20 October 2015

Ffion, in her usual state

Gethin discovers Ffion on the sofa with the customary empty bottle;  

“Gaynor was serious – if you don’t get help, you’ll get the sack!   She won’t have any choice, and what will you do without a job?”

"I'll get another job!"

“Get another one!” replies Ffion.   He pleads with her and insists if she does not get help, it will be too late.   She gets up and goes for a lie down;  Gethin asks what he is to tell Gaynor if she asks where Ffion is.

"Tell her to get stuffed!"

“Tell her to get stuffed!” is Ffion’s reply.

Deri Deithio's new luxury car

Ed is polishing Deri Deithio’s newly-acquired Bentley;  Angela passes and wonders how they afforded that.   Sioned tells her they had a loan, and Angela comments, “You must have a good friend at the bank – they don’t throw money around these days.   I wish Eifion was as enterprising as you – all he does with his money is sit on it.”   

"Eifion hasn't told her!"

Ed concludes that he has not told her.

Iolo is busy plumbing . . .

Under the sink in Maes-y-Deri, Iolo is doing some plumbing repairs, and Vicky is flirting with him.   

. . . while Vicky chats him up

She asks if he goes to the gym much, and says she might join and get some tips from him.   “I’m sure my partner won’t mind,” says Iolo.

When Vicky remarks that she is a lucky girl, Iolo corrects her, 

"He's William, and I'm the lucky one!"

“Er, he – Wiliam, and I’m the lucky one!”   She assures him that she will pay, or rather, her fairy godmother will.

The first bus ever seen in Cwmderi (and not a "First" bus)

A very rare moment occurs as a Richards’ Coaches Optare Solo, with Bwcabus vinyls, arrives at the village bus stop on service 601 to Cwmderi.   

Plenty of luggage

A stranger with a large case alights, followed by Mal, and Llinos boards the bus.   The stranger looks across the road, and walks towards Ed, by the Bentley.

"Tom Jones used to have one"

“Very swank!” she says in English, “Tom Jones used to have one – and you’re not half bad yourself!”   Ed replies to her in English, but she tells him to stick to Welsh;  

"It's all up here!"

“I can’t say much no more, but it’s still up here,” tapping her head.

“Where’s Maes-y-Deri?” she enquires, “My feet are killing me.   Can I get a taxi?”   Ed points out that he is the taxi, so she immediately gets into the Bentley, telling him, 

"Put my bags in the back"

“What a stroke of luck!   Put my bags in the back, there’s a good boy.”

Gemma says she is just tired

As they pass by, DJ is concerned that Gemma is rather quiet but she assures him that she is just tired.

Mark is taking a hard line with Vicky

Coming out of the café, Debbie tells Mark, “I hope Vicky listens to you – she won’t to me.”   Mark replies that she had better, or she will have to move out.   As the car passes, Debbie remarks, “That woman in the car looks like Mam!”   

"Just thinking about her give me the creeps!"

Mark shudders, saying that just thinking about her gives him the creeps.

Gethin formulates his rehab plan

At number 7, Gethin addresses Dani and Kelly;  “If she’s not ready to go to rehab, we have to bring rehab to her.   We’ll lock her in the flat until she’s sober.”   

"It's risky – but . . ."

Dani points out that he tried that, and it did not work.   Kelly describes it as risky, but says they have no other option;   Dani wants nothing to do with the idea.

Kelly admits, “I know what it’s like to be trapped like that – it’s worth  a try.”

"You say a lot, but don't do anything!"

Angela arrives home with the shopping and Eifion protests that he said he would do that.   “You say a lot, but don’t do anything!” she replies.   

"We're going out for a curry tonight"

He tells her that they are going out for a curry tonight;  “A midweek curry – you really know how to push the boat out!” says Angela.

As Iolo packs up his tools, Vicky shouts, “She’s here!” and welcomes her gran.

Dolores misinterprets Iolo's presence

“Very nice – you’ve fallen on your feet!” she says, looking Iolo up and down;  Vicky explains that this is not the baby’s father, or her boyfriend.   The stranger introduces herself;  

"You can call me Dol"

“Dolores Alvarez Collins, but you can call me Dol.”   After hugging and kissing Iolo, 

Dol hands over £80

she provides Vicky with £80 to pay him, and he leaves.

Ricky hugs his gran

Then Ricky comes in and hugs his gran;  Vicky confesses that she is in trouble again, but Dol announces, “Never fear – Dol is here!”

Gemma's mind is on other things

In the Deri flat, DJ prepares curry, while Gemma stares into space;  

"There is something wrong"

“There is something wrong – even I can tell,” says DJ, and she admits that she is worried he will think her nuts, because of her condition.   “I obviously don’t, or I wouldn’t be cooking for you,” he replies.

Ed and Sioned walk in, surprised to find them there;  Sioned tells them she wants to celebrate the first day of the new business, then startles Ed;  

"Five-star hotel in Kefalonia!"

“I’ve booked us a holiday, five-star hotel, all-inclusive, to Kefalonia!”   Ed is horrified and demands how much this will cost.   “It’s worth every penny – just wait until you see the hotel!” Sioned enthuses.

"Why do you always do this?"

Furious, Ed demands, “Why do you always do this?” 

Gemma and DJ look at each other

while Gemma and DJ look embarrassed.

"Do you think I'll let you lock me in?"

“Do you really think I’ll let you lock me in here?” Ffion asks, “Who says I want to stop – you can’t force me to stop.”   

"We'll make you dry out!"

Gethin maintains they can force her to dry out, and then the rest would be up to her.   “You wouldn’t dare!” she rages, but Gethin tells her the door is already locked.

She finds that the door is firmly locked

She rushes to the door and demands he opens it, then capitulates;  

"I need time to prepare myself"

“OK, but not like this.   I need time to prepare myself.”   He tells her that time is what she does not have.   

"I'll stop tomorrow, I swear!"

Ffion proposes, “Give me a drink now, and I’ll stop tomorrow, I swear!   One last night – let’s have a night to remember, then tomorrow you can do what you like.”

Dolores makes herself at home

Dolores is on the sofa with her grandchildren and the baby when Mark returns from work;  

Mark is horrified

he is horrified to see her there.   “Long time, no see!” she says, “You’re looking a bit rough round the edges, ain’t you?”   

"I'm skint now"

Then she tells Vicky that she is skint, only having twenty pounds left;  “But I can make myself useful in other ways – don’t you worry your pretty little head, now.”

"Is it important?   I'm having my dinner"

Meanwhile, Debbie is about to settle down for her dinner when Mark phones, advising her, 

"She's here on the sofa!"

“It was her!   Your mother!   She’s here on the sofa!   Come here now!”   

The news puts Debbie off her food

Debbie suddenly loses her appetite.

"I've got a secret too"

As DJ and Gemma eat their curry, he repeats that he does not think she is nuts;  “Look, I’ve got a secret too, about the court case.   Cadno bought the gun, not me.   She could go to prison, and the kids would lose their mother – I couldn’t let that happen!   No-one else knows – you’re the only one.”   

"You took the blame for Cadno?"

Gemma calls him a good man.

Eifion waits until Geraint goes . . .

Eifion has an ulterior motive for taking Angela to Cwm Delhi;  he waits until Geraint leaves with his takeaway, 

. . . and then Iolo turns up

and is about to spring his surprise when Iolo comes in.

The contents of Eifion's little black box

Eifion produces a small black box and places it on the table;  “Open it!” he urges, “I know I’ve let you down in the past, but if you say yes, I promise not to let you down again.”

"Are you asking me to marry you?"

“Are you asking me to marry you?” enquires Angela;  

"Of course it's yes, you idiot!"

she puts on the ring and tells him, “Of course it’s yes, you idiot!”

Ffion takes a drunken selfie

Ffion takes selfies, which Gethin insists will prove to her that she is serious.   Looking into the camera lens, she says, “I’m really, really going to stop this time!   So don’t do anything to stop me like you usually do, please!”

She proves she can sing fluently in English

It appears that she is having a final binge, with Gethin and Kelly joining in;  she turns up the radio, and, holding the bottle like a microphone, sings, somewhat raucously (in English), “When faced with my demons!”

"You've gone behind my back – again!"

In the Deri, Ed is not in a celebratory mood, and tells Sioned, “I’m sorry, but I can’t ignore what you’ve done behind my back – again!”   

"One holiday won't bankrupt us"

Sioned insists that one holiday will not bankrupt them;  “But it won’t help the company coffers either,” he adds.

"At least pretend to be glad to see me!" (Mark is clearly not glad)

When Debbie arrives at Maes-y-Deri, her mother says, “You took your time – you could at least pretend to be glad to see me!”   Debbie points out a cwtch would be easier if she put down the game controller.   “And spoil Ricky’s game?   Have a bit of common sense, girl!”

"You're taking her home with you!"

In the kitchen Mark tells Debbie, “When she’s finished that pizza, you’re taking her home with you!”

Debbie refuses reminding him, “You know what she’s like – she’ll soon lose interest and do another runner.”   

Debbie is willing to part with money to avoid her mother

She gives him a wad of money, and he reluctantly agrees.

“Sheryl’s right – I am too soft!” he admits.

Sioned looks unimpressed by the ring

In the Deri, Angela shows off her ring to Sioned and Ed;  “That trumps starting a business!” she boasts.   

Angela discovers what has been going on

Sioned replies that she wins both ways, and Eifion is forced to admit he loaned the money. 

"When were you going to tell me?"

When Sioned reveals that it was £30,000, Angela demands, “When were you going to tell me?”   She gets up and heads for the door.   Eifion chases after her.

"What was that you said about not letting me down?"

“What was that you said earlier about not letting me down again?” she asks him.