Notable people connected with the series were actors Desmond Llewelyn and Arthur English and directors Jack Cardiff, Stephen Frears, Michael Apted and David Hemmings.

[1] The series, which was filmed on the Harewood family estate, was set at a home of rest for horses.

Despite an apparent appeal limited to young girls with an equine interest, Follyfoot was actually aimed squarely at the teenage market and often had challenging things to say about the treatment of horses and animals generally in British society.

The ethos of Follyfoot generally was to give another chance to both horses and people who had been rejected by the rest of society: the stance of the series was recognisably pro-animal, and characters who resembled the archetypes of the Pullein-Thompson sisters et al [clarification needed] were overwhelmingly shown in a negative light.

Continuity in the series was assured by the use of mainly one writer, Tony Essex, who wrote 34 of the 39 episodes.

Other well-known actors in minor roles included Pam St Clement, Gretchen Franklin, as the Colonel's housekeeper, and Kathy Staff in two separate bit parts.

What really characterised the series was its rotation of directors, many of whom have since become revered figures in the UK film industry, including Stephen Frears, Michael Apted and Jack Cardiff who took time out from working overseas with Kirk Douglas to direct two episodes of the series.

The series proved to be a success and was sold to many countries at the time of the original UK transmission.

[3][4] During production for the third series, it was intended that this would be the last, a film version of Follyfoot was planned, but the idea was ultimately shelved.

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 betting on it, but the horse is not ready and refuses to jump, landing Ron in trouble with the bookmakers – and Dora.

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 horse returns to the man's house and Gip agrees to take care of it until its owner is well again.

To make amends, Ron's father agrees to pay for a stable to be built at the man's house for the horse.

The Night riders are back to their old tricks and upset a horse ridden by a crippled girl.

He takes on two jobs and rents a flat for them both, eventually earning enough money to meet her debts.

Dora is concerned that this former horse lover now won't go anywhere near the stables due to a recent accident.

Dora is determined to help and with an unwilling Steve, they attempt to take the horse back, but are caught.

The fate of the horses is put to a vote and the Colonel agrees to help the miners in their plight.

A young boy asks Dora if she can stable his horse, which he claims is a Grand National winner worth a hundred pounds.

The boy's father runs the local amusement fair and says that he has to sell the horse, which is worthless.

Follyfoot has been asked to take in a horse by an old woman who has lived with her sister for 20 years, but they have never spoken to each other.

She and Dora find a stable, but there is already a horse in there and terribly ill. She confronts the owner who is purposely doing it to entice his estranged daughter back home.

Dora and Steve are invited to the Colonel's house for lunch to meet a young friend of his.

Her parents arrive with the view to taking her home and Steve is getting ready to leave, as it looks as though this will be the end of Follyfoot.

Dora intends to enter on a customer's horse, but withdraws when she becomes friendly with Lockwood's son Chip.

They get to know him and Dora falls for him, much to Steve's jealousy, who makes an effort to get close to Tina, the Gypsy girl.

The woman clashes with Dora over the worth of retired horses and sacks Ron who had caused a fire in one of the stables.

Steve tells Dora that they don't have enough room for their horses and has arranged for some to be farmed out to a local stable.

She takes time out to think and eventually realises that the real problem doesn't lie with her.