4 March 2026

Ieuan strides towards number 7 . . . 

Ieuan comes along the street, gets out his keys and attempts to open the door of number 7, but finds that it is bolted.   

. . . but still cannot get in

He knocks on the door and says, “Kelly, please!  We need to discuss this.”

Kath is watching from outside the Deri;  

Mark is off on an urgent mission . . .

Mark comes out and his mother wants to know what is the rush.   He simply maintains that he is late and will see her later.

. . . while Ieuan continues to beg Kelly

Meanwhile, Ieuan is still begging Kelly to open the door, but he is unsuccessful.

Garry is playing dominoes

At Brynawelon, Garry is playing dominoes with Elfyn;  

"We'll need a gambling licence"

Eleri jokes, “If you continue to fleece Elfyn, we’ll need a gambling licence.”

Garry explains that he is being taught all the tricks;  

"He's like Willie Wonka!"

“He’s like Willy Wonka with all the chocs he’s won this week!”   

Then his phone sounds

Then his phone sounds and his expression changes 

He is reminded of his appointment

as he reads the message, ‘Remember your hospital appointment.’

He gets up to leave

He is about to leave the room without another word, 

"We need to discuss a few things"

but Eleri insists that she needs to discuss a few things with him.   He simply replies, “E-mail me,” although she maintains that it would be easier to chat.   

"Like I said, e-mail me!"

He again snarls, “Like I said, e-mail me!”

"Sorry I'm late"

Mark arrives at Penrhewl, apologising for his lateness, 

"I'm a bit behind as well"

but Howard is also running behind schedule;  “What if she’s gone?” Mark worries, but is assured that Bryn is holding her on the forecourt.”   He confirms that he has the cash (an exceedingly quick payout by the insurance company).

"You do think I'm doing the right thing?"

“Listen, you do think I’m doing the right thing, do you?   This is what Cheryl would want?”   

"She'd be delighted to go back to Vegas"

Howard is sure that she would be delighted to be going back to Vegas and they leave the farmhouse.

"Listen to that – silence!"

At Brynawelon, Dai is enjoying his cup of tea and comments to Diane, “Do you hear that?”   She wonders what he is talking about, so he explains, “There it is again – listen – silence!   

"Pharaoh has gone back to his pyramid"

“Pharaoh has gone back to his pyramid, then?”

She still looks puzzled, so he rephrases, “Griffiths has gone back to Anita’s house.”   

"What are you talking about, Dai?"

Diane does not know what sort of welcome he will get;  

"I'm starving!"

now she has made Dai’s breakfast and he says that he is starving.

He wonders why she was up early this morning and she groans, that she is worried about Anita;  

"This power of eternity"

Dai agrees, “It’s a big responsibility, this power of eternity!”

"Attorney, not eternity!"

She points out to him that it is ‘attorney’, not ‘eternity’, 

"It feels like eternity, the way you go on"

so he moans, “It just feels like he eternity, the way you go on about it.”

"Well, sorry to bore you!"

She turns and snaps at him,” Well, sorry to bore you!   

"Hope you don't need power of attorney!"

“You’d better hope you don’t need power of attorney, good boy!”   Then she apologises for her outburst, 

"This situation is a complete mess!"

concluding, “This situation is a complete mess!”

"You haven't given him a key?"

They hear the front door bang and Dai is surprised that Griffiths has been given a key.   From his expression, Diane can see that he has had no luck;  

"She wouldn't open the door again"

Ieuan confesses that she would not open the door again and he wonders what they are going to do.   Diane maintains that Kelly will see sense in time.

"We'll need a full assessment, won't we?"

“Listen, we will need a full assessment before initiating the power-of-attorney, won’t we?” he continues.   

"Hope Kelly calms down before then"

Dai hopes that Kelly calms down before then, but Ieuan is afraid that it is too late for that.   “She can’t carry on like this – 

"I'm going to phone a solicitor"

“I’m going to phone a solicitor

"What's this?"

Garry, holding his phone, approaches Eleri;  “What’s this?” he demands.   

"Looks like a top of the range phone"

She replies that it looks to her like a top of the range phone.

"Our food supplier's gone bust?"

“The e-mail!” he snarls, “It says that our food supplier has gone bust – I assume we’ve got enough food for lunch today at least.”   

"I was trying to get your attention"

She smiles that she was just trying to get his attention, so he warns her not to waste his time, 

"I've got better things to do!"

as he has better things to do.

He turns to leave

He turns to leave the office and Eleri asks him what is wrong;  “There is obvious something wrong – 

"Are you missing Jean Hughes?"

“are you missing Jean Hughes, because she’s out with her family all day?”

He angrily replies, “It must be nice to think the whole world revolves around Brynawelon – well, it doesn’t!   

"I've got my own stuff to worry about!"

“I’ve got my own stuff to worry about!”

Kath is working on the laptop

Cassie takes their meals to a couple of customers, while Kath is looking at the laptop, working on a Spring menu;  

"I'm trying to think of something different"

“I’m just trying to think of something different – we haven’t got many bookings now that St David’s Day is over.”

"What's that noise?"

They suddenly hear some noisy vehicle outside, which Kath finds disturbs her train of thought.   

"What's wrong with them?"

“Yobs in the village?   What’s wrong with them?”   

Cassie goes out to see

Cassie goes to investigate, then comes back, recommending that Kath had better come outside.

There is  a camper-van

She is very surprised to see an ancient Volkswagen camper-van pulling up outside, with Mark in the driving seat;  

"Don't say you've spent the insurance money o this?"

“Please don’t say you’ve spent the insurance money on this old crock?”   

"Not all of it, Mam"

 points out that he has not used all the money.

"It's a sardine tin"

Then Cassie describes it as a sardine tin, so he complains, “Don’t talk about Juliet like that!”   His mother reminds him about Cheryl’s funeral, so he enlightens her that this is for Cheryl;  “This will be her send-off.”

"She's cancelled the carers"

“She’s cancelled the carers and no one else has been allowed in since yesterday – I’m worried about her,” says Ieuan.   

"He's talking to the doctor"

Dai informs Diane that he is speaking to the doctor.

Ieuan concludes the conversation, “Well, you’ve been very kind – great.   

"I hope everything is sorted out soon"

“I hope everything is sorted out before long.”   

"So the doctor will be doing the assessment?"

Dai assumes that the doctor will be doing the assessment, 

"If Kelly will let him in"

but is told, “If Kelly will let him in – if not, I’ll have to contact Social Services.”

"This is not how Anita wanted it to be"

Diane stresses this is not how Anita wanted it to be, 

"Tell that to Kelly!"

so Ieuan growls, “Tell that to Kelly!”   Diane points out that she is doing what is right for Anita as well. 

"Once this assessment is sorted . . ."

“But she’s not, is she?”Ieuan snarls, “Once this assessment is sorted, we can go straight over there and sort this nonsense out.”

"It's too much responsibility"

Diane refuses to do that;  “It’s too much responsibility – I can’t – you might as well cancel the assessment, 

"I'm planning to withdraw"

“because I’m planning to withdraw as power-of-attorney!”   Ieuan is stunned.

"It's pretty clean"

Cassie is surprised at how clean the camper-van is inside, 

"I'll make a cup of tea, if you want"

while Mark volunteers to make them a cup of tea.   

Howard comes out of the shop and shouts across the road, “Like it?   Bryn said it’s top of the range.”

"Bryn said it's top of the range"

Kath realises that she should have known that Howard would be involved, 

"This was my idea, Mam"

but Mark insists that it was his idea.   His mother wants to know, “What has this got to do with Cheryl?”

He explains, “I’m going to scatter her ashes in this – I’m taking her to some of her favourite places – one last trip.   And then end up in Vegas.”

"You're not taking this thing abroad?"

Kath cannot believe that he is going to take this thing across the sea to Vegas, 

"Rhyl, Mam – Vegas is what Cheryl called it"

so he explains, “Rhyl, Mam – Vegas is what Cheryl called it.”   Cassie concedes that it is a nice idea, assuming that the funeral will not be too long now.

"No funeral – just cremation"

He breaks the news that there is no funeral;  “Just cremation – it’s today  – it might be over by now.   They said they would get in touch – 

"I'll phone them now to find out"

“I’ll phone them now to find out.”   

They both appear shocked

Neither Cassie nor Kath can believe what they have just been told.

Garry looks pensive

Garry is sitting on his bed at Brynawelon, looking very thoughtful when there is a knock at the door.   

"Are you going to invite me in?"

“Are you going to invite me in before this coffee gets cold?” Eleri asks, but he replies that he is not in the mood.

"This month's payment has bounced"

“You’ve made that perfectly clear – actually I want to talk about Jean Hughes.   This month’s payment has bounced – I just want to know if you want me to pack her stuff.”   

"That's rather harsh"

He regards that as rather harsh, but she assumes that he wants to balance the books and this month is tight.

"I don't think they've got the money"

“I’ve spoken to her family, who were vague – I don’t think they’ve got the money.”   

"We could offer her a discount"

Garry suggests that they could offer her a discount until the summer.   

"Have you got a crush on her or something?"

“Have you got a crush on her or something?” laughs Eleri.

"Do you believe in karma?"

“Do you believe in karma?” he asks;  Eleri wonders what he knows about Jean Custard Cream.   

"Do you think we get what we deserve?"

He continues, “Do you think we get what we deserve?”   She replies if so, the two of them . . . but he stops her.

"I haven't achieved anything"

“I just think sometimes I’ve done a lot with my life, without achieving anything.”   

"Well, if you want to get all deep . . ."

Eleri recommends that if he wants to get all deep, she has a bottle of plonk she had to confiscate, maintaining that there are more ‘alkies’ in Brynawelon  than in rehab.

"We might as well enjoy ourselves"

“If we’re on a one-way ticket to what we deserve, we might as well enjoy ourselves,” she sighs, “Come on – the contraband is in the office.”   

She remembers the biscuits

She makes sure to pick up the packet of biscuits as she leaves.

"It's over"

Howard is drinking his pint at the bar when Mark comes in and solemnly announces. “It’s over.”   

"I'll buy you a pint, Mark"

Howard will buy him a pint.

"Why didn't you tell us?"

Cassie wants to know, “Why didnt you tell us when it was happening, Mark?”   

"It was a direct cremation"

He replies that it was a direct cremation;  there was no service, no fuss, no nonsense.

"With no-one to say goodbye?"

“On her own, with no one to say goodbye?” Cassie ges on.   

"Everyone had a chance to say goodbye"

Mark reminds her that everyone had a chance to say goodbye at the vigil, but she does not agree that it is the same.   She would have liked to have said goodbye in a respectful way.

"None of us deserved to be there"

Mark maintains, “None of us deserved to be there,” but she cannot agree with that, stressing that she had said many times that she was worried about where Cheryl was and was worried that Tom was evil, but no-one listened to her.

“But now you’re siding with Gaynor – the sister who helped to kill her!” he argues.   

"Watch what you're saying, Mark"

His mother tells him to watch what he says.

"Gaynor is a victim in all this"

“When are you going to learn, Mark?   We both let Cheryl down, but Gaynor is a victim in all of this – that’s what Tom is like – he gets under your skin.   

"Tom's had an influence on you"

“He’s obviously had an influence on you.”   

"I was the first one to see through him"

Mark is adamant that he was the first one to see through Tom, but is informed, “You’re doing his dirty work for him – you’ve been shouting about wanting to see Gaynor in jail, while he’s laughing in his cell, thinking that he’s turned everyone against her.   

"Exactly what Tom would have wanted"

“And nom, instead of allowing everyone to say goodbye to Cheryl respectfully, you organised a cremation that was hush-hush – exactly what Tom would have wanted –   that no one had the chance to pay a final tribute to her, even – you played right into his hands!”   

This makes Mark think

This makes Mark think.

"Anita thought you were on her side"

Ieuan is trying to make Diane change her mind;  “Anita asked you because she thinks you’re on her side – that you would do what’s in her best interests.”

"You and Kelly won't let me do that"

Diane answers, “I know that, but I don’t think that you and Kelly will let me do that – you’re both as bad as each other, insisting that you’re right.   Anita would hate to see you arguing so much.”   

"That's why she wanted you to make the decisions"

He knows that Diane is right, which is why she wanted Diane to make the decisions.

"I'm scared of doing the wrong thing"

“I’m scared of doing the wrong thing, making things worse for Anita and the family,” Diane continues, but Ieuan is confident that she will not to do that.

“Anita knew that Kelly and I were too close, too emotional to see clearly – and that is why she chose you.   Once again, it looks as though Anita is always right.   

"Please, Diane . . ."

“Please, Diane – this is the only decision Anita has made that we can hold on to.   We’ve lost so much of her – 

". . . don't take this decision away from her"

“please, don’t take this final decision away from her.”

After a few moments' thought . . .

Diane thinks for a few moments, 

. . . Diane agrees to continue

then agrees.

"I'm not sure ion this is petrol or paraffin"

In the office at Brynawelon, Eleri and Garry are drinking;  “I’m not sure if this is petrol or paraffin – but you’ll obviously drink anything.”

"Drinking wine in the middle of the afternoon"

He replies, “If someone had told me six months ago that I’d be drinking wine in the middle of the afternoon . . .” but she considers that it is better than sharing showers with other men and eating porridge for every meal.

"How does this place compare to prison?"

She enquires how this place compares to prison, 

"A big, hairy bloke from Hull"

and he answers without hesitation, “A five star luxury resort – and I haven’t got a big, hairy bloke from Hull snoring in the bunk below me all night.”

"Are you still in touch with anyone there?"

“Are you still in touch with anyone from there?” Eleri asks and he cannot understand why.   She has noticed that his mood changed after being on the phone this morning, but he tells her not to be silly.

"Oh – you were sexting Jean!"

“Oh – you were sexting Jean!” she jokes, “I knew there was something going on.”   

She reaches for Garry's phone . . .

She picks up his phone, to have a look at it, 

. . . he tries to retrieve it

so he tries to get it back, and in the process, she falls into his lap.   

That can only mean one thing . . .

The look in their eyes makes it obvious what is about to happen – 

. . . yeah, told you so!

they kiss.

"You look very cosy"

When Dai comes back into Llwyncelyn, he comments that Diane and Ieuan look very cosy;  Ieuan confirms that they understand each other now.   “You’ve been very kind to me, Dai – 

"With a bit of luck . . ."

“with a bit of luck, I’ll be home before long.”

"All right, Kelly, cool down"

Diane’s phone rings and she finds that it is a call from Kelly;  “All right, Kelly, cool down – this assessment has to happen.   Kelly, calm down, will you?”   The call is abruptly terminated 

"She's going to take the case to court"

and Diane informs Ieuan, “She said she’s going to take the case to court to challenge the power of attorney.   She has a perfect right to do that.”

"How have things come to this?"

Ieuan groans, “How have things come to this?”

Mark is even off his beer

Mark has only drunk half his pint, and matters are not improved 

"I can't get over this direct cremation business"

when Cassie stresses that she still cannot get over this direct cremation business.   Howard also thinks that it is odd, “But it’s not as if Cheryl was there.”

"Would you want to go like that?"

“Would you like to go without a ceremony or tribute or anything?” she demands, 

"I don't care how I go"

but he does not care how he goes.   

"I don't like to think of her there all alone"

“Well, I don’t like to think of her there all alone.”   

"Well, it's happened now"

Mark reminds her that it has happened now.

Kath has some Wrexham Lager

Kath comes in carrying a box of four cans of Wrexham lager;  “Right, Cheryl’s favourite lager – 

"I thought we'd raise a toast"

“I thought we’d have a can each and raise a toast – what do you say?”

"To Cheryl!"

Three of them open their cans;  “To Cheryl!” says Mark, but Cassie objects to this.

"No, this isn't right!"

“No, this isn’t right – she should have had a proper funeral so that everyone could say goodbye, but you took that away from her – I won’t forgive you!   

"It's not right and it's nowhere near good enough!"

“A can of lager?   It’s not right and it’s nowhere near good enough!”  

Mark is very disappointed 

Mark looks very disappointed.

Garry zips up his trousers . . .

Garry is in the process of doing up his trousers 

. . . and Eleri buttons up

while Eleri buttons up her blouse.   

He apologises, but she tells him to forget about it.   

"I'm not sure what happened" — (I could hazard a guess)

“I’m not sure what happened,” he continues, but again she urges him to stop talking.   “Eleri, it wasn’t you – it’s just this place . . .” 

"Eleri!"

but she has already walked out of the room.   

He subsides into the chair

He sinks back down into his chair.