29 May 2014

White van man delivers six cases to the salon

Dani has a delivery of six boxes of shampoo and protests that she only ordered two;  Gemma tells her the supplier must have made a mistake.   

Sheryl realises Dani is not up to running the salon alone

When she tells Sheryl what has happened, Dani is told that this will cost a fortune and she should not have been left in charge.   Sheryl realises that she is needed there.

Colin has more important things on his mind than tidying the house

Colin is making last-minute arrangements for the charity cycle ride, and has no time for tidying the house, despite it being his turn, as Iolo reminds him.   Meanwhile Gaynor is reluctant to take part, and Hywel expected Rhys to pull out, as Sheryl is not coming. 

Rhys gives Sheryl an ultimatum

Rhys, however, goes to Sheryl’s and says if she does not go on the ride, he will stay there all afternoon;  this approach is successful, and she joins the ride.

As the riders gather, Gemma asks Sheryl not to be too hard on Dani, as she is doing her best, but is really not up to it.   

Gemma's plan is foiled by the "charming" Dani

Her plan is foiled when Dani arrives, reporting that she has negotiated that the firm will take all the boxes back and give a refund;  her “Dani charm” on the phone has worked wonders, and she has even learned that Nigel, the manager, also has a teddy bear called Nigel.    Sheryl is full of praise for her actions.   

Colin leads the cyclists out of the village

Mark comments on Gaynor’s tricycle, and then they are off, with Colin in the lead.

Gemma goes back to Mark’s, and finds another mobile phone in a drawer.

Taid's surreptitious phone call to Meic

Jinx leaves for work, and Ffion has paperwork to do at school, but as soon as they have left, Taid phones Meic, and shortly afterwards the two of them, plus Jim, who is supposed to be at a site in Llanarthur, are sitting down to a poker game.   

Ffion catches them, playing poker, and innocently joins them

Soon, just as the game is “getting interesting,” and the stakes are rising, Ffion returns, as she had forgotten the electricians were at school, and catches them;  pretending not to know how to play, she joins them.   “Is it like whist?” she asks innocently.

Gaynor, with her stabilisers, pedals up the hill

The cyclists reach that picnic table again, first Rhys and Sheryl, then Hywel and Gaynor.   Gaynor is getting tired of Hywel’s, “Sheryl this and Sheryl that!” but he assures her, “If I’d fancied her, I would have done something before now.”

Ffion plays dumb as she puts down her cards;  “Have I won again?” she exclaims, incredulously, with all the chips piled up in front of her.   

Ffion is jubilant that she has beaten the three of them

When she mentions, “King high flush” they are suspicious.   “How do you know that term, if you’ve never played before?” says Meic, and she reveals that she learned to play at College.   All her winnings will go to the Soup Kitchen.

Cheering greets Gaynor's arrival

The riders arrive back in the village to applause from previously unseen villagers.   

Sheryl is now willing for Ricky to have Wil's rod, and bike

Sheryl thanks Rhys for persuading her to take part, and as she goes home, she meets Meic and tells him that if he calls later, Ricky can have Wil’s bike and fishing rod  “He might as well use them.”

Iolo leaves another message for Ieuan Griffiths

Colin returns home, scattering his things all over the room which Iolo has been tidying;  as he is, “Sweating like a pig,” he goes for a shower, while Iolo leaves a phone message for Ieuan Griffiths, “Have you thought any more about me buying the house?   Please ring me back.”

Ffion tells Taid that, far from going behind her back, he can have his friends round whenever he likes, but he seems disappointed, saying that she should have learned to play poker from her grandad.   

Arwen, with her mother and great-grandad

Then Jinx comes in, with Arwen, and insists he should cook as they both look tired, so the others sit with Arwen.

As Colin announces in the Deri that the ride raised £632, Dani bursts in, demanding, “Who has done this?” and shows around a distorted photo of herself.   

The two distorted images, of Dani and Gemma

Far from being angry, as intended by Gemma, she is amused and has downloaded the app, with which she takes a photo of Gemma, which she similarly distorts, much to the amusement of those in the pub.   Gemma does not see the funny side of this.