3 May 2023

"Right, your desk is here"

Kelly is shown into the office of Tomos ac Ellis on her first day of working there;  “Right, your desk is here,” Griffiths indicates, “And I’m over here, overseeing the empire.   Anita wanted to wish you luck on your first day – 

"Anita was telling you to behave"

she was telling you to behave.”

"She asked me to report on you"

Kelly counters with, “Funny that, because she asked me to report on your behaviour – right, time for the induction, then.”   He insists that there is no rush, and he has a far more important task for her – to find the kettle.   

"White coffee with no sugar"

He would like a white coffee with no sugar.

"Sweet enough already, is it?"

“Sweet enough already, is it?” she comments as she goes to pick up the kettle.

"It's sad you lost her so young"

“Oh, she’s gorgeous,” says Cheryl, “It’s so sad that you lost her so young – 

"How did she die?"

“do you mind me asking how?”   Gaynor replies that it was Long QT syndrome, a genetic condition.   

"I've got it too"

“Yeah, I know – I’ve got it too,” Cheryl tells her, “I take meds for it.   What happened to Izzy?”

"She went out running and didn't come back"

“Well, she went out running one day and didn’t come back,” sighs Gaynor as she bursts into tears.   

"I'm fine most of the time"

“I’m fine most of the time – just . . .  she would have liked you.”

"There are no words when you've been through that"

“There are no words when you’ve been through something like that,” Cheryl commiserates, 

"Lois teaches English in Thailand"

and Gaynor continues that they still have Lois, who teaches English to children in Thailand.   

"Taking after her brain-box mother"

“Oh, clever clogs – taking after her brain-box mother,” Cheryl comments.

She is asked if she has any children, and answers that she has not met Mr Right yet;  “Not that you need a man to have kids these days, I suppose.   Did that cool guitar in the loft belong to Izzy?   

"You know where she gor her skills from – Auntie Cher"

“At least you know where she got her skills from – her Auntie Cher.   Call me the female Brian May.”

"I threatened to start learning"

Gaynor says that she has threatened to start learning, but has not yet found the time, 

"I've had a major brainwave"

so Cheryl tells her to go and get dressed, as she has had a major brainwave.   

She ignores a phone call

At that moment her phone sounds, she looks at it and it puts it down again.

"You don't want me to accept the lowest offer?"

Siôn angrily demands, “You don’t want me to accept the lowest offer, surely?”   

"No – the best offer"

Griffiths says that he wants Siôn to accept the best offer.   “But Eileen’s offer is £5,000 below the asking price,” he points out, 

"Coffee"

as Kelly brings two cups of coffee.

Griffiths asks for biscuits;  “We always offer clients biscuits,” 

"Right – biscuits"

so she goes  to get some.   “Delme Jarvis’ offer is £5,000 higher,” Siôn goes on, but it is explained that he is in a chain.

"You could do a deal with Eileen today"

“You could do a deal with Eileen today,” Griffiths stresses, and Siôn mentions that the other woman’s offer is also higher than Eileen’s.   

"She's from Henley upon Thames"

“I didn’t think you’d consider that – she’s from Henley upon Thames.”

"She's willing to learn Welsh"

“But she has said that she is willing to learn Welsh,” adds Siôn.

"I thought it was 'local houses for local people'"

“I thought that Siôn White’s whole ethos was local houses for local people,” Griffiths emphasises, 

Eileen already has a farm and a shop

but he is told that Eileen already has a farm and a shop.   “So you would sell to an outsider?   I thought you had principles!” Griffiths growls, 

"Your principles appear to have a price"

“But your principles appear to have a price.”

"We always give the clients chocolate biscuits"

brings in the biscuits, but is reprimanded, “Chocolate – we always give the clients chocolate biscuits!”   

"I'm not a mindreader"

She remarks that she is not a mind reader, 

"How is Iolo coping?"

and asks Siôn how Iolo is coping.

"He just wants to get the day over with"

“He just wants to get the day over with,” is the reply, but Griffiths is becoming tired of her interruption.   

"You'd still make a massive profit . . ."

However, on her way back to the kitchen, she adds, “You’d still make a massive profit if you accepted Eileen’s offer – 

". . . you got the shop at a bargain price from me"

“because you got the shop at a bargain price from me.”

"It depends what she is going to do with it"

This seems to have had an effect on Siôn, as he tells Griffiths, “It all depends on what she’s going to do with Y Winllan.   If she wants to turn it into a holiday home, forget it!   

"I will consider the offer"

“But if not, I will consider the offer.”   

Griffiths is very pleased, and will arrange for them to go up to Penrhewl.   

Kelly smiles at him

Siôn looks across to Kelly, who is eating a non-chocolate biscuit, and she smiles at him.

"But you've worn it, Kath"

There is a knock at the door at Maes-y-Deri and Colin arrives, just as Kath is smartening up her recently purchased golfing jersey before taking it back to the shop.   “But you’ve worn it,” he protests, 

"The woman in the shop doesn't know that"

and she replies that the woman in the shop will not know that.

“And it was £45 – I won’t be wearing it again,” she adds.   

"It will help pay for this"

He considers that the refund might help her pay for this, as he takes from his pocket a bill from the golf club for the broken window.   

"Don't they have insurance?"

“Don’t they have insurance?” Kath demands.

"They don't want to touch the no-claims"

“Well, Harvey John doesn’t want to touch the no claims, you see,” Colin informs her.

"This is "£520!"

“This is £520!” Kath shouts and Colin explains he had asked him to do something about the price, but he would not.

"He said I was lucky not to be banned"

“He said I was lucky not to be banned from the club – he was angry that I had brought an unsuitable partner up there to play.”   Kath cannot believe that he is serious, and he apologises that they held an emergency meeting last night, as they are not happy about what happened.

"What happened was an accident!"

“What happened was an accident!” she stresses, 

"He wants people to show more 'decorum'"

and Colin says that Harvey wants people to show a bit more ‘decorum’.   Kath has no idea what ‘decorum’ means, and he goes on that it did not help when Kath called him a Sergeant Major.

"I would have called him a lot worse!

“Listen here, good boy, I would have called that waster a lot worse if you weren’t there to stop me!”   Colin explains that the bottom line is that she is not welcome at Breeze Hill any more – not that she will mind, because she would not have gone there anyway.

Eileen will make a cup of tea

At Penrhewl, Eileen is delighted that her offer has been accepted so quickly and will make a cup of tea to celebrate;  Kelly will help her.   

Some more of Howard's friends have been caught

Eileen has noticed from the newspaper that they have caught more of Howard’s friends, and Kelly looks at the headline ‘Further arrests in dog fighting ring’.

“I’m sure they’ll throw him a welcome party in jail,” 

"The sentence is pathetic"

 Kelly regards the sentence as pathetic, alleging that you would get more for stealing milk.   

"I hope it will teach him a lesson"

Eileen hopes that this stint in jail will teach him a lesson.

"What's going on here, then?"

Sioned and DJ come in and wonder what is going on;  Griffiths explains that Eileen has been very busy, and asks whether he should tell them, but Eileen prefers to do it.   

"I've got a surprise for you both"

“I’ve got a surprise for you both – as you know, Siôn wants to sell Y Winllan and he has kindly agreed to sell it to me.”

"Why would you want Y Winllan?"

Sioned cynically demands why her mother would want Y Winllan.   

"I want to give the place to you"

“Because I want to turn it into a deli and café – and I want to give the place to you.”   

"You what?"

Sioned and DJ look at each other with incredulity.

"Is it lavender and coconut?"

Colin comes downstairs at Maes-y-Deri and asks what air freshener Kath  uses in the toilet;  “Is it lavender and coconut?” but Kath takes no notice, as she is insisting that she will not now take the jersey back.

"I'm going to be a member of that golf club"

“I’m going to be a member of that golf club,” she has decided, which Colin finds puzzling.   “I can show as much decorum as anyone,” she maintains, “I’ve Googled it, see!   I’m going to appeal Harvey John and his committee’s decision.   Those snobs have no right to look down their noses at me – I’m going straight to the top – who’s Harvey John’s boss?”

"The chairman is Ieuan Griffiths"

Colin replies that it is Ieuan Griffiths, who is the club chairman;  

"He's got a finger in every pie!"

“Blimey – he’s got a finger in every pie!” she groans, “I’ll go straight to him!”

"You feel you've been treated shabbily"

Colin can understand that she is angry she feels she has been treated shabbily;  

"No, Colin – I know I have!"

“I don’t feel like it, Colin, I know I’ve been treated shabbily!” she exclaims, and he wonders whether she really wants to do this.

Her mind is made up and she expects him to support her 100%;  

"It will put my membership in danger"

“If I support you, I’ll put my own membership in danger,” he warns.   

"Your membership is more important than me?"

She takes this to mean that his membership is more important than her.

"I enjoy my golf, Kath"

He protests that he enjoys his golf;  Kath insists, “I could enjoy it if I got the chance – I thought you were a friend.”   He capitulates, and she hopes that they understand each other now.   

"Who would say that Kath Jones has no decorum?""

“Who would say that Kath Jones has no decorum?”

Eileen has it all planned

Eileen explains her plans to Sioned and DJ;  “You can sell Cae Glas produce and meat from Penrhewl there – people will flock to have your famous waffles, DJ!”   

"Local produce for local people"

Siôn regards this as a great idea – local produce for local people, and she goes on that serving the community is very important.

Sioned and DJ are not enthusiastic

Sioned and DJ look unenthusiastic, 

"It has huge potential"

as she continues, “It will be your project, but it has huge potential – I’ve printed some ideas for you.”   Looking very pleased with himself, Ieuan Griffiths suggests that if everyone is happy they can sign the contract now

“Kelly, it’s in the briefcase,” he instructs, 

"Why can't you get it yourself?"

and she wonders why he cannot get it himself.   “A black Biro as well, please,” he adds.   She looks very mutinous as she gets the briefcase.

"Why would you do something like this for us?"

Sioned looks at the list of suggestions and demands, “Why would you do something like this for us?   

"Unless you feel guilty, of course"

“You’re not usually nice unless there’s something in it for you – or you feel guilty, of course,” she snarls.   Her mother comments that is not a nice thing to say.

“That’s what this is, isn’t it?   Your memory is coming back – and you remember that you offered us the farm before the wedding!   Y Winllan is just a consolation prize – you’re just easing your conscience.”

"You chose Ireland over Penrhewl"

Eileen points out that her daughter chose Ireland over Penrhewl, 

"So you do remember?"

which Sioned regards as confirmation she does remember.

"Does it matter?"

“Does it matter?   It’s an excellent offer,” interjects Griffiths, anxious to get the sale completed.   

"This is nothing to do with you!"

Sioned angrily informs him that this is nothing to do with him, 

"Most people would jump at it"

but he continues, “Most people would jump at it.” and Eileen agrees.

"Stuff your offer, Mam!"

“Exactly – this is typical of you, Mam!   Stuff your offer!   Come on, DJ,” says Sioned and they leave the farmhouse.   

Looks like the end of that deal

The rest of them look at each other, confused.

"What do you think, Hywel?"

Gaynor is holding a rather diminutive guitar and asks Hywel, “Well, what do you think?   It’s lovely, isn’t it?”   

"And it sounds fantastic"

They are sitting in the Deri and Cheryl is at the bar, fetching the drinks, as Gaynor adds that it sounds fantastic.

"What do you think of Gaynor's present?"

Cheryl shouts across, “Hywel, what do you think of Gaynor’s present?” but he does not say anything.   

"She's going to teach me how to play it"

Gaynor tells him that her sister is going to teach her to play it.   They have been in the Deri all morning, as she maintains that they were not welcome at home, and they have been having fun.

“Too much fun,” is his impression;  “How much gin have you had?”   She replies that she has had nowhere near enough 

"That one is my drink"

as Cheryl brings the next round.   She receives a phone call and points out which drink is hers, then goes elsewhere to talk.

Hywel swaps them around . . .

Hywel deliberately swaps round the glasses 

. . . .and tastes Cheryl's . . .

and tries the one supposedly for Cheryl;  

. . . which contains no alcohol . . .

“This tastes strange – there’s no alcohol in it,” he discovers and Gaynor points out that it is Cheryl’s, 

. . . which Gaynor thinks is odd

but thinks this is very odd.

Just outside the Deri, Cheryl is speaking in English on the phone:  

"Stop hassling me, Dave!"

“I don’t have it yet, Dave, but as soon as I get the money, you can have it, yeah?   Stop hassling me!   I’ll sort it, I promise!”

"Totally spoilt brat!"

Round the corner, past the surgery, come Ieuan, Siôn and Kelly, who describes Sioned as, “A total spoilt brat!”   

"I shall have to accept Delme's offer"

Siôn concludes that he will have to accept Delme Jarvis’ offer, but Griffiths is hopeful that they will sort matters out at Penrhewl.

“What if they don’t?   I don’t want to miss out,” stresses Siôn, and is told that he should leave it with Griffiths, who will see what he can do.    

"I won't be available tomorrow"

Siôn warns that he will not be available tomorrow because of the funeral.

"Right, induction time?"

Griffiths and Kelly proceed to the shop, where she assumes that now it will be induction time;  “Listen, can you get me lunch from the Italian in Llanarthur first?” he asks, “The Pasta Pesto.   

He wants her to run some errands

“And while you’re there, can you pick up my dry cleaning?   I’ve paid for everything.”

"You're serious, aren't you?"

Kelly appears to be irked by these requests and realises that he is serious.

"Is she trying to get you drunk?"

“I don’t care what you say – it’s odd,” Hywel tells Gaynor, and she agrees that it is rather strange.   “Is she trying to get you drunk?   I don’t know why – you should ask her to leave.”

"Do you realise how weird that sounds?"

“Just because she had a tonic with no gin in it – do you realise how weird that sounds?” she demands.   He cannot imagine why else she would pretend to be drinking.

"It's very odd to pretend to drink"

“I know she’s your sister, but its very odd to pretend to drink,” he continues and at the moment Cheryl returns, realising that she has been caught out.

"OK – I'm a lightweight"

“OK – hands up – I’m a lightweight, not that I want to admit it,” she replies, “I have to have just tonic sometimes, 

"I'll end up singing on a table!"

“or I’ll end up on a table, singing Cher in the middle of the day!”

Hywel does not look at all convinced by this explanation, and she goes on that she did not want to make a big fuss – she enjoys a drink, but just does not have the stamina.   Gaynor says that she does not have that problem, 

"Not much you don't!"

which causes Hywel to raise his eyebrows.

“You do as you like,” Gaynor encourages Cheryl, 

"I can't promise I won't be dancing on a table"

“I can’t promise that I won’t be dancing on a table, though!”

"Stop ignoring me, will you?"

In the kitchen at Penrhewl, Eileen tries again to contact Sioned;  “This is the third message I’ve left – stop ignoring me, will you?   Phone me back!”

DJ comes in

DJ walks into the room and Eileen asks, “Sioned’s still angry, is she?”   

"You can't blame her, can you?"

He does not blame her, if her mother is pulling the wool over their eyes.  

"This could change your lives"

Eileen insists that the truth is that this is an offer that could change their lives.   

"Don't you thing it's worth considering?"

“Don’t you think that’s worth considering?”

"Didn't you hear me shouting?"

Griffiths is in the Deri, just getting out his wallet, when Kelly dashes in;  “Oi – didn’t you hear me shouting or what?   Here you go!”   She puts the dry cleaning down on the bar, 

"Where's my pasta?"

and he enquires as to the whereabouts of his pasta.

“It was closed,” she snaps, and he comes to the conclusion that there is no lunch for him.

"I'm not your maid, OK?"

“I’m not your maid – OK?” points out Kelly, “My job isn’t to tend on you, hand and foot.   I’m happy to make you cups of tea, OK – and fetch biscuits – 

"I'm new, fair enough"

“I’m new, fair enough.   But sending me to get your lunch and dry cleaning?   

"It's a step too far, like"

“It’s a step too far, like.”

"I can surely ask you for a favour"

He argues that they are friends, so surely he can ask her to do him a favour.   However she furiously informs him, “No way on God’s earth did you send Rhys to get your dry cleaning!   

"You're sexist, Ieuan!"

“You’re sexist, Ieuan!   And do you know what?   I’m fed up with men getting away with what they like – so I’m going to the office to get my stuff – this isn’t going to work!”

He reminds her that she needs this job;  

"Like a hole in the head!"

“Like a hole in the head!” she shouts, “Assistant– yes.   Skivvy – no way!   I’ve asked you twice for an induction and I still haven’t had it.”

"It has been busy"

He mutters that it has been busy, 

"I don't think Auntie Neet will be happy"

and she remarks, “I don’t think Auntie Neet will be happy when I tell her you had me running around, doing menial tasks.”

"She won't be very impressed"

He maintains that there is no need to drag Anita into this, but Kelly disagrees;  “I think there is – and she won’t be very impressed.”   

"We can set some ground rules"

He urges Kelly to wait;  “Why don’t we begin again from the start?   We can set some ground rules over a cup of coffee.”   

Kelly looks severe

Kelly does not look entirely happy with this.

Eileen continues with her persuasion

DJ has a cup of tea with Eileen, and she continues to try and persuade him;  

"Most people would do anything for an offer like this"

“Most people would do anything for an offer like this.”   

"Penrhewl means a lot to us both"

DJ appreciates the offer, but she knows how much Penrhewl means to him and Sioned.

“I’m sick of discussing Penrhewl,” she growls, 

"This is an excellent opportunity"

“The truth is, this is an excellent opportunity for you to start a new business at home, in your community.   How many people your age get an offer like that?”

"I'm not disputing that, Eileen"

He is not disputing the fact that she is being generous, but she continues that being a chef is his dream;  

"You could be a chef and your own boss"

“This way you can be a chef and your own boss.   You and Sioned could build something concrete to leave to your children – because that’s still something you want, isn’t it?”

"That's what we are planning"

He agrees that is what they are planning for the future, so Eileen suggests, “It would be easier to raise a family in Cwmderi with your family around.”   He points out that they would have support in Ireland as well, 

"I can't see Dic Deryn changing nappies"

but Eileen cannot see Dic Deryn changing nappies.

“Look, DJ, if you don’t accept this offer, you’ll be working for other people for years – and this offer isn’t going to be on the table for ever.”

"Do you think you can persuaded Sioned?"

She detects that his resolve is weakening, so continues, “Do you think you can persuade Sioned to reconsider?”   

Sioned comes in

Unfortunately for Eileen, Sioned comes into the room at that moment, and hears what her mother is saying.

"We're not having around for you to manipulate us"

She rages, “I’m not going to reconsider – and we’re not hanging around any longer for you to manipulate us.   

"We're leaving next week"

“We’re moving to Ireland – and we’re leaving next week!”   

She storms out of the room

With that she walks out of the room.