets to know you and the children and to

like

you it's part of the bridge

te it's

important what about

Steve it's part of the bridge too

there are times it'll

hurt times I hate

you times when I want you so badly to

help

me will

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you

yes come on come and get

dat down in the With The Wind in the

west the lightning fac up to the

it's heart when s when he took the the

terrible of the thunder clap grow grow

the lightning tree it's never too late

for you and me grow grow the lightning

tree never get too

easily down in the the window

screen in the light 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 G too easily

lightning

tree lightning tree

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