8 September 2026

"It doesn't look like years of memories"

It is moving day;  Sioned groans, “It doesn't look like years of memories, does it?” but Mathew replies that they will have plenty of opportunities to make more in the new house.  

"Once we've built it"

“Once we’ve built it,” she reminds him.

"The stock lorry has arrived"

Howard comes in to inform them that the stock lorry has just come into the yard.

Rhys has brought a thermometer 

Kelly is very busy at number 7 and Rhys arrives, bringing a thermometer with him;  “I had to go back to the Ceff to get one,” he tells her, but she is very unimpressed, insisting that she wanted a jam thermometer.

He points out that Colin does not sell them in the shop, and the one he has given her measures temperature;  one sniff 

"It stinks of hops!"

and she exclaims, “Oh, Rhys – it stinks of hops!” and he assures her that he has washed it.

"Get a cake from Tamed"

His suggestion is that she should just stick a couple of candles in a cake from Tamed.   She asks him, “Do you have any idea how many amazing birthday cakes Auntie Neet has made for me over the years?   

"Where do you want me to start?"

He asks where she wants him to start, but she answers, “Thank you – but I need to do this myself.”

"I know you want everything to be perfect"

Rhys can understand why she wants everything to be perfect, but stresses that no-one can tell – this might not be her last birthday.   

"That's not really helping"

“Saying things like that is really not helping,” she tells him, 

"I'll let you get on, then"

so he will go and let her get on, 

"That's probably for the best"

which she agrees, “Is probably for the best.”

"I wasn't expecting you back"

Siwsi is cleaning tables in Ceffyl Du and was not expecting Rhys to be back, but he says that Kelly has everything under control;  “She didn’t need my baking tips.”

"Baking?"

Siwsi is intrigued by this 

"I was the Kath cupcake champion"

and he boasts, “You’re looking at the ‘Matholwch Class’ cupcake champion!”   Siwsi says that she enjoys working there, so he continues, “Who wouldn’t enjoy spending time with a specimen like me?”

"I need a signature for this"

Mark comes bustling in with a parcel for which he needs a signature;  Rhys remarks that he looks very happy this morning 

"I've had a text from Cassie"

and he reveals, “I’ve just had a text from Cassie to tell me who my match is for the dating night.   He cannot wait to get out his phone 

They are impressed

and shows them her photo, which we, unfortunately, do not get to see.

Has Cassie sent you the wrong name?"

Rhys imagines that Cassie has texted him the wrong name and photo, then wants to know who Siwsi has been matched with, but she maintains that everyone is a bit too old for her.   

"Very interesting"

Then she receives the awaited message;  “Interesting – very interesting,” she comments, but will not say any more.

"You can't open the oven door"

Kelly opens the oven door and looks at her cake;  Ieuan comes in and warns her, “You can’t open the door, or the cake won’t rise.”

"All right, Mary Berry . . ."

“All right, Mary Berry, how many cakes have you ever made?”   He replies that he has watched Anita making plenty, 

"What should I write on the card?"

then wonders what he should write on the card.   

"Wife, happy birthday"

Kelly suggests, “Wife, happy birthday – a message from the heart.”   

"I'm going to pick up Auntie Neet"

Taking off her apron, she asks him to keep an eye on the cake, confirming that she has set the timer.

“I’m going to pick up Auntie Neet,” she says, 

"I've arranged to go with Diane"

but Ieuan stresses that there is no need to do that as he has arranged to go with Diane, who offered.   He suspects that it is an opportunity to see Dai and tells Kelly to stay and keep an eye on her cake.   

Kelly is even more convinced

After what she saw at The Glyndwr, this further strengthens Kelly’s suspicions.   

She looks at the card

She looks at the card to see what he has written;  ‘Much love, Ieuan.’

"The stock is leaving, Sioned"

At the farmhouse, Sioned is looking through old papers when her mother walks in to inform her that the stock is leaving.   

Sioned answers, “You need to take these boxes from here today.”

“Why can’t you leave them in the attic where they were?” Eileen wants to know.   

"You've let Dorian rent every inch of this house"

“Because you’ve let Dorian rent every inch of this house –and that includes the attic.”

'"It might be easier to throw it away"

Eileen suggests that it might be easier to throw it all away, as she has not looked at it for years.   

"There are pictures of Jim and Courtney here"

“There are pictures of Jim and Courtney here – and I’m sure I’ve just seen one of her school reports.   Do you want me to throw those away, too?”

"The lorry is about to leave"

Eileen points out that now is not the time;  “The stock lorry is about to leave, so come and say goodbye.   

Sioned tears ups some papers

Sioned continues tearing up pieces of paper, 

"Don't you want to say ta-ra?"

then Howard appears to invite her to come and say ta-ra.

"What's so important?"

“Why is it so important for me to say goodbye to the stock?   It’s just stock!” she snaps.

Mark brings the Deri's post 

In the Deri, Cassie is looking at the results when Mark comes in, still looking very happy;  

"Happy with your match?"

“Well, are you happy with your match?” she asks.   

"We're not in the same league!"

Mark is sure that she has made a mistake, because they are not in the same league, 

"It's your name she put down"

but Cassie insists, “It’s your name she wrote down – you’ll get confirmation of that when you phone her.   Don’t do it yet – you’ll look desperate.”

He takes no notice, but immediately sends a text, while Cassie cautions, “Don’t get upset if she doesn’t answer straightaway – she might be busy or working.”   

"Well, she's desperate for me!"

However, a couple of seconds later, there is a reply;  he laughs, “Well, she’s the desperate one – desperate for me, obviously!   She wants to meet today!”   

"Good luck, Mark"

Cassie wishes him good luck.

Eileen has been given the cash

At Penrhewl the requisite cash is handed over and the last of the stock leaves the farm.   Mathew, Howard and Chips the dog are watching 

"The end of an era"

and Eileen remarks, “There we are, then – the end of an era.”   

Sioned is watching . . .

Sioned comes out of the house just in time to see the trailer leaving, 

. . . with tears in her eyes

which brings tears to her eyes.

Kelly's cake is a failure . . .

Kelly is disappointed with her cake;  

. . . but Anita is arriving 

the front door opens and Ieuan helps Anita inside, 

Kelly grimaces

announcing that they are home.   

Anita sits in her familiar chair

She sits down in the armchair, as Kelly welcomes her, “There she is, the birthday girl!” and they sing ‘happy birthday’ to her.   

"Let's take off your coats"

Kelly takes off Anita’s coat and tells her that she is on the comfy chair.   

Anita is given a party hat

She places a party hat on her aunt’s head.

"A party in the Deri?"

Anita immediately asks, “A party in the Deri?”and is disappointed when told that it will be there in the house.   

"I've got that elderflower drink you like"

Kelly points out the banner, reading ‘Happy Birthday, Anita’.

“And I’ve got that elderflower drink you like,” Kelly adds, 

"I don't like this hat"

but Anita does not like that hat and takes it off.   

"No – food first, then presents"

Diane suggest that they could open the cards and presents, but this is immediately overruled by Kelly, who tells them all that there will be food first before the presents;  everything has been planned.

"I want a party in the Deri"

Anita is not keen on her elderflower drink and once again informs them, “I want a party in the Deri.”

"No-one wants a date with you!"

At Ceffyl Du, Hywel keeps looking at his phone, so Rhys comments, “When are you going to realise that no one wants a date with you?”   

"There must have been a delay"

Siwsi is sure that there must have been a delay and just then the message arrives.

"Well, who would have thought?"

“Well, who would have thought?” exclaims Hywel, so Rhys assumes that he has been matched with Cassie.

"Getting matches with your ex!"

“Embarrassing – getting matched with your ex!   Perhaps you should accept that you’re past it, Dad,” but he is told that the match is not Cassie.

Now Rhys has to go as his girlfriend is calling, 

"I actually have a girlfriend"

“Because I actually have one!” he brags

"Can I tell him, please?"

When he has gone, Hywel asks, “Can I tell him, please?”   

"Only if I can be there to see his face!"

Siwsi will only permit that if she can be there to see his face.

Presents are opened

Now it is time to open the presents;  there is one from Suzy, 

A 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle?

which is a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle (which may be slightly beyond Anita’s capability).   

"She won't be able to do this without help"

Ieuan looks worried;  “She won’t be able to do this without help.”

"I will if you don't want to"

Kelly offers to help her, “If you don’t want to,” she says, rather pointedly.   Once again, Anita tells them that she wants a party in the Deri, but again Kelly replies that they are having the party there, with balloons and bunting – and some music.

Anita is getting upset

Anita does not look at all happy at this prospect, 

"We should go to the Deri"

so Diane suggests that they should go to the Deri;  “Anita obviously wants to go there.”   Ieuan reminds her that Kelly has been to a lot of trouble, 

"She was happy there at one time"

but Diane continues, “She was happy there at one time – and perhaps she remembers how it made her feel.   I just want her to enjoy her birthday, that’s all.”

"Shall we go to the Deri?"

When Ieuan suggests that they could go over to the Deri, she agrees readily, but Kelly is offended.   “Diane’s right – she wants to be in the Deri.   I’ll go and get the wheelchair from the car,” says Ieuan.

Kelly has to accept they are going

Kelly comes to the conclusion that they are going to the Deri 

Anita looks excited

and Auntie Neet looks quite enthusiastic about the prospect.   

Rhys brings a replacement cakea

Rhys comes in through the back door, carrying a cake from Tamed;  he is sure that it will taste all right.

"Too late – we're going to the Deri"

“Too late – we’re going to the Deri,” Kelly tells him, “Because all my efforts aren’t good enough, apparently.”

Eileen selects some boxes

At Penrhewl, Eileen has made a pile of some boxes and will be back in the next few days to pick them up;  “You can do what you like with the rest,” she informs Sioned.

"Don't you want any of Dad's stuff?"

“Don’t you want any of Dad’s stuff?   Or Auntie Marian’s stuff?” Sioned demands and her mother tells her that they are her family.   “There’s a record here somewhere of generations of the family in Penrhewl – don’t you want anything?”

"Just throw it out"

Eileen simply says that if Sioned does not want anything, she should throw it out.   

"The money for the stock?"

“Hang on – haven’t you got something for me?   The money for the stock?” Sioned demands.

"My stock, my money"

“My stock, my money,” is Eileen’s answer.

"But I looked after that stock!"

“But I looked after that stock and I arranged for them to be sold!” Sioned shouts, 

Eileen has already gone

but by this time her mother has gone.   

Sioned knocks a box from the table . . .

She grabs her coat from the table, in the process knocking off a box of paperwork, 

. . . but leaves it on the floor

but then walks straight out.

"That's £1.90, please"

In the Deri, Anita is behind the bar, reliving old times and charging Ieuan £1.90 for his drink.   Rhys says that he will have one as well, at that price.

Cassie says that it is hard enough for small rural pubs as it is, 

"How about taking a break now?"

then suggests that Anita should take a break and she will take over.

"A time when she had nothing to do with me"

Ieuan admits to Diane that there is something about the place that makes Anita happy;  he groans, “A connection to a time when she had nothing to do with me.”

"It's not too much, is it?"

Mark has smartened himself up and hopes that it is not too much.   

"Women like men who make an effort"

“Women like men who make an effort,” Cassie tells him, while straightening his tie. 

Then she arrives

Then his date arrives and is introduced to Cassie;  

"Do you want to go somewhere else?"

he predicts that it will be busy in there and asks if she wants to go somewhere else.   He wishes Anita happy birthday 

As they go, they meet Mathew

and they leave, just as Matthew comes in with a gift from Anita’s friends at APD.

"Thank you all for coming over"

Ieuan gets up and would like to make a speech;  “Can I thank you all for coming over to celebrate the birthday of my dear wife, Anita.   

"Happy birthday to the best wife in the world!"

“It means a lot to us that you can celebrate with us and make memories.   So can I ask you to raise your glasses to wish a happy birthday to the best wife in the world?”

Sioned walks to a young oak tree . . .

Sioned walks across the field to a young oak sapling 

. . . where two ornaments are hanging

on which are hanging a couple of ornaments;  

She is feeling very emotional

she sadly removes them.

"This dating night has been a great success"

“This dating night has been a success, you know,” remarks Hywel, as we see that Mark and his date are at Ceffyl Du.   “Why did you put my name?”

"I know you and you're not a weirdo"

Siwsi replies that she knows him and he is not a weirdo;  “And I have more fun talking to you than anyone else.”   

Hywel feels the same

He feels exactly the same way, maintaining that Rhys will just have to deal with it.  Siwsi tells him to arrange a drink and she will be there, but warns that she will not wear heels as high as Mark’s date.

Mark gets up . . .

Mark comes over and is asked how it is going;  

. . . looking for someone to rescue him

“You have to save me!” he gasps, “She’s choosing the name of our second child now!”

Sioned in back in the farmhouse . . .

Sioned comes back into the farmhouse kitchen, 

. . . and puts down the ornaments

puts down the ornaments on the table and sets about clearing up the paperwork on the floor.   

She finds a monogrammed handkerchief . . .

She comes across a handkerchief, with her father’s initials, D R, embroidered upon it, 

. . . then his will

 then his will.   

Something else catches her eye . . .

She puts it into the box then finds another will, dated after the first, 

. . . a later will containing something interesting

but which leaves the sum of £100,000 to her, 

She is at first confused . . .

which at first she finds perplexing, 

. . . but then realises the enormity of this

but then realises what it means.

Mathew is leaving now

Mathew leaves the Deri, while Diane and Ieuan are sitting a short distance away;  

"It was worth bringing her to the Deri"

“It was worth bringing her to the Deri.”   

Diane continues that she was happy here, 

"With Meic"

and he adds rather wistfully, “With Meic.”

"And she's happy today – with you"

She reminds him that Anita is happy today – with Ieuan;  “And I’m here for both of you – you know that.”   Ieuan agrees. that they are lucky to have her.

"Without having to worry about Dai"

“It’s so nice to be able to concentrate on this party today, without having to worry about Dai all the time.”  

"Still being stubborn, is he?"

Ieuan appreciates that Dai is still being stubborn, but she does not want to think about him today;  “It’s Anita's Day.”

"What's going on, Kel?"

Kelly looks across at the pair of them and Rhys wants to know what is going on;  “Something’s obviously bothering you.”

"Ieuan and Diane"

She confides in him, “I can’t believe I’m about to say this – I think there’s something going on between Ieuan and Diane.”

"Look what I found"

Sioned is now at the shop flat to see her mother;  “I was going through a few boxes earlier – Dad’s stuff.   Look what I found.”   Eileen can see that it is Denzil’s will.

"But there's a more recent one . . ."

“That’s the one we used – but look, there’s a more recent one – 

". . . he signed just before he died"

“he signed it just before he died – 

"I was supposed to inherit his £100,000, not you!"

“I was supposed to inherit his £100,000, not you.   

"What are we going to do about it?"

And I want to know what we’re going to do about it – now!”

Eileen has a problem here

Eileen appears to be in rather a quandary here.