The Animals of Farthing Wood (1993) s03e07 Episode Script
The Long-Tailed Visitor
More animals have been disappearing from the park, but at last, Whistler and Dash seem
to have an explanation.
What's going on?
What is this place?
Isn't it obvious?
It's an animal's sanctuary, same as White Deer Park.
The humans must have reckoned there were too many of us over there, so they've brought
some of us in here.
Oh.
Meanwhile, Al was having some hair-raising adventures as she continued her search for a mate.
Ah!
Hello, Rollo.
And the weasels were enjoying having Rollo to take care of them.
You're an excellent Weasel dog.
So how wonderful!
So
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Oh.
Hurry, Jorma. Come on, hurry.
I'm half asleep.
The steaks are racking.
We mustn't miss the rut.
But try. May get his cover.
I do hope so.
Ah.
Oh.
So that's what the noise is.
Stags, fighting.
Whoever wins will be the leader of the herd this year.
All the young stags are trying their luck against Tray.
But he's too strong. Too strong.
Oh.
Come on, one who is a tree.
Yes. Come on, the one who isn't Tray.
The best interest if Tray gets beaten.
The new leader of the herd would surely be a better soul.
That other stag. He looks rather kind.
I'm kind.
There should mix a kindest stag the leader.
Not the most violent.
Oh.
Who am I?
Lovely morning.
I say it's a lovely day for whatever you fancy.
Please come back later.
I'm very tired.
And as young as I used to be.
Me neither.
I suppose that one day even my turn will come.
But it's a comfort foxy is it not?
As one gets older to watch one's family growing and growing and growing.
Ha ha ha ha ha.
Did I wake you?
I am sorry.
Look, ledge. I woke up foxy. And I'm so tired.
Enoch's tired.
An old.
What do you want?
You filthy rats.
Filthy. Filthy.
I take a dip in the pond every morning. Don't I, ledge?
Yeah.
It do.
I suppose you've come here to kill me.
You may very well succeed.
But I'll kill at least one of you first.
And you'll be that one.
Oh, I am frightened.
Ha ha ha ha ha.
Oh, you foxy face.
I didn't come here a kill you this time.
Just a nice friendly visit.
I told you to clear off.
You and your old lot both.
Clear off.
Get it? Or else, see?
We're not clearing off.
We'll fight you.
Too many of us long, Tilesing.
Too many for an old, tired fox to bother himself with.
And there's no use in planning any foxy tricks.
Of course I know all about it before it happens, see?
Just clear off, aye?
Betulio. Betulio.
Where?
Coming.
I'm a boy.
Ranger says,
do you want to come and watch the rut?
It's rather an unkind spectacle.
But he finds it very entertaining.
And being a fox, just the same as him.
You might find it entertaining too.
A fox? Is everything all right?
Yes, Herkall.
Thank you.
It's just a
I've never been so pleased to see you.
Oh, what a kind thing to say.
That rut smell.
It's everywhere you go, even in here.
Oh, no!
Fox.
Tell Ranger to assemble all the foxes.
Oh, and we'll need Adder and Signew as two.
We're going to attack the rats in their headquarters.
Torture or how dreadful or how calamitous.
Kevin, oh, Spike,
tell us where the rat headquarters are.
I don't know.
He must know.
He does know.
And so do I.
Don't you think we're being rather unkind to him?
Quiet, Herkall.
It isn't always possible to be kind.
Oh, isn't it?
Please, matey, show him who's side you're on.
Obviously, who's side he's on?
No, he's all right. Aren't you, matey?
I taught him everything about the far thing wood oath.
He's one of us.
If he's one of us, why doesn't he tell us where the rats have their headquarters?
I know where it is.
Where are all?
I don't know, but he does.
That rabbit there.
I'm not a rabbit, actually, but, uh, yes.
I know where it is.
Well, why didn't you say?
I thought you wanted him to tell you.
We'll attack as soon as it gets dark.
That's the place.
I was born there.
So that is the place.
Toad was right.
Remember, there's too many of them to make this an all-out fight.
Just kill about
six each.
Ten?
Six.
We'll come back again tomorrow night, and again the next, and again, and again, if necessary.
I'm gonna kill ten.
Whoa!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Good morning, Dash.
Fox enters, was it?
Beagle dogs and hurting?
Rats.
Oh!
I think we won.
Didn't we, Fox?
No.
We didn't win.
We did win.
We did.
The patches must have killed 50 rats each.
And Anna and Signewis, they were magnificent.
It doesn't matter how many times we attack Bully and his rats.
We will never be able to kill enough of them.
Oh, I'm sure we will.
Yes, of course we will.
There's too many of them.
And more all the time.
Every hole in the forest has a rats nest in it.
Litters of healthy, new, young born every few minutes.
They grow to a fighting size between one full moon and the next.
More, more all the time.
But if we attack every night
There's not enough of us, Ranger.
And look at us.
How long could we keep it up?
I've never seen a braver fighter.
Except Herkall.
Did you see him?
Was he uncounted to those rats or wasn't he?
I wish I could think of another way to rid us of those rats.
I'm just not wise enough, I suppose.
Oh, if only I were here.
Wasn't me, was it?
Hooting in my sleep?
Must have been.
Now that wasn't me.
That was a male hoot.
The sort of hoot a nice big male owl makes early in the morning,
coming home to his tree after a successful night's hunting.
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Oh, what a fry two gave me.
Such a commotion.
I do apologize.
I didn't realize you weren't owl.
Thought it was something else.
Try to sound like one,
lowering me into a trap.
What?
You can't push all these days.
Well, of course I'm an owl.
Yes, I can see that.
Bittatch here, though.
What?
I've been out hunting all night,
and just got back.
I see.
Of course, yes, yes.
Shall we hoot together for a bit?
But not too late in the day for a hoot?
I'd be glad to.
Ho, ho, ho!
To which to?
Ho, ho, ho!
Ho, ho, ho!
To a bird!
Ah, it's better.
Your meat is slate, bear.
Idon't have a meat.
No meat.
You did it, Sim.
Fly into a park, eh?
What?
Never had a mate.
Sorry.
I never had one.
I am, surprise, because
Well, you were quite an age, what?
As well, on the subject, I
Me
Of course, I'm
Yes, yes, younger than you.
But, um
I don't have a meat item.
Never had one.
Don't need one, you know?
Better by myself.
I expect your, the same opinion, right?
Yes, yes, I agree.
Better by myself.
Shall we hoot again?
Yes, all right.
I'm not looking for a mate, you know.
Hi, Varma, hi.
It's long that it's clearly understood.
Shall I hoot first?
Oh, you
You, you're such a masculine hoot.
Oh
Toot
Of course, I told you it's more intelligent than a frog.
But a fox, you just got to admit it, matey,
is more intelligent than a rat.
Spike?
Spike, matey?
You
Who am I?
Who am I?
Bolly, bolly, bolly.
Why didn't you tell Bolly who loves you like you
and son?
Why didn't you tell him that they was going to attack, eh?
In my own nest, where are sleeps?
They nearly had me.
I was, I meant to, I was on my way too.
If they attack again, and you doesn't tell Bolly first,
who am I, you'll have you?
And you'll have you?
But most of all, I'll have you.
Good boy.
Spike, matey, where'd you get to?
I, eh
Now, matey, we were having a most intelligent conversation, weren't we?
Eh, what was it about again?
Whistler! Whistler! Hello!
Down here!
Did you give my message to Plucky?
Oh!
I, I forgot.
I'm sorry, Dash. Very sorry.
You're a monkey, you're so pigeon! That's what?
It's always flying back and forth to the new animal sanctuary.
It's wearing me out.
My head is full of messages and airlifting creatures back home in my feathers.
You're right. I'm wonky. Much too wonky for that.
I'm not doing that again, not ever.
Oh, it's you! It can't be!
It is, you know.
I thought I'd never see you again.
Ha! Have you heard about the battle?
What battle?
There's something outside!
If it's that wild cackin' hole, I'll just find them.
Weasel, it's Rono, your favourite weasel dog.
I brought you the farmer's lunch.
Wait, Fido. Clear?
No father's eat nothing but bows since we settled in this lovely place.
Let him at first go.
Can I really you?
Come on!
Don't worry, little weasel. Your protector is coming.
Measel! Look!
Measel, my little ones! This is all your fault!
What an interesting situation. I've got young myself. I know the worry.
The worry. I'll help you out, shall I?
Yes, please. My little ones!
You!
Mother, this stone is a haze!
They've all got heads!
We're not stones.
We're terrapins.
Oh, you saved our twins! Thank you!
Delighted to be of service.
I'm going to have to go.
Where are you?
Weasel dog.
Rolum.
Brave, brave weasel dog.
It's not fair!
Hiding from me, eh?
Weak head dog. You've pitched my dinner for the last time, my boy.
I'm cheating you up with a pig from now on. That'll show you.
I'm not a pig.
I'm not a pig.
I'm not a pig.
I'm not a pig.
I'm not a pig.
I'm not a pig.
to have an explanation.
What's going on?
What is this place?
Isn't it obvious?
It's an animal's sanctuary, same as White Deer Park.
The humans must have reckoned there were too many of us over there, so they've brought
some of us in here.
Oh.
Meanwhile, Al was having some hair-raising adventures as she continued her search for a mate.
Ah!
Hello, Rollo.
And the weasels were enjoying having Rollo to take care of them.
You're an excellent Weasel dog.
So how wonderful!
So
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Oh.
Hurry, Jorma. Come on, hurry.
I'm half asleep.
The steaks are racking.
We mustn't miss the rut.
But try. May get his cover.
I do hope so.
Ah.
Oh.
So that's what the noise is.
Stags, fighting.
Whoever wins will be the leader of the herd this year.
All the young stags are trying their luck against Tray.
But he's too strong. Too strong.
Oh.
Come on, one who is a tree.
Yes. Come on, the one who isn't Tray.
The best interest if Tray gets beaten.
The new leader of the herd would surely be a better soul.
That other stag. He looks rather kind.
I'm kind.
There should mix a kindest stag the leader.
Not the most violent.
Oh.
Who am I?
Lovely morning.
I say it's a lovely day for whatever you fancy.
Please come back later.
I'm very tired.
And as young as I used to be.
Me neither.
I suppose that one day even my turn will come.
But it's a comfort foxy is it not?
As one gets older to watch one's family growing and growing and growing.
Ha ha ha ha ha.
Did I wake you?
I am sorry.
Look, ledge. I woke up foxy. And I'm so tired.
Enoch's tired.
An old.
What do you want?
You filthy rats.
Filthy. Filthy.
I take a dip in the pond every morning. Don't I, ledge?
Yeah.
It do.
I suppose you've come here to kill me.
You may very well succeed.
But I'll kill at least one of you first.
And you'll be that one.
Oh, I am frightened.
Ha ha ha ha ha.
Oh, you foxy face.
I didn't come here a kill you this time.
Just a nice friendly visit.
I told you to clear off.
You and your old lot both.
Clear off.
Get it? Or else, see?
We're not clearing off.
We'll fight you.
Too many of us long, Tilesing.
Too many for an old, tired fox to bother himself with.
And there's no use in planning any foxy tricks.
Of course I know all about it before it happens, see?
Just clear off, aye?
Betulio. Betulio.
Where?
Coming.
I'm a boy.
Ranger says,
do you want to come and watch the rut?
It's rather an unkind spectacle.
But he finds it very entertaining.
And being a fox, just the same as him.
You might find it entertaining too.
A fox? Is everything all right?
Yes, Herkall.
Thank you.
It's just a
I've never been so pleased to see you.
Oh, what a kind thing to say.
That rut smell.
It's everywhere you go, even in here.
Oh, no!
Fox.
Tell Ranger to assemble all the foxes.
Oh, and we'll need Adder and Signew as two.
We're going to attack the rats in their headquarters.
Torture or how dreadful or how calamitous.
Kevin, oh, Spike,
tell us where the rat headquarters are.
I don't know.
He must know.
He does know.
And so do I.
Don't you think we're being rather unkind to him?
Quiet, Herkall.
It isn't always possible to be kind.
Oh, isn't it?
Please, matey, show him who's side you're on.
Obviously, who's side he's on?
No, he's all right. Aren't you, matey?
I taught him everything about the far thing wood oath.
He's one of us.
If he's one of us, why doesn't he tell us where the rats have their headquarters?
I know where it is.
Where are all?
I don't know, but he does.
That rabbit there.
I'm not a rabbit, actually, but, uh, yes.
I know where it is.
Well, why didn't you say?
I thought you wanted him to tell you.
We'll attack as soon as it gets dark.
That's the place.
I was born there.
So that is the place.
Toad was right.
Remember, there's too many of them to make this an all-out fight.
Just kill about
six each.
Ten?
Six.
We'll come back again tomorrow night, and again the next, and again, and again, if necessary.
I'm gonna kill ten.
Whoa!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Good morning, Dash.
Fox enters, was it?
Beagle dogs and hurting?
Rats.
Oh!
I think we won.
Didn't we, Fox?
No.
We didn't win.
We did win.
We did.
The patches must have killed 50 rats each.
And Anna and Signewis, they were magnificent.
It doesn't matter how many times we attack Bully and his rats.
We will never be able to kill enough of them.
Oh, I'm sure we will.
Yes, of course we will.
There's too many of them.
And more all the time.
Every hole in the forest has a rats nest in it.
Litters of healthy, new, young born every few minutes.
They grow to a fighting size between one full moon and the next.
More, more all the time.
But if we attack every night
There's not enough of us, Ranger.
And look at us.
How long could we keep it up?
I've never seen a braver fighter.
Except Herkall.
Did you see him?
Was he uncounted to those rats or wasn't he?
I wish I could think of another way to rid us of those rats.
I'm just not wise enough, I suppose.
Oh, if only I were here.
Wasn't me, was it?
Hooting in my sleep?
Must have been.
Now that wasn't me.
That was a male hoot.
The sort of hoot a nice big male owl makes early in the morning,
coming home to his tree after a successful night's hunting.
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Ho, ho!
Oh, what a fry two gave me.
Such a commotion.
I do apologize.
I didn't realize you weren't owl.
Thought it was something else.
Try to sound like one,
lowering me into a trap.
What?
You can't push all these days.
Well, of course I'm an owl.
Yes, I can see that.
Bittatch here, though.
What?
I've been out hunting all night,
and just got back.
I see.
Of course, yes, yes.
Shall we hoot together for a bit?
But not too late in the day for a hoot?
I'd be glad to.
Ho, ho, ho!
To which to?
Ho, ho, ho!
Ho, ho, ho!
To a bird!
Ah, it's better.
Your meat is slate, bear.
Idon't have a meat.
No meat.
You did it, Sim.
Fly into a park, eh?
What?
Never had a mate.
Sorry.
I never had one.
I am, surprise, because
Well, you were quite an age, what?
As well, on the subject, I
Me
Of course, I'm
Yes, yes, younger than you.
But, um
I don't have a meat item.
Never had one.
Don't need one, you know?
Better by myself.
I expect your, the same opinion, right?
Yes, yes, I agree.
Better by myself.
Shall we hoot again?
Yes, all right.
I'm not looking for a mate, you know.
Hi, Varma, hi.
It's long that it's clearly understood.
Shall I hoot first?
Oh, you
You, you're such a masculine hoot.
Oh
Toot
Of course, I told you it's more intelligent than a frog.
But a fox, you just got to admit it, matey,
is more intelligent than a rat.
Spike?
Spike, matey?
You
Who am I?
Who am I?
Bolly, bolly, bolly.
Why didn't you tell Bolly who loves you like you
and son?
Why didn't you tell him that they was going to attack, eh?
In my own nest, where are sleeps?
They nearly had me.
I was, I meant to, I was on my way too.
If they attack again, and you doesn't tell Bolly first,
who am I, you'll have you?
And you'll have you?
But most of all, I'll have you.
Good boy.
Spike, matey, where'd you get to?
I, eh
Now, matey, we were having a most intelligent conversation, weren't we?
Eh, what was it about again?
Whistler! Whistler! Hello!
Down here!
Did you give my message to Plucky?
Oh!
I, I forgot.
I'm sorry, Dash. Very sorry.
You're a monkey, you're so pigeon! That's what?
It's always flying back and forth to the new animal sanctuary.
It's wearing me out.
My head is full of messages and airlifting creatures back home in my feathers.
You're right. I'm wonky. Much too wonky for that.
I'm not doing that again, not ever.
Oh, it's you! It can't be!
It is, you know.
I thought I'd never see you again.
Ha! Have you heard about the battle?
What battle?
There's something outside!
If it's that wild cackin' hole, I'll just find them.
Weasel, it's Rono, your favourite weasel dog.
I brought you the farmer's lunch.
Wait, Fido. Clear?
No father's eat nothing but bows since we settled in this lovely place.
Let him at first go.
Can I really you?
Come on!
Don't worry, little weasel. Your protector is coming.
Measel! Look!
Measel, my little ones! This is all your fault!
What an interesting situation. I've got young myself. I know the worry.
The worry. I'll help you out, shall I?
Yes, please. My little ones!
You!
Mother, this stone is a haze!
They've all got heads!
We're not stones.
We're terrapins.
Oh, you saved our twins! Thank you!
Delighted to be of service.
I'm going to have to go.
Where are you?
Weasel dog.
Rolum.
Brave, brave weasel dog.
It's not fair!
Hiding from me, eh?
Weak head dog. You've pitched my dinner for the last time, my boy.
I'm cheating you up with a pig from now on. That'll show you.
I'm not a pig.
I'm not a pig.
I'm not a pig.
I'm not a pig.
I'm not a pig.
I'm not a pig.