9 March 2015

Britt is stocking up for the important meal tonight

In the shop, Britt tells Eileen that the children are excited about meeting Wiliam, 

DJ realises he must tell Iolo what he knows

then Iolo himself comes in, on the phone to Wiliam.   DJ, standing nearby, knows he has to say something.   Britt comments, “Wiliam will think I’m Nigella tonight.”

Rhys was possibly intending to speak to Sheryl

As she sees Madge out of the salon, Sheryl notices Rhys coming out of the chippy, but before he can say anything, Gaynor drags him off home with their lunch.

DJ goes to Iolo’s and tells him, 

DJ breaks the bad news . . .

“It’s none of my business, but I think Wiliam has a wife and daughter – I saw him kissing them on Friday.”   

. . . but has a hostile reception

Iolo is furious;  “I don’t want to hear this!” he shouts, “Get out!”

Meic has had second thoughts about the "dreary" hymns

Siôn has gone to visit Meic, who tells him he wants to liven up the funeral service, and would not mind a band being there.   “How about a singalong at the funeral tea?   I want people to celebrate!”

"Living wake," says Gabriella 

Gabriella, who has just brought in the washing, suggests, “A living wake.   – I saw it in a magazine.   People who know they’re dying organise a party before they go.   At least, the person who’s dying does not miss out!”

Sheryl complains to Hywel

Sheryl goes to CwmFM to tell Hywel that Rhys should have said something by now, and concludes that he is taking Gaynor’s side.   Hywel replies that he will make Rhys apologise;  “How?   By holding a gun to his head?” asks Sheryl.   

"Right, I'm sorting this out once and for all!"

He gets up and resolves to sort the matter out once and for all, 

Then she wonders what he will do

but Sheryl is apprehensive.

Gaynor still feels lost . . .

Gaynor is feeling sorry for herself when Hywel arrives, looking for Rhys;  “I heard you were back,” he tells Rhys, 

. . . and is not pleased to see Hywel back in the house

“You can’t avoid Sheryl and me for ever.   I want you to apologise for hurting Sheryl, or I could report you for assault.”

"You should be apologising to Rhys!"

Gaynor tells him he should be apologising to Rhys;  “You should have phoned immediately to tell him the baby was all right!”

"All right!   All right!   I'll go and say sorry."

Rhys agrees to tell Sheryl he is sorry, “Not because you threatened me with the police, but because it’s the right thing to do.   Unlike you, I know the difference between right and wrong!”

They are at each other's throats again

Gaynor admits she dissuaded Rhys from going to Sheryl, to protect him, and Hywel accuses her of turning Rhys against him.

Iolo goes visiting Wiliam's house . . .

Iolo walks up the path of a house near the sea, hears laughter, 

. . . and is shocked by what he sees . . .

and through a hedge sees Wiliam holding the little girl and saying, “Has daddy caught you?”   

. . . but Wiliam notices him

As he hands the child back to her mother, he catches sight of Iolo, who runs away.   Wiliam shouts after him, “Iolo, let me explain!”

On the picturesque bank of the Severn Estuary . . .

He catches up with Iolo and they talk, sitting on the pebble beach;  

. . . he explains about his daughter, Non

“Every partner I’ve had runs a mile after finding out about Non.   I was scared you would do the same.”

"When were you going to tell me?"

“So you thought you’d just say nothing?” replies Iolo, “When were you going to tell me?   Next week?   Next year?   This changes everything for me;  knowing you’ve kept this secret makes me wonder what other secrets there are.”

Wiliam admits he made a mistake by not being honest, but maintains they have “something special”.   Iolo agrees that they have, “And you’ve just destroyed it,” he adds.

Rhys makes his apology . . .

Hywel escorts Rhys to the salon, where Rhys says he is sorry for hurting Sheryl and the baby;  “It was not my intention,” he says.   

. . . then blames his father

Rhys then turns to his father;  “It’s a shame you didn’t phone to tell me they were all right, instead of letting me hear via Colin!   I followed you to the hospital and saw Sheryl crying in the corridor – I was sure she’d lost the baby.   I thought I had killed the baby!”

Sheryl regrets that he was not told

Sheryl tells him she is sorry that he had been put through that.   Rhys continues to Hywel, “The fact I said sorry doesn’t change what you’ve done – you’ve hurt me, and you’ll hurt the baby, there’s no doubt about that.   

"You're the worst father the poor dab could have!"

“You’re probably the worst father the poor dab could have!   I don’t want anything more to do with you!”

Meic does some "Googling"

Meic has been “Googling” living wakes, and tells Gabriella that he fancies one, a good old “knees-up” in the Deri, with food and drink, music and dancing.

"The best party the village has ever seen!"

“It’s a good way of being remembered – the best party the village has ever seen!   Just a pity that it won’t be people’s last memory of me – the life and soul of the Deri!   Unless I leave the party and never come back;  if I went away and stayed away.   

Meic's plan for after the party

“That would be the lasting menory people would have, rather than feeling sorry for me, withering away like a leaf in this bed.”

“You can’t go away to die!” protests Gabriella, “Where would you go?”   When Meic replies, “To Patagonia – with you!” she does not look pleased.

DJ is taking this running lark seriously

DJ is again running in the rain, this time in a green jumper, when, by the shop, he meets Iolo, who tells him, 

"You're right, and I'm sorry!"

“You’re right, and I’m sorry!”

"I would be doing Anita a favour!"

Meic continues trying to convince Gabriella, “I would be doing Anita a favour – you know how stressful it is for her.   She can barely cope now, let alone in a few weeks.   She won’t have to watch me, dying in the corner over there.”

Gabriella acts as the voice of reason

Gabriella argues, “How will it be less stressful if you are thousands of miles away in Patagonia?   She would never let you go.”

“She doesn’t have to know,” explains Meic, “We could slip away from the party, not telling her or anyone else,” but Gabriella is insistent that he cannot do that to the woman he loves.

Catrin wants her dinner – she's "starving!"

At Y Felin, Iolo announces that Wiliam is not coming to dinner, and after Siôn sends Catrin out of the room, he explains that he has found that Wiliam has a daughter.   

Iolo explains what has happened

He went to the house and saw them with the mother, although he is not in a relationship with her as they are both gay.

Siôn does not see this as a problem, but Iolo fears it does not bode well for the future, if Wiliam is telling lies already.

Siôn is well aware that Britt is getting at him

Britt agrees, rather pointedly advising, “Think carefully before tying yourself to someone you can’t trust!”

"I have nothing to look forward to here"

Meic finds Gabriella in the Deri, and tells her, “The more I think about my life, the more I realise I have nothing to look forward to here.   All that will happen is that I’ll end up in that bed, and people will pity me.   I want to die with a bit of dignity, that’s why I want to go to Patagonia with you.   I could see the world before being forced to depart.   I could see where you used to live, and meet your friends.”

"If I could survive the trip, would you take me?"

Gabriella is sure he would never survive the trip, but Meic is insistent;  “If I could survive the trip, would you take me?   Please, Gabriella, won’t you turn an old man’s dreams into reality?

Regretfully, Gabriella cannot agree

“No, Meic, sorry – I can’t!” she tells him, and sadly leaves the Deri.