9 April 2026

Mathew has come to sort out a few problems

Kath is outside the Deri, informing Mathew, “The door of the men’s toilets is dodgy and there’s a damp patch under the sink.   

"I don't know what men do in there"

“I don’t know what men do in there, but there’s always something.”   Mathew wll go and take a look now.

"I have to get some more crisps"

Cassie comes out, advising that they have to go to the cash and carry for more crisps, 

Then she notices . . .

then notices, outside the shop, 

. . . Owain, waving to her

Owain, waving to her.   

"Are you all right with him hanging around?"

“Are you all right with him hanging about?” asks Kath.   

"I'm worried about Britt"

Cassie replies that she is worried about Britt as this could trigger some bad memories for her as well.   She will go and warn Britt.

Siôn is seeking opinions . . .

Siôn calls at Y Felin, wanting to see Iolo, but he is not there;  “I want both your opinions to be honest – 

. . . on his personal statement

“I’ve prepared my personal statement.”

Lleucu wonders whether he needs one of them, so he replies, “Well, people need to know who they’re voting for.”   

"A conscientous member of this special community"

He reads, “Siôn White, father, companion, Welshman.   A family man who dedicated his life to raising his children as a single father and being a conscientious member of this special community.”

"Why are you speaking in the third person?"

Lleucu wonders why he is speaking in the third person, but he dismisses this and carries on, “From running a bookshop to being a leader in Bethania and a core member of the school governors, there is not much he has not turned his hand to.”

"There are three more sentences"

He is asked if there is much more, so he says there are three more sentences.   

"That's far too much"

“That’s far too much!” Lleucu tells him, “When I get pamphlets through the door, I don’t want long sentences – 

"Short, snappy sentences"

“short snappy  sentences!”

"Well, you stand yourself, then!"

Siôn is offended;  “Well, If you think you know better, you can stand yourself!   

This gives Lleucu an idea

“Tell Iolo I’ll be back when he’s home.”

"What does he want?"

Cassie is at the MFC flat informing Britt and Colin that Owain is around;  “What does he want?   Why now?” Britt asks, but Cassie does not know the answer to that.   “Will he be around for long?” is the next question, 

"I know this isn't easy for you"

but Cassie cannot answer that either and is so sorry, as she knows this is not easy for Britt.

"You're not to blame, Cassie"

Colin points out that she is not to blame and Britt adds, “Well, neither is he, you know.   

"He is your grandson"

“Hey, you might get a chance to have a relationship with him – he is your grandson.”

"There's too much water under the bridge for that"

Cassie believes that there has been too much water under the bridge for that and leaves the flat.

"What Steffan did to Ten was horrendous"

tells Colin, “What Steffan did to Teg was horrendous – it was Catrin’s birthday party and I was so angry with him, because I couldn’t understand where he was.   

"And he was dead"

“I was criticising him to Emma – and he was dead!”  

Colin gives her a hug

Colin gives her a comforting hug

"He says to meet him here t midday"

In the deli, both Eileen and Sioned have received the same text message from Mathew;  “He says to meet him here at midday,” says Eileen.   

"I'm looking for a bit of lunch"

Owain comes in, looking for a bit of lunch, 

"Are you here on holiday?"

so Eileen supplies him with a menu and asks if he is here on holiday.

“Yes,” he replies, “And to see Gran – 

"You might know her – Cassie Morris"

“you might know her – Cassie Morris – she runs the Deri.”   

Hywel is taking notice

Hywel is listening to this conversation and takes an interest when he confirms that he is Cassie’s grandson.

Eileen says that she knows Cassie well, 

Does that mean you're the son of . . ?"

something which Owain does not, so he asks what kind of person she is.   “Does that mean you’re the son of . . ?” Eileen begins and Owain confirms that his father was Steffan.

"He wants us to meet him outside APD"

Sioned says that now Mathew wants them to meet him outside APD;  as they leave, Owain hopes that he will be able to find out more later.

"I'm pleased to hear he had friends"

Hywel introduces himself, stressing that he was good friends with Owain’s father years ago.   Owain is pleased to hear that he had friends, as everything that he has been hearing is pretty bleak.

Hywel agrees that he went through a dark time before he died, 

"We had a lot of fun with Cic Mul"

“But we had a lot of fun together at Cic Mul – it was a brewery – and I know Cassie well.”

"What sort of woman is she?"

Owain enquires what sort of woman she is;  

"How much time have you got?"

“How much time have you got?” answers Hywel and they sit down.

Still no sign of Mathew 

Sioned and her mother are now outside APD, but Mathew is not answering his phone;  

Then Melfa appears

suddenly Melfa arrives and Sioned assumes that she is involved in this surprise.   “Well, I had a strange message from Math to meet him here.”

"We're going a 'recce' to Bryn Cellyg Hotel"

None of them know what is happening, but then Mathew appears and tells them, “You can just relax, because the four of us are going on a ‘recce’ to Bryn Cellyg Hotel.   I thought it would be a good place to get married.”   

Sioned is shocked

Sioned looks at her mother with horror.

"You don't have to open the shop now"

Britt comes out of her room and Colin says that she does not have to open the shop now.   “Well, what else am I going to do?   Life has to carry on, Col.   

Britt is in a forgiving mood

“I want to forgive and accept that what happened was sad for everyone, including Owain.   

"He had to grow up without a father as well"

He had to grow up without a father as well, like Catrin and Chester.”

"I'll go and put the fryers on"

Colin volunteers to put on the fryers, so she can come down when she is ready.   

"No arguing!"

He is unwilling to accept any objections;  “No arguing!”   

Britt reaches for a book

When he goes downstairs, Britt reaches for a book on top of the cabinet, sits down at the table 

"Help me to forgive . . ."

and says, “Help me to forgive and accept Owain into the community.     

". . . and rid myself of these bitter feelings"

“Teach me to rid myself of these bitter feelings towards him because of his father and let us learn to move on together.”

Madge and her husband are having a drink

Hywel arrives at Ceffyl Du, where Madge and her husband are having a drink,

"This is Rhys, the owner of the house"

to introduce Owain to Rhys, “The owner of the house where you’re staying."

"Sorry if this old man has been hassling you"

“Sorry if this old man has been hassling you – I have no idea who he is!” jokes Rhys.   Owain is glad to have met him as he has been telling him about his father and Cassie.

"Ows is Steffan's son"

“Ows is Steffan’s son,” says Hywel.   Rhys knows that his father has plenty of stories 

"His best friend – and ex"

about his best friend – and his ex.   

Hywel does not look happy about that

Hywel does not want that piece of information to come out, 

"The boiler is playing up"

so he maintains that the boiler at number 10 is playing up, which requires Rhys’ attention, in an attempt to get rid of him.

"I'll tell you about Cassie and Dad"

On his way out, Rhys promises, “I’ll tell you about Cassie and Dad,” 

"Don't believe a word of it"

but Hywel tells him not to believe a word of it.   

"You haven't heard the half of it

Rhys continues, “You haven’t heard the half of it yet!”   Hywel takes over at the bar.

Diane has been asked to call

Diane calls at Y Felin, pointing out that she was passing anyway;  she asks if Lleucu is all right and is invited to take a seat.   

"I feel silly, saying this out loud"

“I feel silly saying this out loud now you’re here, but, the thing is, I wanted your opinion on . . . 

"I want to stand against Siôn as a councillor"

“I want to stand against Siôn as a councillor.”

They walk in the hotel grounds

Mathew, Sioned and their mothers are walking through the grounds of the hotel;  

"It's much better than The Glyndwr"

“This place is incredible, isn’t it?” says Melfa and Mathew  agrees that it is much better than The Glyndwr.   I can imagine champagne and canapés here,” she adds, “Imagine the photos you could have over there!   

"Is Sioned all right?"

“Is Sioned all right?   She's very quiet – I’m not taking over, am I?”   Mathew explains that she has a lot on her plate with the farm and things.

"You have to say something, Sioned"

Walking behind them, Eileen advises, “You have to say something – this isn’t fair on anyone.”   

"I don't want to hurt Mathew"

Sioned is very aware of this but does not want to hurt Mathew.

He has found the ideal photo spot

Mathew announces that he has found the perfect place for the photos after the ceremony.   

"You shouldn't hav  agreed to marry him in the first place!"

Eileen growls, “You shouldn’t have agreed to marry him in the first place.”

“Thanks, Mam – I can always rely on you to make me feel better,” Sioned groans.

"It's important work"

Diane explains that it is hard work, but very important work;  “You’re working on behalf of the community.”   

"That's what appeals to me"

Lleucu says that is what appeals to her 

"I have so many ideas"

as she has so many ideas, so is invited to go for it.   

"You don't have much time"

“Seeing a young woman like you taking an interest is encouraging – but you don’t have much time to put your name forward.”

Indeg and Siwsi have been for a run

Their conversation is rudely interrupted by the arrival of Indeg and Siwsi, talking about their target of 10,000 steps every day.   

"I'm sure these two will support you"

Diane is sure that these two will support Lleucu, as she leaves.

"I'm going to stand as a local councillor"

Lleucu informs her friends that she has decided to stand as a local councillor;  Siwsi regards it as amazing, 

"Sounds dead boring to me"

while Indeg comments, “Sounds dead boring to me.”

Lleucu tells them to wait until they hear her plans;  

"I'll make this village more exciting . . ."

“I’ll make this village a lot more exciting – by winning this election – 

". . . and I need your help"

“and I need your help.”

"Is the room big enough?"

Inside the Bryn Cellyg Hotel, [Gooseberry Hill Hotel]   Mathew wonders if the room is big enough;  

"It's way out of our budget"

Sioned reminds him that the place is thousands out of their budget.   He argues that they have plenty of time to save, 

"And I've got that job at the brasserie"

“And I’ve just got that job to do the brasserie.”

"I'd prefer to take the children on holiday"

“I know that, but I’d prefer to spend that money taking the children on holiday or something,” suggests Sioned, “Creating memories together, the four of us – our wedding will be special wherever it is.”

"You know that money I gave you?"

Melfa reminds Eileen, “You know that money I gave you?   That could pay for a wedding here,” 

"Mathew would never agree"

but Eileen maintains that Mathew would never accept it.   “He would, if he thought it was coming from you.”

Then she announces to Mathew that Eileen has something to tell him, which rather puts her on the spot.   

"I could pay for the wedding"

“I could pay for the wedding,” Eileen says, without a great deal of conviction.

"We can't let you do that!"

“We can’t let you do that!” exclaims Sioned, while Mathew does not know quite what to say.

“We wouldn’t expect you to pay for everything – we’d contribute to, too,” he insists, 

"Just pick a date"

so his mother advises that he should pick a date and they can pay a deposit today.

"What do you think, Sioned?"

He asks Sioned what she thinks, 

`"I don't know"

but all that she can say is, “I don’t know.”   

"Now the price is not an obstacle . . ."

Melfa cannot understand why she is hesitating, as they both love the place – and now that the price is not an obstacle, wonders what is stopping them.   She leads the way to reception.

Sioned demands, “What the hell are you doing?” 

"I'm not getting married!"

but her mother maintains that she had no choice.   “I’m not getting married!” Sioned growls

"Tell him, then!"

“Tell him, then!” instructs her mother.

Ows helpa at Ceffyl Du 

Owain is helping Rhys carry a few things into the brewery;  “It’s the least I can do now that I have some hot water,” he comments.   

"See what happens after two weeks"

He has booked the house for two weeks to start with and will see what happens then;  he wants to find out more about his family.

"You'll have a laugh, getting to know Cassie" 

“You’ll have a laugh, getting to know Cassie – she’s the life and soul of every party,” says Rhys.   

"What – her being his ex?"

Owain is surprised that he feels that way, with her being his father’s ex.

"We want champagne . . ."

The three girls come marching in asking for some champagne, so Rhys wonders what they are celebrating.   

". . . Lleucs is the next mayor of Cwmderi!"

“Lleucs is the next mayor of Cwmderi!” says Indeg, “Who’s the muscle – I mean your friend?”

She is informed that he is Ows, who is staying in Cwmderi for a while.  

"Come and sit down"

Indeg invite him to come and sit down so they can give him the lowdown, but he says that he cannot do so at the moment;  

"Perhaps next time"

“Perhaps next time?”

“Perhaps, if I invite you again,” is her response.

"Did you see how hot he is?"

After he has gone, she exclaims, “Oh, my life!   Did you see how hot he is?   He’s like something straight out of Love Island.”

Cassie has things on her mind

Cassie is standing behind the bar in the Deri, staring into space, but insists that she is fine.   Colin comes in and she immediately asks him if Britt is OK.   

"You don't have to worry about Britt"

He says that she does not have to worry about Britt, then adds, “If you want to build a relationship with him, we don’t have any problems.”

Then Siôn comes in . . .

Siôn is the next to arrive and is in a good mood, 

. . . having ben canvassing

celebrating after a good day of canvassing.    

"I nearly fell fell asleep reading it!"

“With these, is it?   I nearly fell asleep reading it earlier,” Colin casually remarks.

Siôn is adamant that everything he produces is of a high standard – even the paper;   

"And the hole in your pocket"

“And the hole in your pocket after paying the bill!” adds Colin, 

"It will be great on the dartboard"

“Mind you, this will look great on the dartboard!”

Siôn complains about the photos of Mark

As he pays for his drink, Siôn comments that they will lose customers with all the photos of Mark around.

"Pint, please, Cassie"

Then Owain comes in;  “A pint please, Cassie.”   

"She's on her break"

Kath points out that she is on her break.   

"I'm sure it feels strange to turn down a man"

“I’m sure it feels strange to turn down a man – it’s not like you, from what I’ve heard,” he taunts.

Kath warns him that is enough, 

"A slut and a murderer!

but he carries on, nevertheless, “A slut and a murderer – aren’t I lucky?”

"Right – get out!"

Kath orders him out of the pub, but as he goes, 

"You won't get away with it for ever"

he predicts, “You won’t get away with it for ever!”

"How about November?"

At the reception desk in the hotel, Mathew regards May next year as so far away, so the man at the desk suggests November.   Mathew maintains they do not have time to save before then, then turns to Sioned to ask which she prefers.

"Winter or Summer?"

“Winter or Summer?”   Once again she says she does not know, possibly favouring Summer.   “Right, May the 15th?”

Sioned looks at her mother

Sioned looks across at her mother;  “Right, happy?” Mathew asks.   

She reluctantly nods her head

Despite looking horrified, she nods her head in agreement.   Then there is the matter of the deposit.

Eileen's displeasure is obvious

Eileen steps forward and Mathew can see that something is wrong, because Eileen is glowering at him.   

"I know it's a lot of money, Eileen"

“I know that it’s a lot of money, Eileen,” he says.

"It's not that!"

She breaks her silence;  “It’s not that!”   

"I know the last year was been a nightmare"

Mathew knows that the last year has been a nightmare for them all, but also knows . . .   

Sioned tries to stop him there;  

"Just stop, will you?"

“Just stop, will you?   

"I can't marry you, Math"

“I can’t marry you, Math.”   

He cannot believe what he is hearing

He looks at her in utter disbelief.

Now they want cocktails

At Ceffyl Du, Lleucu asks if Rhys will make some cocktails for them;  “Tonight is really special for Lleucs,” pleads Siwsi.   Lleucu adds that they are planning a party, 

"Could we have a special deal?"

so perhaps they could make a deal on the alcohol.

"I couldn't keep away . . ."

Indeg is sitting elsewhere and is surprised to see Owain return, maintaining that he could not keep away;  

". . . I want to hear about the girl who wants to be a councillor"

“I had to hear about the girl who wants to be a local councillor.”

"Your girlfriend?"

She invites him to sit with her, arguing that she has far more interesting things they can discuss, “Like your girlfriend.”   

"I don't have one"

He replies that he does not have one and enquires about her.

"I just like to have fun"

“There’s long queue of men, but I just like to have fun – a lot of fun.

"Sorry for wasting your time"

Mathew apologises for wasting the time of the receptionist;  

"I love you more than ever, Math"

Sioned assures him that she loves him more than ever, “But you just can’t marry me?” he snarls.

"It's so much to think about"

“It’s so much to think about, with the children and the farm – I don’t know if I want the stress of organising a wedding!”

"I didn't realise marrying me was so stressful!"

“Sorry  I didn’t realise that marrying me was so stressful!”

"We're happy as we are, aren't we?"

“That’s not what I mean – and you know that.   We’re happy as we are, aren’t we?   Why change that?”

"So why did you say yes?"

He cannot understand why she said yes, in that case;  

"Because I didn't want to hurt you!"

“Because I didn’t want to hurt you!”   

"Is this any better?"

He cannot believe that this situation is any better.

"Do you want to marry me?"

She pleads for a chance to explain properly, so he asks once more, “Do you want to marry me?”

Eileen and Melfa look on . . .

As the two mothers watch, 

. . . as Mathew waslks out

Sioned does not reply, so Mathew, who is in tears, walks out 

"I can't lose him!"

as Sioned sobs, “I can’t lose him!”

"Yo should have thought about that!"

Melfa snaps, “You should have thought about that before breaking his heart!”

Her mother hugs her

Eileen hugs Sioned, 

Sioned does not know what to do

who does not know what she is going to do now.