23 August 2026

20 August 2026

"Time to get up, Indeg!"

Iolo shouts upstairs to Indeg that it is time to get up or he will be late for work;  

Then he finds a note

then he notices a handwritten message on the table, which he does not appreciate.

Sioned is reminiscing

At the farm, Sioned and Mathew are looking through old family photos;  “The children won’t have the same upbringing as I’ve had here – 

"We're going be on the homeless list"

“at this rate we’re going to be on the council’s homeless list.”   

"It won't come to that"

Mathew is sure that it will not come to that, but Sioned continues, “We have less than three weeks to find somewhere to live – and there’s nothing available, I’ve looked.”

He rejects a call from Siôn 

Mathew’s phone sounds and he finds that it is a call from Siôn which he rejects.   

"Everything is going to be all right"

Then he leaves the farmhouse, shouting upstairs to Sioned, “I’ll see you later, OK?   Try not to worry, Sions – everything is going to be all right.”

Eleri hammers in Jinx's door

Eleri is urgently knocking on the door of number nine, but receives no reply.   Eileen is passing and asks her how her father is;  she simply replies, “No change.”   

"What happened, then?"

Eileen wants to know what happened, as she has been told by Britt that he fell, but then Siôn told her that the police were sniffing about.

Eleri does not answer

Eleri continues knocking on the door, 

Eileen looks for Huwi

so Eileen walks away, calling for Huwi.   

He's down there"

Mathew has just emerged from the alley and points out to her that Huwi is down the back lane.   

"Can you talk to Sioned?"

He asks Eileen if she can go to Penrhewl to talk to Sioned today, to see if they can reach some kind of compromise.

"I'm not going to change my mind"

“I’m not going to change my mind!” she snaps, so he replies that he is sure that Sioned will keep that in mind when they are sleeping on the street.   She continues on her way, shouting Huwi’s name.

It is Siôn again

Mathew receives another call from Siôn;  “Look, I’m 100 yards away,” he says, 

"What do you mean – around the back?"

“What do you mean – around the back?   Why do I have to go around the back?   

Mathew is being spied upon

“All right, I’ll be there now.”   He does not know that Garry is lurking in the alley, listening to him.

Britt is cleaning the chapel

Meanwhile, Britt is cleaning in the chapel, laboriously removing chewing gum from under the seats.   

"Why do we have to sneak around like this?"

She hears Mathew complaining, “I just don’t understand why we have to sneak around like this – 

"It's like you want to hide it"

“it’s like you want to hide this from the world.

Now Britt is intrigued

Britt takes a keen interest as Siôn insists that he is not hiding anything;  “You don’t want to tell Megan,” he is reminded, but Siôn maintains that he does not want to worry her.

"Everyone's going to find out"

“It’s just easier sometimes, until we know the scale of the problem,” he goes on.   Mathew points out that he already knows that the job is going to cost around £50,000 – and everyone is going to find out at some point.

"And now is the perfect time to share . . ."

Britt pops up from her hiding place, announcing, “And now is the perfect time to share – 

". . . what's going on"

“what’s going on?”

Eileen has brought Huwi to Y Felin 

Eileen has brought Huwi to Y Felin for Iolo to look after, but he tries to explain, “The thing is, Indeg has let me down and there wasnt any room left in the kids club, 

"I can't have him today"

“so I can’t have Huwi-John today.”

"That was what we agreed"

Eileen reminds him that she took Greta out the other day on condition that he would look after Huwi-John today.   When he tells her that he has plumbing work to do today, she announces that she has VAT work to do and that a deal is a deal.

"Don't eat it all at once, mind"

She warns her son not to eat all his food at once, adding, “He eats all day and night,” then kisses him and leaves the house, ignoring Iolo’s protests.  

"Why don't you play upstairs?"

He suggests that they should go and play upstairs while he tries to sort something out.

"You'll need at least £20,000"

Mathew informs Britt that he will need at least £20,000 to start the work, but has been assured by Siôn that the money is available.   

"I need to know where I stand . . ."

He does not know what is going on between the two of them, but he does need to know where he stands;  

". . . let me know as soon as possible"

“So if you can let me know as soon as possible, that would be great.”

"What's going on, Siôn?"

When Mathew has gone, Britt demands to know what is going on;  

"I'm waiting for another quote"

Siôn maintains that he is waiting for another quote.   

"Garry's throwing money about like confetti!"

Britt proposes having a chat with Garry, who is throwing money about like confetti these days;  “He can pay to fix the roof.”

"No – you can't tell him!"

She is warned that she cannot tell Garry;  “He has been lying to you – he still wants to buy this place and turn it into flats.”   

"Garry wouldn't do something like that"

Britt cannot believe that Garry would really do something like that to her, 

"I've seen the plans"

but he tells her that he has seen the plans.

"There will be nothing left for you to clean"

“If Garry gets his way, there won't be a ‘big seat’ or a pew left for you to clean.”   Britt walks out of the chapel.

"When did I ever let you down?"

Garry is in the deli, informing someone on the phone, “I said no problem – when did I ever let you down?   I’ll be there tonight, OK?”

Eleri notices Garry

Eleri is passing and when she sees Garry she comes in;  

"Have you been in touch with Kyle?"

“Have you been in contact with Kyle?”   

"Why would I do that?"

He wonders why he would want to do that.   “I just want to make sure I’m rid of him once and for all,” she snarls.

"Don't you need those fake passports?"

Garry assumes that it has something to do with the accident in the Deri;  “Am I right to think you no longer need the fake passports?”   

"I'm not planning on going anywhere"

She confirms that she is not planning on going anywhere, so he will withdraw the advert for a new manager for Brynawelon.

"Seren is resting here"

“Seren is resting here and I get a lot of comfort from saying a prayer for her every day – well, when I’m not scraping chewing gum off the pews, says Britt.   “How do you know all about this, anyway?”

"Garry asked me to persuade the members"

“Because Garry asked me to persuade the members to sell the chapel to him,” Siôn replies 

"That's not going to happen"

and Britt is confident that is not going to happen.   “That’s why do we have to fix the roof quietly, before Garry uses all the work that needs doing to frighten people into thinking the place is more hassle than it’s worth.”

"You're going to double-cross Garry?"

Britt realises that he is going to double-cross Garry; 

"Are you brave enough to betray your brother?"

“The question is, are you brave enough to betray your brother in order to save the chapel?” he asks.

Iolo has gone to Maes-y-Deri 

As a last resort, Iolo has taken Greta and Huwi to Maes-y-Deri, in the hope that Dani can look after them.   

"She's feeding Llamas with Gabriel"

Mark advises that she is feeding Llamas somewhere with Gabriel;  “What’s going on here?   I don’t run a crèche!”   Iolo tells him that he will not be able to do the job on his washing machine today.

"I've got three days' worth of washing"

“I’ve got three days worth of washing in my machine because of you!” Mark complains, “I have enough on my plate with Mam and Brynmor in hospital.”

"Mark's got a cool Xbox!"

Greta has already discovered Mark’s ‘cool’ Xbox and wants to play on it, 

"I don't want the settings changed"

but he does not want the settings changed.   He has a headache and does not want too much noise, so Iolo is about to take the children away again.

"I want to wash my pants!"

Mark stops him;  “No, I want to be able to wash my pants – like you’ve promised for days.”   Iolo tells the children to go out of the back and play while he fixes this for Mark, 

"It's boring!"

but Huwi does not want to and Greta describes it as boring.

A bribe does the trick

Iolo successfully bribes them by promising them each a bag of chips afterwards.   Mark is going upstairs for a lie down while Iolo fixes the washing machine.

Siôn looks at the façade of Bethania

As Siôn is looking up at Bethania, Garry approaches;  

"What were you discussing?"

“What were you and Mathew discussing, then?

"Help me to do the right thing"

Britt is inside the chapel, praying, “Help me to do the right thing because I only have Garry left now in terms of blood relatives – well, apart from the children of course.”

"The roof needs fixing"

Siôn replies that the roof needs fixing and that it is a lot of work, “And if the work is done, the members won’t want to sell.”   

"Where's this going, Siôn?"

Garry enquires where all this is going.   “We avoid doing the work by not telling Megan, your sister, the members, because if it deteriorates, it will become too expensive, 

"You'll get it for half-price"

“they won’t want to keep it and you’ll get it for half the price.  You have to trust me, Garry.   I promise, your name will be on the deeds before you can sing the first verse of ‘Gentle Jesus’!”   

He hopes that the ruse has worked

Siôn walks away, hoping that he has convinced Garry.

"You know better than anyone . . ."

“You know better than anyone how much family means to me – but if he's up to his old tricks again . . .” Britt ends her prayer.

"I'm busy, Eileen!"

Mathew comes out of the deli, where he encounters Eileen;  he tells her that he is busy, but she maintains that she does not want things to be awkward between them.   

"Well, you know what to do, then"

“Well, you know what to do, then.” he says, “Go to Penrhewl and talk to Sioned, please.”

Then she notices . . .

Before she can answer, she notices 

. . . Greta and Huwi coming out of the shop

Greta and Huwi coming out of the shop and goes across to question them.   

Guests are leaving number 10 . . .

Mathew has witnessed Rhys’ latest guests coming out of number 10 

. . . shutting the door behind them

and loading up their car which gives him an idea.

"Rhys, I've got an offer for you"

He is quickly on the phone to Rhys;  “Look, I’ve got an offer for you.”

"Can I expect you back at work?"

As they walk from Cysgod y Glyn, Garry asks if he can expect Eleri back at work tomorrow.   “Of course – unless Dad gets worse – 

"I'm not psychic, am I?"

“I’m not psychic, am I?   I just hope he stabilises over the next few days.”

"Can you keep an eye on everything?"

Garry reveals that he has to go away for a while and just wanted to check that she is all right to keep an eye on everything.   “Exactly what kind of ‘everything’?” she wants to know.

"Emrys isn't responding well"

“Emrys isn’t responding well to the antibiotics and I’m just worried that if he gets worse while I’m away . . .”   Eleri stops him there, reminding him that she said she would help him clean the money, but not the nitty-gritty.

"I just want you to monitor thing"

“Yes, I know that – I just want you to monitor things.   If Emrys or anyone else leaves us, can you let me know?”

"For a bigger cut!"

She agrees, with one condition;  “For a bigger cut!”   He reminds her that she already gets one third, so she stipulates that she wants 50%.   

"You didn't get rid of Kyle"

“You didn’t get rid of Kyle, so why should I accept less?   50% – or you can find someone else to do your dirty work.”

She looks triumphant

He has little choice but to agree and Eleri is glad they have sorted that out;   “See you when I see you,” he says.

The back door slams into Iolo

Eileen has taken the children back to Maes-y-Deri;  as they come in through the back door, they collide with Iolo, who is working under the worktop with the plumbing.

"That's not much supervision!"

“That’s not much supervision!” moans Eileen, “And they've stolen sweets from the shop!”

"Huwi said we were allowed to"

“Huwi said we were allowed to,” Greta tells her father.

“Did Daddy say you were allowed to go to the village,” demands Eileen, “Anything could have happened – cars race around this estate!”

"This arrangement is not working"

Iolo maintains that this confirms that the arrangement is not working, 

"You still owe me a day's babysitting"

but she is adamant that he owes her a day’s babysitting because today does not count.

She takes Huwi and leaves the house, 

"Sorry, Dad – it was Huwi's idea"

as Greta apologises, “Sorry, Dad – it was Huwi’s idea.”

As Garry passes MFC . . .

Garry strides along the High Street, 

. . . Britt calls him inside

but as he passes MFC, Britt calls him inside.   

Siôn is nearby . . . 

Siôn is also walking in that direction, but keeps out of sight, 

. . . and positions himself by the door

then sidles up towards the door in order to hear what is going on.

"I have a surprise for you"

A little way along the road, Sioned is asking Mathew what is so important and he reveals that he has a surprise for her.

“Math, I’m not in the mood for surprises,” she groans.

"I'be found us a house!"

He believes that she will be in the mood for this one;  “I’ve found us a house!”

Siôn has a phone call

Siôn, outside MFC, has a call on his phone;  

"What?   Is he all right?"

“What?   Is he all right?”

"This is only temporary"

Sioned tells Matthew that she will go and fetch the car, but he insists there is no need for that;  “Use your imagination, because this is only temporary.   Rhys has said we can have this house – mates’ rates,” 

Mathew hands her the key

and he hands her the key to number 10.

Mark is complaining

Iolo is writing out an invoice for Mark when he arrives;  however, he is not there for that, but is complaining that someone spilt a drink over the Xbox.

Greta things it wise to disapear

Greta hears this, so decides that she is going upstairs to play, but Iolo stops her.   

"Are you sure you didn't spill it?"

“Are you sure you didn’t spill the drink?” Iolo asks Mark, who answers that he is not allowed to drink that energy stuff because of his kidney.   

"You're not supposed to drink that stuff"

Then Iolo turns to Greta;  “You’re not supposed to drink that stuff either – and don't say it was Huwi because he went straight back with Eileen.”   

"Sorry, Dad – honest"

Greta assures her father that she is sorry;  

"I'll deal with you later"

he will deal with her later.

Mark recalls that Ricky was like that when he was young, but they grow out of it;  

Mark will expect a reduction on his bill

“I expect you to take the price of a secondhand one off the invoice.”   Iolo has to agree and Mark leaves the house.   

Then comes a phone call from his father

Iolo then has a phone call from his father.

"Yes, this will do"

Sioned reaches the conclusion that number 10 will do and thanks Mathew.   

"I now this is not what you wanted, so . . ."

He tells her, “I know this is not what you wanted for Jac and Lili, so look at this.”   

". . . this is our future"

He shows her some drawings and plans, describing them as, “Our future.   We are going to buy a plot of land near Penrhewl 

"Exactly like you want"

“and I’m going to build the perfect home on it for us and the children, exactly like you want.”

"You're incredible!"

“You’re incredible, do you know that?” she says.   He continues that he hopes one day the children will look back at photos of the four of them and will want the same for their children as well just like her this morning.

"I don't know what I've done to deserve you"

“I dont know what I’ve done to deserve you,” Sioned tells him 

She kisses him

and kisses him.   “When will we be moving in there, then?”

"Five or six years . . .`'

Mathew predicts that it will be in five or six years – 

". . . fingers crossed"

hopefully.

Garry comes out again

When Garry emerges from MFC, Siôn is still hanging around by the door.   

"Garry's going up to Newcastle"

Britt enlightens him that Garry is going up to Newcastle to see Aaron, for a week or two.   

"I shall be 'off grid' for a while'

Garry says that he is going to be ‘off grid’ for a while, so his sister tells him to enjoy himself.

"Worried that I've betrayed you?"

Then she turns to Siôn;  “Are you worried that I’ve betrayed you?”   

"I know how important family is to you"

He knows how important family is to her, 

"I'm gpimng to look after the family – God's family"


so she goes on, “Exactly – that’s why I’ve decided to look after the family – God’s family.   

"So while that swine is on his travels . . ."

“So while that swine is on his travels, we have a lot of work to do, pronto.”

'I have to go to Uncle Cyril"

Siôn announces that he has to go away too;  “Do you remember Uncle Cyril, Dad’s brother?   He’s had a heart attack – I have to go to look after him and I don’t know when I’ll be back.”

"Don't you worry about Bethania'

Britt tells him to go and not to worry about Bethania, “Because I’'m going to raise the money while Garry’s away.”   

"You have to keep my name out of it"

Siôn insists that she has to keep his name out of it.

"Bethania's future is safe in my hands"

She is adamant, “Bethania’s future is safe in my hands,” and he is very grateful to her.