24 December 2024

Mark is on sweeping duty

Mark is sweeping up outside the Deri when Tom and Cheryl approach;  

"There he is, the man himself!"

“There he is, the man himself!” Tom taunts him.   Mark replies that he is not welcome in the Deri, but Tom does not consider that he is the one to make that decision.

"I'm willing to serve Cheryl, but not you"

“I’m helping out while Mam’s away.   I’m willing to serve Cheryl, but not you,” Mark tells him.   Tom protests that this is his local 

"Where else are we supposed too celebrate?"

and where else are they supposed to celebrate their good news.   

"I'll tell you over a pint inside"

He will tell Mark what it is over a pint inside.

Dani os welcomed back

A taxi has arrived outside number 9 and Gwern is greeting Dani;  Gabriel does not seem to be very interested.   Jinx is coming along the street;  

"I wasn't expecting you yet"

“Hey – I wasn’t expecting to welcome you home yet,” he says and she answers that they caught an early bus as they wanted to give him a surprise;  they have a present for him.   

"Thanks for the present, Gabriel"

He thanks Gabriel for the present and Dani would like Jinx to take her to Swansea later as she has loads of shopping to do.

"Jinx has already bought your present"

Gwern interrupts, “Jinx has already bought your present,” and Dani wants to know what it is, 

"I'm not saying yet"

 but Jinx is not telling.

“So can you take me?   We can talk about the wedding,” she continues and he notices that she has done something to her hair.

"I was looking for Scrooge's home"

At Penrhewl, Howard finds that Sioned has put up the Christmas tree;  “Sorry, but I think I’m in the wrong place – I was looking for Scrooge’s home,” he comments.   

"Better late than never"

She answers that it is better late than never and hopes that the turkey defrosts in time.   He assumes that the large turkey is for Instagram purposes;  

"It's a bit big for just you and Huwi"

“It’s a bit big for just you and Huwi.”

Sioned had been hoping that she might have a bit of company tomorrow, 

"Unless you've had a better offer"

“Unless you’ve had a better offer, of course.”   He agrees that he has had a lot of offers, 

"As I'm feeding the stock . . ."

but as he is calling in tomorrow to feed the stock, he might as well stay for lunch.   

"Great – you can cook it, then"

“Great – you can cook it, then!” she announces, “Come on – I’ll be busy with the little ones – don’t worry, I’ll find you a lovely recipe.”   Howard does not appear very pleased with this prospect.

"It looks like something out of a magazine"

Danny is showing Jinx some photos on her phone;  “Wow – it looks like something out of a magazine,” he says, “So does getting married there cost as much as the ones in the magazine?”   

She indicates that it does, recalling that she met Mark there and he said that Dyff would give them mates’ rates.

"I've already paid half the money"

“So I’ve already paid half with the money we were saving to buy a car, as a deposit.”   This is where Jinx calls a halt to this conversation, demanding exactly how much they are talking about.

"Don't you want to make Dani happy?"

Gwern interrupts to ask, “Come on, Jinx, don’t you want to make Dani happy?”   Dani predicts that the photos and memories will be worth it;  she promises that he will not regret it.

Cheryl feels rather uncomfortable

In the Deri, both Cassie and Mark are keeping a careful eye on Tom and Cheryl;  

"What are you doing – thinking of serving him?"

“What are you doing, thinking of serving him?” Cassie snarls.   Cheryl is quite prepared to leave, 

"Stay where you are, Cher"

but Tom tells her to sit down.

“I don’t want you near this place!” Cassie tells him, 

"They're celebrating good news"

but Mark says Tom is celebrating good news, apparently.

"We're going home – back to Wrexham"

Tom proudly announces, “We won’t be round the place for much longer, because we’re going home, back to Wrexham.”   

They are shocked by this

Cassie and Mark look at each other, stunned, as Tom explains further, “We’ve got a flat there – we’re leaving on Boxing Day – Cher’s got a job lined up.”

"Do you honestly want to go back?"

Cassie cannot believe that Cheryl honestly wants to go, 

"Yes, I can't wait"

but she replies that she does;  in fact, she cannot wait to go home.   Cassie is by no means convinced by this – 

Mark does not believe that

and neither is Mark.

DJ has brought over presents

DJ arrives at Penrhewl with some parcels in his hand;  “You can open these now if you want,” he tells Sioned, who has been making mince pies.   

"They must go under the tree"

She replies that they must go under the tree, otherwise there will be bad luck.

"I noticed the sign over Tamed"

“I saw the sign above Tamed,” he begins, but she warns him not to start, stressing that she does not need permission.   He simply looks upon it as the end of an era and asks if she has any plans for tomorrow;  

"I could pop over"

“It will be a long day for you – I could pop over.”

"In case you have to call Social Services again?"

“To keep tabs on me, is it?   In case you have to call Social Services again?   Come on – who else would do such a thing?”   

"They popped over after what happened"

DJ imagines that they just popped over after what happened.   

"After I let Jac get hypothermia?"

“After I let Jac get hypothermia, is that what you mean?” 

"Is everything all right?"

Howard walks in and asks if everything is all right;  

"She thinks I phoned Social Services"

“She thinks I phoned Social Services,” DJ informs him.

"You think you'll be invited for Christmas dinner?"

“And you think you’re going to be invited over for Christmas dinner!” Sioned snarls, as DJ insists that it was not him;  

"I have the right to see my children"

he would not do that to her.   “Just go, DJ!” she shouts, but he maintains that he has the right to see his own children on Christmas Day.

"I don't want this toxic atmosphere around them"

“That’s exactly why I don’t want you here tomorrow – I don’t want this toxic atmosphere around them on their first Christmas!”   Even when DJ begs her, Sioned’s answer is the same;  “Thank you for the presents, but you can go now.”   

DJ slinks away

He has no alternative but to leave and Howard looks very worried.

"Everyone can sit round the same table"

“Lunch is at 4 o’clock tomorrow – we are having it in the Deri, so that everyone can sit round the same table,” Hywel tells Gaynor, 

"Who is 'everyone'?"

and she wonders who ‘everyone’ includes.   

"Ieuan has invited himself

“Well, Ieuan has invited himself – so Kelly and Anita will probably be there.” 

"It will be better than last year"

Gaynor smiles, “Of course, Christmas with your brother, Ieuan Griffiths!   Who would have thought it?”   He agrees that it is a strange world.   Gaynor is confident that it will be better than last year, with Cheryl and Mark.

"Have you had the DNA test results?"

This conveniently leads into Hywel enquiring whether she has had the results of the DNA test yet;  “No, not yet – are you sure they’re legitimate?   

"I've been checking my e-mail every ten minutes"

“It’s been a while now and I’ve been checking my e-mail every ten minutes.”

This surprises Hywel, as he received his results fairly quickly;  he asks if she has checked her junk mail and thinks that she may have to phone them when everyone’s back at work.   

"You can help me peel the potatoes"

Right, as you’re here, you can help me peel these potatoes.

Dani approaches MFC

Dani walks towards MFC and we can see in the background that Gwern  is helping to unload Iolo’s van.   Britt points out that it is a way of keeping him out of trouble after the fiasco at school.

"I'm sure that it's Cai trying to blame Gwern"

“I’m sure that it’s Cai trying to blame Gwern,” says Dani and she is asked whether she will be taking it further.   

"I just want to get Christmas out of the way"

Danny just wants to get Christmas out of the way because it will be survival mode for a while.

"Come over to us for lunch tomorrow"

“Listen, you’re all welcome to come over to ours for lunch tomorrow – you know, to get a break from the house and the memories – not that I’m suggesting that you should forget . . .”   Dani agrees that Gabriel deserves to celebrate – to enjoy himself and laugh and stuff.   

"I'm sure Colin will make him laugh"

Britt is sure that Colin will make him laugh 

"Thanks, Britt"

and Dani says that she will come.

"Are you ready, Tom?"

In the Deri, Cheryl asks Tom if he is ready;  

"We must make a start on the packing"

he makes a great show of agreeing that they had better make a start on the packing, much to the displeasure of Mark.

"Good luck for the future"

“Well, goodbye – good luck for the future,” Tom tells Mark and off they go.

"Are you going to let her go, just like that?"

Cassie demands, “Are you going to let her go, just like that?”   

"There's nothing we can do, Cass"

Mark insists that there is nothing they can do, but Cassie is adamant that there must be;  “We can’t let her go with him, just like that!”

The long-awaited text arrives

Hywel takes the potato peelings out to the garden and Gaynor receives a text message;  when he returns, he asks what the message says.   

"She's not my sister"

“She’s not my sister!” Gaynor gasps.

DJ is at APD

DJ is looking through some boxes at APD when Howard calls to him and DJ asks whether the twins are all right.   “Come to rub it in that you’ll be with the kids over Christmas, have you?”   

On the contrary, Howard says that he will be on his own as well tomorrow.

"It won't feel right"

“It won’t feel right if I’m there and you’re not – I just want to know, was it you who phoned Social Services?”   

'I would never do such a thing!"

DJ is most emphatic that he did not, emphasising that he would never do such a thing.   

"I think Sioned's a bit paranoid"

Howard concludes that Sioned is, as he puts it, “A bit paranoid.”

DJ says that they were bound to come after what happened to Jac;    

"I don't mind you being with them"

“Listen, I don’t mind you being with them tomorrow – Sioned will need help – 

"Make sure you send me a photo of Jac and Lili"

“just make sure you send me a photo of Jac and Lili, will you?   

Howard will do that

“And make sure that they have a special day.”

Tom is otherwise occupied . . . 

Tom is selecting some oranges from outside the shop 

. . . leaving the coast clear for Mark

and is being watched by Mark who is standing outside the Deri.

Gaynor has something else on her mind

Inside, Cheryl asks Gaynor, “What do you think about Cheryl’s news?”   Gaynor does not appear to be very interested as Cassie continues, “She and Tom are going back to Wrexham – 

"Your sister is going back to Wrexham"

“did you hear what I said?   Your sister is going back to Wrexham.”

"She's not my sister"

“She’s not my sister,” Gaynor replies, “I’ve done a DNA test – she and Tom have nothing to do with me.   She picks up the drinks and takes them across to Hywel.

Dani walks in . . .

Dani walks in 

. . . and Cassie is pleased to see her

and greets Cassie.

"I know you've had a shock"

Hywel appreciates that Gaynor has had a shock;  

"You have no idea!"

“You have no idea!” she says, but he assures her that she will soon see that she did the right thing in having that test, because now she knows the truth.   This does nothing to make Gaynor feel better.

"You should go now"

Mark has again gone to Maes-y-Deri with a little gift for Cheryl, but she is afraid that she has nothing to give to him and thinks that he should go now, “Because we’ve got a lot to do before leaving.”   He demands whether she really wants to go and she unconvincingly says that she does.

"The Cheryl I knew a month ago . . ."

“It’s just that the Cheryl I knew a month ago would never go back to Wrexham with Dave – or Tom.”   

"He's changed"

She maintains that he has changed, 

"He's exactly the same"

but he points out, “He’s exactly the same bloke you’ve always known.”

"Why did you leave me and go off to Spain?"

“If you’re so worried about me, why did you leave me and go off to Spain?” she wants to know.   

"My head was all over the place"

He is sorry about that and admits that he did not deal with it very well, but with his father turning up again, his head was all over the place.   Nevertheless he declares that he still loves her and the thought of perhaps never seeing her again . . .

"It's too late for that now"

Cheryl says that it is too late for that now, but he does not agree;  

"It will be too late of you go back to Wrexham"

“It will be too late if you go back to Wrexham – but you don’t have to go, do you?   

"Come back to Spain with me . . ."

“Hey, come back to Spain with me!”

". . . there's room on a flight tomorrow . . ."

There is the sound of a car outside as Mark tells her that he has checked and there is room for them on a flight tomorrow night.   

". . . I'm leaving at 3:00pm"

The door opens, as Mark urges her to think about it, but she is insistent that he should go;  “Please, I’m leaving tomorrow at 3:00pm,” Mark pleads.

"I thought we'd said our goodbyes"

Tom is hardly enamoured to see Mark there again;  “I thought we’d already said our goodbyes,” he comments.   Mark says that he has been sent over by his mother to check the meter as they are going away.   

"Ah, fair play to you"

“Ah, fair play to you – is it OK?”   When Mark confirms that it is, he thinks that he had better go.

"I'll see you  – some time – perhaps"

“I’ll see you – some time – perhaps,” says Mark, as he leaves the house.

"I thought I was never going to get rid of him"

Cheryl sighs, “Thank heaven he’s gone – I thought I was never going to get rid of him.”   

"That's the last time we'll have to see his pathetic face"

Tom assures her that was the last time they will have to see his pathetic face.   He has purchased everything except the cranberry sauce;  

"I'll go and carry on with the packing"

Cheryl will go upstairs to carry on with the packing.   

Ton picks up Mark's little gift . . . 

Tom notices the little gift that was brought by Mark 

. . . which goes straight into the bin

and immediately consigns it to the bin.

Sioned is catching up on some sleep

Sioned is dozing when Howard comes into the farmhouse, whistling loudly;  

"I didn't mean to wake you"

he apologises for awakening her, but she realises that it is time she got up because she has loads to do.  “At least, you’re sorting the turkey!” she exclaims.

"I'm not much of a cook, Sioned"

He protests that he is not much of a cook and it would be a shame if he spoilt things;  “Listen, Howard, I’ve got a hundred and one things to do already!”

"Someone who has a bit more cooking experience"

“No, I was thinking we should invite someone who has a bit more cooking experience.”   

"DJ, you mean"

She immediately knows he is speaking of DJ.    

"He didn't phone Social Services"

“He didn’t phone Social Services,” Howard stresses, but she does not want to talk about it.

“Honestly, Sioned, I’ve checked with the hospital and it is protocol to send someone out after something like that happens.   

"It's not fair to punish DJ – and the twins"

“So it’s not fair to punish DJ – and the twins – is that what you want on Christmas Day?

"Because she's an old cow who deceived me?"

Cassie demands why Cheryl would lie.   Gaynor assumes, “Because she’s an old cow who has deceived me?”   However Cassie maintains that there are two sides to every story;  

"You believe her side of the story?"

“You believe her side of the story?”

"I shall have to speak to Cheryl first"

Cassie will not know the answer to that until she speaks to Cheryl, and Gaynor realises that Cassie is right;  she picks up her coat and walks out of the Deri, 

"What did you say that for?"

with Hywel blaming Cassie.

Jinx looks at his phone . . .

Jinx sits at home at number 9, looking at his phone;  

. . . sending a text to Eleri

he is composing a text message, ‘I won’t get a chance to see you for a while, sorry,’ which he sends to Eleri.   

Dani and Gwern are back

The door opens, with Dani and Gwern coming in.

"I need someone to watch Gabs for me"

“I need someone to watch Gabs for me while I wrap presents,” says Dani and Jinx agrees to do it.   

Gwern makes sure he cannot be heard

Making sure that Dani is out of earshot, 

"You have to make sure it's special for her"

Gwern warns, “Tomorrow’s going to be very hard for her – you have to make sure it’s special for her, OK?”   

"I'll spoil her rotten"

Jinx replies that of course he will – in fact, he will spoil her rotten.

Gaynor has gone to see Cheryl

There is a knock at the door of Maes-y-Deri and this time it is Gaynor;  Cheryl is so pleased to see her, 

"You're not my sister!"

but Gaynor says, “I know the truth – I’ve had the results of a DNA test – you’re not my sister!”

"I haven't had a DNA test"

Cheryl cannot understand this, but Gaynor goes on, “Why lie?”   Cheryl denies that she has done a DNA test is told that Gaynor managed to get hold of her hairbrush.   

"You weren't going to agree, were you?"

“Well, you weren’t going to agree, were you, with so much to hide?”

"I'm not hiding anything, Gaynor!"

Cheryl denies that she is hiding anything – she insists that she got those letters from her mother’s house, the ones Gaynor sent.   

Tom does not like the sound of this

Tom is coming downstairs and listens to their argument.

"You expect me to believe that?"

“Do you expect me to believe that?” shrieks Gaynor, “Perhaps you knew Elsie somehow – perhaps you stole the letters and you’re pretending to be her!”

"You're wrong, Gaynor!"

Cheryl tries to convince her that she is wrong, but according to Gaynor, it makes sense;  “After you hit him over the head, you were on the run, weren’t you?   And I was the mug – desperate for a family . . .”

Cheryl insists that she is in fact Gaynor’s sister;  

"The result must be wrong!"

it appears that Tom is worried about this interruption to his plan.   “The result must be wrong!”

"I was so happy to have a sister . . ."

Gaynor was so happy to have a sister that she believed the lies.   Cheryl insists that Gaynor is the best thing that has ever happened to her;  

"You have to believe me, please!"

“You have to believe me, please!”

"Right, Gaynor – I want you to leave, now"

Tom intervenes to tell Gaynor that she cannot upset Cheryl like this and wants her to leave straightaway.   

"You two deserve each other!"

“With pleasure – because you know what, Cheryl, or whatever your real name is, you two deserve each other!”   With that, she marches out of the house.

"Did you know she had a DNA test?"

Cheryl is in an extremely confused state and asks whether Tom knew she had done a DNA test.   

"This is the first I've heard of it"

“No, I had no idea – this is the first time I’ve heard about it, I promise.   

"You don't need Gaynor or Mark . . ."

“Come here – you don’t need Gaynor, or Mark, or anyone else around here – 

". . . because you can depend on me" — fateful words!

“because you can depend on me – all right?   

"The best thing we can do now is move back home . . ."

“The best thing we can do now is move back home, where nobody can come between us.   

". . . you and me – nobody else"

“You and me, Cheryl – and nobody else.”