Hi Ian - Barney here
I just wanted to congratulate you on your enthusiasm to, amongst other things get Follyfoot repeated. Like you, a couple of years ago I looked up the contacts for ITV Global, and sent the following email to Tobias:
08/12/2011
To:
tobias.degraaff@itv.comGood afternoon Tobias
I need your help please!
Could you point me in the right direction as to who to contact in order for a repeat of the Yorkshire Television series Follyfoot to be considered?
When I email ITV I just get the standard "Thank you for your interest and we have made a note of your enquiry".
Follyfoot was a classic drama television series that was set in a rescue centre for retired and ill treated horses, and at its peak attracted over twelve million viewers. It was all filmed on location in the Yorkshire dales, and was pure quality family entertainment.
Follyfoot had acting and storylines of the highest possible standard and won the 1972 Bafta for best drama series. Follyfoot was groundbreaking in that it was made for a teenage audience and had characters that you could really identify with. There is a such a need for this type of drama on television today, and I really hope serious consideration can be given to this request.
With War Horse, the new film directed by Steven Spielberg being released at Christmas, this is going to create a need for more family based drama featuring horses, and this is where Follyfoot will exactly fit the bill.
I hope you will be able to pass on my request to the relevant department, and may I thank you for you time Tobias - very much appreciated.
Best regards
Unfortunately I didn't receive a response, but I am hoping that at least he read it. I did write several letters to Paul Fox, the then MD of Yorkshire Television in the mid 1980's, asking for Follyfoot to be repeated and he responded by personal letter each time. He was adamant that Follyfoot would, and could not be re-shown. Then surprise, surprise I get a letter from Gillian Blake, just a few months later, saying that they were repeating the series.
I really hope other members will join Ian, in writing to ITV Global, requesting a full repeat of all thirty nine episodes, because remember:
Dreams come true when you want them to, if you want them them to, then it's up to you.
Good luck Ian and best regards - Barney