40 Fun Facts About Free Rein

Which American city does Zoe Phillips leave to spend a summer on her grandfather's island in Free Rein?

Los Angeles is home for Zoe, but a summer in her mother's home town becomes a new life once she bonds with a wild horse named Raven.

Which Game of Thrones actress, who played Shireen Baratheon, stars as Becky Sidebottom in Free Rein?

Kerry Ingram had already shared an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical as a child, for the title role in Matilda the Musical.

Which actor went from playing stable boy Pin Hawthorne in Free Rein to Kaz Brekker in Shadow and Bone?

Freddy Carter landed Pin as his first major role in the same year he made his screen debut as a soldier in Wonder Woman.

Which noble title does stable boy Pin Hawthorne turn out to hold in the second series of Free Rein?

Duke is the title Pin inherits, and he spends the fortune that comes with it on buying both Raven and Bright Fields stables.

On which real island were Free Rein scenes filmed at Newborough Warren and Beaumaris Pier?

Anglesey is the model for an island the series never names, and scenes shot there appear in all three series.

Which American television prize did Free Rein win for Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series?

A Daytime Emmy Award went to the British drama for its first series, beating Odd Squad, and director Paul Walker won a second for the same run.

Which British Olympic dressage champion guest stars as herself in the first series finale of Free Rein?

Charlotte Dujardin turns up at the county show where the Bright Fields riders compete, by which time she had won three Olympic gold medals on Valegro.

Which naturalist sends Jade an honorary letter after her wild horse project in Free Rein's final episode?

David Attenborough writes to Jade in a flash-forward set three months later, the same scene in which Becky is handed a medal for protecting the horses.

Which Free Rein star began her acting career as a farm girl in Steven Spielberg's War Horse?

Céline Buckens won the part of Émilie after two auditions, then played Free Rein's Mia while finishing a history degree at the London School of Economics.

Which Free Rein horse, owned by Becky and Ben, frees two stablemates from a fire at Bright Fields?

Bob, a black-and-white pinto gypsy horse, is the unlikely hero of the fire, and the series-two episode is named after him.

Which Free Rein character, Zoe's younger sister, goes missing on the family's first day on the island?

Rosie vanishes soon after the family arrives at Grandpa Frank's house, and the search for her brings Zoe face to face with Raven.

Which horse of Mia's throws her in Free Rein's third series, leaving her anxious around horses?

Firefly throws Mia on the way back from a search for a wild horse, and she only begins to trust horses again while helping at a camp for young riders.

Which rival riding school steals the County Cup from Bright Fields in Free Rein's second series?

Holloway takes the newly won trophy, so Zoe and Pin have to steal it back before Mia's press interview begins.

Which horse belongs to Pin Hawthorne, the stable boy son of Ted, in the Netflix series Free Rein?

Elvis is Pin's own horse, though once his inheritance comes through Pin also becomes the owner of Raven and of Bright Fields itself.

Which Free Rein trainer is the only islander accepted into the academy at the end of series one?

Marcus later drops out of the academy and returns to the island, finally earning his qualification as a trainer in series three.

Which Free Rein character is revealed to be homeless in the Christmas special before moving in with Zoe?

Gaby goes on to bond with a wild horse in series three and ends the show with a place on the Under 18s Riding Team.

Which Free Rein character takes an internship at the council offices in the third series?

Susie uses inside information from the council to warn the riders about the mayor's plans, and grows far more independent of Mia.

Which Free Rein character is revealed to have been helping the horse thieves in the first series?

Sam Myers had reluctantly worked with the thieves trying to steal Raven, in a desperate attempt to save the stables from bankruptcy.

Which horse did Zoe's mother Maggie own as a child in Free Rein, later buried by Ted Hawthorne?

Emerald gives the seventh episode its title, and Maggie only starts riding again to come to terms with her daughter's love of horses.

Which festive event is Bright Fields preparing for in Free Rein's special The Twelve Neighs of Christmas?

The Mistletoe Ball is the backdrop for a family mystery, as a broken ornament sets Zoe on the trail of a secret in her grandfather's past.

Which toxic metal, found in waste dumped in a lake, poisons Pin and the wild horses in Free Rein?

Lead in dumped building waste is the culprit, a discovery Jade and Becky make after first suspecting the castle butler of poisoning Pin.

Which Free Rein character goes to prison for dumping building waste in the island's lake?

Elliot had bankrolled Bright Fields for two series, and it is his own daughter Mia who alerts the police to his location.

Which wild horse gives birth to Scout, a foal fathered by Raven, in Free Rein's third series?

Ariel delivers her foal with help from Mia, who is still shaken by a fall, and is later set free to run wild again.

Which fabled landmark do Zoe and her friends set out to find in the special Free Rein: Valentine's Day?

The Maid's Stone quest turns sour when rivalry blinds the riders to danger, and it is Raven who comes to the rescue.

Which rider from a rival school wins Free Rein's Under 18s Riding Team tryouts, only to be disqualified?

Callum was promised the place for helping to dump waste in a lake, hoping to follow his father and brother onto the team.

Which signalling system does Zoe use to call for help with horse tags in Free Rein's final episode?

Morse code gets the message to her cousin Aaron, who arrives with the youngest riders to break Zoe out of a locked barn.

What does Becky call the young riders' group she starts with Aaron, Winnie and Heather in Free Rein?

The Breakfast Club earns Becky a medal by the finale, for what its young members did to keep the island's wild horses safe.

Which actress played Zoe's younger sister in Free Rein while also starring in Disney's Raven's Home?

Navia Robinson left Free Rein after two series to appear solely in Raven's Home, having been cast in both shows in the same year.

Which American actress, seen in Shameless and later Blindspotting, stars as Zoe Phillips in Free Rein?

Jaylen Barron made her television debut with appearances in Bones and Shake It Up, five years before landing the role of Zoe.

Where does Zoe first come face to face with the wild horse Raven in the opening episode of Free Rein?

On a beach is where the pair meet, while Zoe is out searching for her missing sister, and she connects with a horse nobody else can handle.

Which vehicles does Becky set out to prove are no match for horses to her sibling Ben in Free Rein?

Quad bikes are what Ben rates above horses, and Becky proves him wrong in the same episode that Zoe learns why she was banned from riding.

Which engraved item, possibly dropped by the horse thief, do Zoe and her friends find in Free Rein?

A riding crop is the clue, and when the stable owner shrugs it off the friends stage a sleepover in the stables to keep watch for the thief.

Which transport to Nationals do Zoe and Pin miss in Free Rein before riding in Grandpa Frank's van?

The ferry leaves without them, and the van then runs out of fuel, which lands the pair at a fair instead.

Which actor, radio's original Ford Prefect in The Hitchhiker's Guide, plays Grandpa Frank in Free Rein?

Geoffrey McGivern first played Ford Prefect in 1978 and was still returning to the role for new radio series forty years later.

Which Coronation Street actress and Strictly Come Dancing runner-up plays Zoe's mother in Free Rein?

Natalie Gumede played Kirsty Soames in the soap for two years and finished runner-up on Strictly in the same year she left.

Which actress, later Hannah Grose in The Haunting of Bly Manor, plays mayor Claire Wright in Free Rein?

T'Nia Miller joined for the third series as an incoming mayor who wants the island's wild horses captured, until a public confrontation forces a U-turn.

How does Jade confront the island's new mayor in Free Rein, pushing her to protect the wild horses?

On a livestream on Becky's blog, Jade corners the mayor just as she arrives to take a wild mare away.

Which Liverpool production company, the maker of Hollyoaks, produced Free Rein for Netflix?

Lime Pictures began life as Mersey Television, founded by Phil Redmond, and its first major production was the soap Brookside.

Which actor, the grown-up Peter Pevensie in a Narnia film, played Mia's father in Free Rein's first two series?

Noah Huntley handed the role to Andrew Steele for the third series, and had earlier appeared in the horror film 28 Days Later.

Which young actor, the boy Killmonger in Black Panther, appears as Zoe's cousin Aaron in Free Rein?

Seth Carr joined for the third series, in which Aaron is sent to the island as a last chance to behave before boarding school.