24 May 2022

Brynmor keeps an eye on Kath

Brynmor is checking to make sure Kath takes her tablets and asks if she is all right;  

"Perhaps should call the doctor"

“You’ve been quiet all weekend – perhaps we should call the doctor.”   She will not hear of that, insisting that she is fine.   “I don’t want you suffering, you know,” he says, 

"I'm fine, Brynmor"

and she repeats that she is fine, but he suspects that something is the matter.

He has bought her flowers . . .

He has brought her a bunch of flowers, announcing, “These are for you, because I know you love roses,” 

. . . and produces a box of chocolates

and produces a box of chocolates.

"You only buy me chocolates when you feel guilty"

“You usually only buy me chocolates when you feel guilty!” she snaps, and he replies that Cassie bought the chocolates.   

"I'll make you a nice coffee"

Now he is going to make her a nice coffee.   

Kath is suspicious

Kath’s mind is coming to all kinds of conclusions.

"You're not going to believe this"

At Llwyncelyn, Hywel comes in and sighs, “You’re not going to believe this.”   Gaynor realises that he must have had bad news and sympathises with him, 

"The Chairman of the Planning Committee!"

then he sits down and reveals to her, “You’re looking at the new chairman of the Planning Committee!” and this changes her expression.   

"That's a feather in your cap"

She regards this as a feather in his cap, and he comments wryly, “Not everyone will be happy – 

"I'd love to see Ieuan Griffiths's face"

“I’d love to see Ieuan Griffiths’ face when he finds out.”   She agrees that she would pay good money to see that, and warns him that it will not be long before all the grovelling starts;  

"Can you cope with all the kow-towing?"

she wonders if he can cope with all the kow-towing.   He is confident that he will manage.

“I’m sure you will, Mr Chairman!” she laughs, 

"A shame that Dad is not still alive"

and he regrets that his father is not alive, as he would have loved this development.   Gaynor knows that his father would be very proud of him.   Hywel thinks that things are looking up for them now.

"We've never been nominated for anything"

In the Deri, as Mathew drinks his coffee, Jason proudly remarks, “Well, well – we’ve never been nominated for anything before – a black tie do and everything!”   Mathew hopes that his dinner jacket is not covered in mothballs – because the Glyndwr is posh.   

"I can do posh, Mathew"

Jason replies, “I can do posh – what are you worried about?”

"Tyler told me about it"

Anita comes in and has already been informed by Tyler about the nomination;  

"Carmarthen Small Business Awards"

“Carmarthen Small Business Awards – what do you think of that?” exclaims Mathew.   

"Possibly a handbag"

Anita thinks that she will have to buy a new dress and shoes – possibly a handbag.

Jason looks concerned and wonders if Mathew is going to tell her;  

"There are only two tickets, Anita"

“Sorry, Anita – there are only two tickets,” and she is furious that she cannot go.

“If it was up to Mathew and me, you and Tyler would be there too,” Jason tells her, “But two tickets are two tickets.”   

"We could takes photos of ourselves"

Mathew suggests that they could take photos of the two of them there, so she can experience the ceremony.

"Ooh – I can't wait!"

Anita sarcastically says that she cannot wait and walks away.   “Anita, there’s no need to be like that,” Jason calls after her.

"You left your keys in the door"

Colin arrives at the chippy flat with two bags of shopping and Gaynor follows him up the stairs;  “Didn’t you hear me shouting?” she demands, “It must be old age – you left your keys in the door – anyone could have walked in.”   

"Don't tell Britt, will you?"

He hopes that she will not tell Britt, or she will throttle him;  he offers Gaynor a cup of tea.

"Izzy's scholarship is doing some good"

“Oh, by the way, Dani’s been accepted on the Open University’s criminology course – so Izzy’s scholarship is doing some good.”   

Colin is pleased to hear that, and Gaynor comments, “It’s nice to have some good news – 

She tells Colin of Hywel's new title

“and Hywel’s the new chairman of the council’s Planning Committee.”

Colin was unaware that Hywel was going for it, and she tells him that they were keeping it quiet, just in case.   “He must be popular there.”   

"So everything must go through him now"

Colin realises that everything must go through him now, and remarks that it must be something in the air;  

"What did you think of Lois' good news?"

“What do you think of Lois’ good news?   A teaching job in Lesotho, of all places – fair play to her.”

Gaynor looks blankly

He deduces from Gaynor’s disappointed expression that she did not know about it, 

"The FaceTime connection was a bit dodgy"

and says that the FaceTime connection was a bit dodgy last night;  “She probably couldn’t get through.”

"Or she doesn't want to get in touch with me"

Gaynor has other ideas;  “Or she’s still angry and doesn’t want to get in touch with me.”   He assures her that that has now been sorted and she should not worry.   

"Have a Jammie Dodger!"

He offers her a Jammie Dodger, but that does not seem to improve her mood.

They look forward too the event

In the Deri, Mathew and Jason are laughing about their attire for this important occasion;  “Dickie bows – we’ll be sharp, Jason!” says Mathew, 

"Someone's in a good mood"

and Siôn, who has just come in, remarks that someone is in a good mood.

“We’ve just been nominated for Business of the Year in the Carmarthenshire Small Business Awards,” he is informed.   He rather half-heartedly congratulates them, and Jason wonders if his bookshop business has been nominated.

"I'm not sure I believe in awards . . ."

“No, not yet – but I’m not sure I believe in awards, to be honest,” Siôn replies, “I’m not one for the razzmatazz and all that nonsense – 

". . . just an excuse for a night out"

“at the end of the day, it's just an excuse for a night out.”   

Jason is reminded of a clash of dates

Anita has been listening to this, and reminds Jason, “You do realise the ceremony’s all the same night as ‘Twm Sion Cati a’r Teigr’?” [Twm Sion Cati – the Welsh ‘Robin Hood’]   He had not realised the dates were the same, 

"Ifan's performing for the first time"

and she explains to Mathew, “Ifan’s performing for the first time with the drama club.”

Siôn maintains that he has to be there for the performance, 

"The awards are a big deal"

and Jason is torn between the two, pointing out that the awards are a big deal.   

"The show's a big deal for Ifan"

Anita stresses that the show is a big deal for Ifan;  “He made us all sit in a row last night so that we could practice clapping at the end of the play.”

"There will be plenty of school plays, Jase"

Mathew promises him that there will be plenty of school plays, 

"But this will be Ifan's first one"

but Anita is even more insistent that this will be Ifan’s first one, and after finishing her drink, again walks away.   

Jason has rather a problem here

Jason is left in somewhat of a dilemma.

Scrambled eggs on toast . . .

A plate of scrambled eggs on toast is in front of Kath, 

. . . but Kath is not hungry

but she informs Brynmor that she is not hungry.   He insists that she has to eat, and he assumes, “It’s because it doesn’t have brown sauce on it – but, if you want, 

"Don't say I don't spoil you"

“I’ll go to the shop to get more.   Just don’t say that I don’t spoil you,” and off he goes. 

"Social Services said they'd phone me back"

Sioned is complaining to DJ, “But social services said they’d phone me back – that was on Thursday, and I’m still waiting!”   He replies that she only wants to know where Alaz is, but she says it would be easier to get blood out of a stone.   

"There was no-one available"

“I tried phoning them before we went for our run – guess what ?  There was no-one available!”

Eileen has a delivery problem

Eileen is on the phone, pointing out, “I want the delivery today, not tomorrow – if you can’t do it, I’ll have to look for another supplier.”   

"Can you cover in the shop on Saturday?"

Then she asks, “Sioned, can you cover in the shop on Saturday?   Llinos is going to a wedding and I forgot.”

"Why can't you do it yourself?"

When Sioned enquires why she cannot do it herself, she is told, “I’m meeting the financial adviser first thing, and then at eleven, there is the annual Myrddin Organic Producers’ lecture.”   

"I might want to go to that"

Sioned suggests that she might want to go to that, and her mother laughs, “You’ve never been to a lecture – you’d be bored stiff!”

“Will you be back by lunchtime?” Sioned demands, 

"Huwi has a soft play afternoon"

and when she is told that Huwi has a soft play afternoon that day, 

Sioned raises objections

objects to her mother going there, “If I have been working all morning.”

“But I’ve promised Huwi,” says Eileen, and Sioned objects to having to be slaving away while her mother is having a ‘jolly’ all day.   “Is it too much to ask you to help out?” Eileen snarls, but she is accused of telling Sioned, rather than asking.

"I'll cover for you, Eileen"

DJ volunteers to cover, 

"Nice to know someone is a team player"

and is told that it is nice to know that someone is a team player.   

"We've both got plans!"

Sioned growls, “That’s ironic – I enjoy the way you talk about being a team player when it suits you.   Neither DJ or I are going to work on Saturday – we’ve got plans!”   

This does not please Eileen 

Eileen walks away with a surly expression, 

Sioned glowers at DJ

while Sioned and DJ look angrily at each other.

"There should be a law against it"

Gaynor stands dejectedly in the shop while Brynmor remarks, “I can’t think of anything worse than brown sauce on scrambled eggs – there should be a law against it.   But there we go, if that’s what she wants.”   When Gaynor enquires, he says that Kath is not in great spirits, 

Gaynor purloins a bottle of Prosecco . . .

and then Gaynor picks up the bottle of Prosecco from the counter and puts it in her Y Winllan carrier bag, 

. . . and is about to make a hurried exit . . .

leaving the shop pretty smartly.

. . . when she is called back

She is very worried when Brynmor shouts at her to stop, thinking that her theft has been noticed, 

"You left your purse on the counter"

but he simply wants to inform that she has left her purse on the counter, so she picks it up.

"It wouldn't hurt you to help out"

“All I’m saying is it wouldn’t hurt you you to help out,” DJ tells Sioned, but she reminds him of the way her mother asked.

"She gets on my nerves!"

“She says, instead of asking – she gets on my nerves!” Sioned continues, as Eileen walks into the room, unnoticed.

"Oh, I get on your nerves, do I?"

“Oh, I get on your nerves, do I?   Despite feeding and housing you,” her mother snarls, but DJ tries to point out that Sioned did not mean it like that.   

"Yes I did mean it like that!"

Sioned makes it very clear that she did.

"You'll own the shop one day"

“You’ll own the shop one day,” explains Eileen, 

"Consolation prize!"

which Sioned regards as the consolation prize, and predicts that if she works on Saturday, her mother will put her in the shop every time if Kath does not come back.

"I haven't made a decision yet"

Eileen maintains that she has not made any decision yet;  “But you have decided who gets this place!” Sioned rages, and Eileen emphasises that she is not changing her mind about that, so there is no point looking at her like that.

"We're moving to Deri Fawr!"

“All right – there’s no point in me and DJ being here, then – we’re moving to Deri Fawr!”    Eileen protests that they cannot go now, as she cannot cope with everything, 

"Ask for help – from Huwi-John!""

so Sioned recommends, “Ask for help – from Huwi-John!   Come on, DJ – we’re going to pack!”   DJ says nothing, but follows  Sioned out of the room,

Gaynor looks at her purloined Prosecco

Gaynor arrives home and removes the bottle of Prosecco from her bag, placing it on the table.   

Then there is a call from Lois

At that moment her mobile phone sounds, and she discovers with joy that Lois is Colin    

"Lois – how are you?"

She excitedly asks how her daughter is.

"Yes, we are very pleased, Eileen"

Eileen has taken a box of vegetables to Bryntirion, where she congratulates Jason on the nomination;  “You must be over the moon.”   Jason confesses that they are very pleased.   “And I hear that there’s a ‘do’ – exciting.”

“And we’ve got a good chance of winning as well,” Jason tells her, 

"I've also got a good chance"

to which Eileen replies that she also has a good chance.   He is surprised that APD and Cae Glas are up against each other for the same award.

“That e-mail is the only good thing that’s happened today,” she grumbles, 

Eileen leaves Bryntirion 

but she does not go into details and leaves the house.   Jason tells Anita that Cae Glas is up for the same award, and grumbles that they had better win, or they will never hear the end of it.

"I have to go to town anyway"

“Are you sure you can take Ifan to the dentist later?” he asks, and Anita says she has to go to town anyway.   

She reminds Jason that he has to tell Ifan that he will not be able to go to the show;  

"He's been saying upstairs how excited he is"

“All he’s been saying upstairs is how excited he is for Dadi to see him acting.”   

"I don't want to break his heart"

Jason cannot bear to break his heart like that, but Anita insists that he must be told;  

"Sara won't be there either, will she?"

“Just don’t get upset if he starts to cry – the thing is, Sara won’t be there either, will she?”

"I'll tell Mathew I can't go . . ."

Jason appreciates that all the other children’s Mami and Dadi will be there;  “OK, fine – I’ll tell Mathew I can’t go – happy now?   Who’s going instead of me?   

". . . and you'll want to watch Ifan"

“You can’t go because you’ll want to watch Ifan in the show.”

"Only two members of each family . . ."

Presumably as Anita has already planned, she points out, “I can’t go if you’re going with Kelly, because only two members of every family are allowed to go – that’s school rules – 

". . . so I can go on your behalf"

“but that’s OK now, because I can go to the Glyndwr on your behalf.”

"Isn't it lucky how things work out?"

Jason sarcastically comments, “Well, isn’t it lucky how things work out?” and Anita insists that she is only trying to help.

Those scrambled eggs must be cold my nob

The scrambled eggs on are now laced with brown sauce;  “Exactly how you like them,” says Brynmor, “I’ve been all the way to the shop to get that sauce.”

"I didn't ask you to go, did I?"

Kath moans, “Well, I didn’t ask you to go, did I?”   He urges her to eat it, 

"I'm doing my best here, Kath"

stressing that he is doing his best here, and she must tell him if there is something wrong.   He decides that he is phoning the doctor.

"Tyler told me about you and Cassie . . ."

She forbids him to do that, so he wants to know what is wrong with her;  “What’s wrong with me?   I know, Brynmor.   Tyler told me about you and Cassie.   

". . . your dirty little affair!"

“Your dirty little affair – don’t you deny it.   Tyler told me because Mark was too afraid to say.”

"Not this again!"

“Oh no, not this again!” Brynmor groans, as she accuses him of lying about where he was when she fell.

"Mark's filmed you"

“You were with her, weren’t you?   And I know of every other time you’ve been together, because Mark’s filmed you!   How could you?”   

"You'd rather believe Mark and Tyler than me?"

Brynmor protests that Cassie is just a friend, and he is amazed that she would rather believe Mark or Tyler than him.   “Mark and Tyler worry about me,” she tells him.

"You're totally paranoid!"

“I worry about you!” Brynmor shouts, “You’re totally paranoid – do you know that?”   

"Exactly what Dyff said when he was sleeping with Jean!"

Kath recalls that is exactly what Dyff told her when he was sleeping with Jean McGurk, “So forgive me if I don’t believe you!”   At this point, Mark comes in silently through the back door.

"I'm not that idiot Dyff!"

Brynmor rages, “I’m not blinkin’ Dyff!   Why are you letting what happened with that idiot affect us?”

"Don't talk about Dad like that!"

Mark demands, “Oi – don’t talk about Dad like that!”

"Here he is – Franco Zeffirelli!"

“Here he is – Franco Zeffirelli!   You little coward!” yells Brynmor, 

"Tyler told me about the affair"

and Kath enlightens Mark that Tyler told her about the affair.   

“I told you nothing was happening!” Brynmor emphasises, “But no, you had to film us.”

"Only because I knew you were lying"

“Only because I knew you were lying,” snarls Mark, and Brynmor accuses him of ruining the relationship.   

"I'm looking after my Mam"

“I’m looking after my mother,” Mark points out.

"I'm giving you a chance to be completely honest"

Kath tells the pair of them that is enough; “I’m going to give you a chance now, Brynmor, to be completely honest – right?   

Brynmor is despondent

“And if you’re enough of a man to do that, perhaps we’ve got a chance.”

Gaynor ends the phone call

Gaynor ends the phone call with Lois, just as Hywel comes in, and she tells him that Lois sends her regards;  

"She's teaching in Lesotho"

“She’s got a job in Qaba, Lesotho, teaching ten-year-olds.   She loves it – she wanted to phone me last night, but her phone died.   

"The school's generator is dodgy"

“The school’s generator is dodgy – and there I was, worrying needlessly.

"Is that for me?"

He notices the bottle on the table and asks, “Is that for me?”   She replies that of course it is, and wonders if he fancies going out somewhere posh tonight.

"We'll have to get used to the high life"

“We’ll have to get used to the high life if we’re mixing with the important people!”   

"We'd better book a taxi, then"

He thinks they had better book a taxi, so they can enjoy that bottle.

"He's 'done the dirty' on you, Mam!"

Mark has not calmed down;  “Good grief, Mam, you can’t give a second chance to someone who’s ‘done the dirty’ on you!”   Brynmor protests that he has not ‘done the dirty’ on anyone.   

"Can you explain the kiss, then?"

“Can you explain the kiss, then?”

He does explain, “That was just a kiss on the cheek – Cassie was thanking me for the meal I bought her – 

"Before you say anything . . . "

“and before you say anything – “it was a meal to thank Cassie for coming to Swansea to help me look for a car for you!”

"A car?   What car?'

Talk of a car surprises Kath, so he goes on, “A surprise for when you’ve recovered – an automatic.   I thought it would be easier for you to drive.”

"Convenient we're only hearing about this car now?"

“Isn’t it convenient that we’re only hearing about this blinkin’ car now?” sneers Mark, and again it is pointed out that it was supposed to be a surprise.

"Go on – phone Cassie now!"

“If you don’t believe me, phone Cassie now – go on!” Brynmor encourages Kath, 

"I'm not phoning that cow!"

but she is adamant that she is not phoning ‘that cow’.

Brynmor gets up and grabs his jacket;  “Where are you going?   Don’t walk out of the door – we’re talking!” Kath warns him.

"I've said everything I've got to say!"

He turns and informs her, “I’ve said everything I’ve got to say,” then walks out of the front door.   

"You're better off without that waster!"

Mark maintains that his mother is better off without that waster.