Follyfoot
Follyfoot
TV ShowEnded

Follyfoot

5.5 / 10
1971
3 seasons
39 episodes
FamilyDrama

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.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Dora

    28-06-197130m

    Dora comes to stay with her Uncle, the Colonel, who owns Follyfoot farm. While out riding she sees some thugs terrorising the horses of a neighbouring farm. Steve, a young man work...

  • Ep 2

    2.Steve

    05-07-197130m

    Steve is hiding out at Follyfoot. The neighbouring farm is on the lookout for a missing horse. Steve and Dora find the horse and try to rescue it as it is lame and know it will be...

  • Ep 3

    3.Gypsy

    12-07-197130m

    A gypsy who has just been released from prison comes to collect his horse. Two local farmers capture his horse and threaten to shoot him if he comes onto their land again. Steve st...

  • Ep 4

    4.Shadow

    19-07-197130m

    Dora agrees to take on a show-jumping horse that needs training. As she makes progress, co-worker Ron takes the horse to run in a local race. He aims to make a lot of money by bett...

  • Ep 5

    5.One White Foot Charley

    26-07-197130m

    Thug Hammond is riding a lame horse. In disguise, Dora manages to trick her way into his stables and rescues the horse. Meanwhile, an old miner tracks down Follyfoot to visit his 3...

  • Ep 6

    6.The Charity Horse

    02-08-197130m

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

  • Ep 7

    7.Know-All's Nag

    09-08-197130m

    Gip continues to look after their horse but as Steve becomes involved, he is worried that the family don't know how to properly care for it. The older brother wants rid of the hors...

  • Ep 8

    8.Moonstone

    16-08-197130m

    Local girl Callie is upset at the treatment of one of the horses while at the Circus. Appealing to the Colonel, she tries to get help, but to no avail. Undeterred, she steals the h...

  • Ep 9

    9.Stryker's Good Deed

    23-08-197130m

    Ron takes a horse back to Follyfoot after its owner hs fallen ill. Unknown to them, the boy Gip had agreed to look after it, but the horse runs away. In attempting to catch it, Dor...

  • Ep 10

    10.Mr. She-Knows

    30-08-197130m

    A mysterious old man arrives at Follyfoot and sits silently with one of the horses. Ron taunts the old man into getting him to leave but the Colonel is angered by Ron's behaviour a...

  • Ep 11

    11.The Standstiil Horse

    06-09-197130m

    The Night riders are back to their old tricks and upset a horse ridden by a crippled girl. Steve warns them off, but they come back later and kill the horse. Dora trains one of her...

  • Ep 12

    12.Birthday at Follyfoot

    13-09-197130m

    Ron and Steve argue over who gets to host Dora's birthday. Unable to come to an agreement, they enter a jousting contest. When neither of them wins, Slugger tells them that he and...

  • Ep 13

    13.A Day in the Sun

    20-09-197130m

    In search of his mother, Steve visits his grandmother. While there, he is told of a badly injured horse and he takes it back to Follyfoot. The horse is so ill it has to be shot. St...

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