24 October 2014

"Am I interrupting something?"

Inside APD, Dai is giving Eifion some putting tuition when Iolo arrives to collect his order.   

"That is not the way you putt"

While Dai is fetching it, Iolo points out that you do not putt like that, but keep your head still, above the ball, and push it, “But who am I to argue with Cwmderi’s Trevino?”   Eifion asks if he could give him some tips at the house.

Hywel comes into the salon, full of boasts about winning the competition, adding, “It wouldn’t have been possible without one special chef!”   

Gaynor seems unimpressed by what Hywel says

Sheryl makes faces at him until he notices who is in the hairdresser’s chair, under the hair rollers – Gaynor!

Gaynor issues a veiled threat to Sheryl

After he has hurriedly left, Sheryl says her part in the proceedings was to make a “rubbish” plait, “But it was a bit of fun!”   Gaynor replies ominously, “As long as that’s all it was!”

Ed has not slept . . .

Ed has not slept all night, and this morning has changed his mind;  “She has been a burden for years, and almost destroyed us, but they are my family, the only one I’ve got.”   

. . . but he is withdrawing the accusation agains Gemma

Sioned is afraid this means Gemma is coming back to live with them, but Ed continues, “Now it’s time for Andrew to try to be her father.   It may be too late, but I’m withdrawing the accusation.”

Apparently there have been thefts from the shop

As Hywel talks to Llinos about thefts from the shop, Sheryl comes out of the salon.   

"Gaynor has warned me off!"

Hywel says she should have warned him Gaynor was there, and Sheryl refuses a celebratory drink, as she thinks she has been “warned off” by Gaynor.   Hywel assures her that he will sort it out.

"Are you interested in handbags?"

Gethin surreptitiously approaches Sheryl and asks if she likes handbags;  “Call round at number 7 later,” he invites her.

Gemma has been let out on bail

Andrew and Gemma are back from the police station;  she is on bail until the CPS make a decision on the case.   Andrew tells them, “We are going to have another go at this father-daughter thing.”   Gemma says that if she had not spent the night in a cell, she would not have realised what her father did for her.   

Is it me, or does Gemma have that "scheming" look again?

Andrew adds that they have reached some kind of understanding, and need to get to know each other again, although Gemma does not look entirely sincere about this.

Iolo demonstrates the correct putting technique

At Angela’s house, Iolo demonstrates the correct way to putt, and goes to Y Felin to get a book of golfing tips.   When he comes back, Eifion tells him that Dai said that in a certain situation it is admissible to pick up the ball.   

“No, that’s impossible!” states Iolo, “It says so quite clearly in this book.   You must read all the rules and get it right!”

"You must get the rules right"

Eifion is getting suspicious;  “Is Dai trying to make a fool of me?   Will you give me a few lessons?   I’ll pay you in beer!”   

Iolo looks happy at the prospect of beer

This meets with Iolo’s approval.   “Deal?” asks Eifion, and spits on his hand before offering it to Iolo, who will not touch it, and leaves.

Andrew is  distraught at how things have affected Gemma 

As Gemma packs her bags, Andrew says that he could not believe that the arguments and sniping between him and Gemma’s mother would affect her so much.   

"I had to take your place!"

“After all that happened, I had to take your place!   Then after all that time, I lost you again!”   

Again, do I detect a certain insincerity?

Gemma assures him that this time she will stay with him.

Hywel finds a romantic meal being prepared . . .

Hywel comes home early and finds Gaynor preparing his favourite meal of Welsh lamb.   

. . . and Gaynor seems rather amorous

She tells him they do not make time for each other like they used to, 

She has tickets  for a Blues Band

and produces tickets for the Blues Band he likes, in Swansea tonight!

Sheryl, looking longingly at the "lovely" handbag

Sheryl is at number 7, enthusing over the sample handbag Gethin shows her;  “You wouldn’t get much change out of £500 for this,” she tells him.   He urges her to take it, as an early Christmas present, and quickly, before he changes his mind.

"It's not from the back of the van?"

As she leaves, Iolo comes in;  “Please don’t tell me that came from the back of the van,” he says, and Gethin replies, “Stop fussing like an old woman!”   The phone rings – it is Garry checking that the van was collected according to instructions.   

"Yes, Garry, nothing to worry about"

Gethin reassures him, “Everything went like clockwork, nothing to worry about.”

"According to this book, you've been misleading me"

Eifion visits Dai and points out that some of what he has been teaching is wrong.   “I’ve been checking this book, and it seems someone has been teaching you wrongly.   I know things are hard for you after what happened at the club, and you have behaved like a gentleman,” Eifion explains.   

He leaves the Golfing Tips book with Dai

He finishes by saying, “We understand each other then?” and leaves the book with Dai, so he can do some revision.

As Sioned apologises for what she said yesterday, Gemma tells her she was telling the truth.   

Andrew is quite relaxed about going away and starting again

Andrew is not sure where they will go, and does not care.   He urges Ed not to worry as they will be all right;  “I hope I can be as good a father as you’ve been.”

Gemma hugs Ed

Gemma hugs Ed and then Sioned;  they pick up their bags and leave.

When they have gone Sioned kisses Ed

Sioned kisses Ed.

23 October 2014

Garry is paying £100 for this secret assignation

In the middle of the night at number 7, Gethin and Iolo are up;  Gethin has persuaded Iolo to drive him to Milford Haven, where Garry has asked him to collect a van.   

"I have to do some detective work"

“Until my prospective brother-in-law does some sharing, I have to do some detective work,” he tells Iolo, who agrees to take him, but wants no more to do with it.

"She needs help – and fast!"

Sioned finds a Royal Mail job application form, but Ed says that it is nothing to do with him.   Sioned concludes, “Oh – Manon!   I’ve had enough of this, she needs help – and fast!   Will you phone Andrew, or shall I?”

Her plan seems to be to "stalk" Mark

Gemma comes in and takes the form, saying it is part of her plan, which cannot fail – “Mark works at that depot!”   After she has gone, Sioned tells Ed, “I don’t want to make you choose between the two of us, but I may have to.”   Ed phones Andrew.

"He's not man enough to face people!"

Jinx learns from Britt that Siôn, who is to judge the harvest loaves, is in Dolgellau, visiting a micro-brewery, and his car has broken down;  she appoints herself judge in his place.   Jinx comments that Siôn is not man enough to face people.

Eileen does not have a good word for Siôn 

In the café, Eileen tells DJ, saying she thought Siôn would have the decency to turn up, but DJ expresses sympathy for Siôn.   

Debbie drops a plate of food, and the fireworks begin

As Meic serves Ows with coffee, Debbie drops a plate of food on the floor, and she and Meic shout at each other.    The situation is not improved by Ows asking if the coffee is free, since Meic has won the lottery.

Poor old Ows is getting a proper mouthful

Meic is furious;  “How many more times?   I have not won the lottery!   I never play the lottery!   I have no intention of playing the lottery!   Is that clear enough, or do I have to announce it on Radio Cymru?   And you can tell all your friends!”

"One of us has to go!"

Then Debbie joins in, “What about you two – you and her?   Any idea how you make me feel?   There’s something wrong with the Pierce gene pool, obviously!   Who’s going to run the café, you or me?   One of us has to go!”

Gethin's lock-picking expertise fails

Gethin has collected the van and brought it back to the garage;  he does his best to pick the lock on the back door, and in disgust kicks the door, whereupon it opens.   

Out come the boxes of handbags

They find inside boxes full of handbags.

Young Meic at Aberdaron

Meic is looking at his childhood photographs, and asks if Debbie was right in what she said about his family.   Anita tries to reassure him, and wonders if it is time he told people;  “You don’t deserve what happened today – and neither does Debbie.”   Meic agrees, but must tell the boys first.

Diane's loaf arrives at the vestry

Diane brings her loaf to the vestry, where Britt is denigrating Colin’s loaf;  

Jinx is engineering something

Jinx tells Diane that Britt may have “the chance to hang herself” as she does not want to do an interview about the Deri, but as judge she may have to.   At the last minute, Siôn finally arrives.

Gethin cannot understand the total absence of drugs

Gethin has searched all the handbags, but is disappointed to find no drugs;  Iolo comments, “Do you think Garry is smoking handbags?”   Gethin realises that Iolo is ignoring a couple of his habits, as there is a mess in the house, and the cups have not been washed.   

Iolo is reminded that the washing up needs doing

“You must be getting better,” encourages Gethin, but it only serves to remind Iolo, and he sets about washing up.

Jinx manages to get Siôn into an awkward situation . . .

As the time for the result of the competition draws near, Jinx asks Siôn his views on “Community”.   When Siôn says that small communities are important, Jinx continues, “Are you saying it is important to trust people?   But isn’t it sad when people don’t keep their word, and go behind others’ backs?”

. . . but DJ shifts the attention to the Harvest Loaf winner

DJ shows his sympathies for Siôn by loudly announcing that the winner is Hywel Llywelyn, and Diane greets the news by shouting, “Fix!”

Gemma is adamant that nothing is wrong

Gemma asks, “How many times do we have to go through this?”   Sioned retorts, “Until you start listening!”   Gemma tells her father, “I’m Manon – Gemma is gone!   If you love me, prove it by leaving me alone, look at me – I’m happy!”

Yes, Sioned looks as if she really has had enough!

Sioned by now is getting really angry;  “We’ve all had enough!   We’ve tried, we’ve defended you, looked after you, but you throw it all back in our faces!   I know you’ve had a hard time, but you’re not the only one!   You let people think that Mark was dead, and that you were engaged, and now this Manon business – of course you need help!”

Gemma waves a breadknife around, again

“Manon doesn’t need help!” shouts Gemma, but when Sioned lunges forward and pulls off her blonde wig, she grabs the conveniently-placed breadknife, brandishing it at her father.

Ed wastes no time in calling the police

As Gemma rants about her father neglecting her, and saying he was scared that she would kill him too, Ed rings 999 on his mobile, saying, “She has a knife.”

Then Ed moves round behind her, and as she threatens Andrew he grapples for the knife, in the process slashing his hand.   Andrew hugs Gemma.

"There's Uncle Gruff"

Meic looks at a photo of Uncle Gruff, the nearest thing he had to a father.   “Are you sure you want to remarry,” he asks Anita, “The happiest day of our life turned into a nightmare last time.”   She replies that they want the time they have left to be happy.   

They find a roll of film

She finds in the box of photos a reel of super-8 film, a record of the village where Meic was born and brought up, but Uncle Gruff died before he could finish it.   Anita suggests that Meic could do the same thing for Cwmderi.

Gemma is handcuffed and led away

Gemma is handcuffed, and as she is led away, pleads for Ed to forgive her.   

Reluctantly, Ed must press charges

Sioned is in tears, and Andrew begs Ed not to press charges, but Ed replies that he has to.   

The reassurance of a "cwtch"

As the blue light on the police car flashes outside, Sioned and Ed embrace.