19 November 2018

"I want to know why he's not answering his phone!"

In the village street, Dai wants to know why Jason is not answering his phone;  

Dai hammers on the door

accompanied by DJ, he goes to the door of number 9 and bangs on it.   

"He was supposed to do a job on Saturday"

“He was supposed to do a job on Saturday, but he didn’t turn up!” Dai moans, but DJ points out that he is probably still upset that Sara and Ifan have moved out.

Dai continues knocking and shouting, “People die in their beds, you know!”   

"No-one has seen him all weekend"

Mathew joins them, and says that no-one has seen Jason all weekend, but Dai maintains, “It’s only a tiff between him and Sara – and he’s gone overboard!”

"You can't just expect him to carry on"

“You can’t expect him to carry on as if nothing’s happened,” DJ insists, and Dai decides that Mathew will have to fit the new window at the chip shop, despite his protestations that he has never fitted a window alone before.

“It’s not as if it’s rocket science – you’ve seen me do it a hundred times!” rages Dai, 

"Don't look at me – I've got work to do!"

and DJ points out that he has work to do at APD, so he cannot assist.   “What are you doing, standing there?   You’ve got work to do!” Dai shouts at Mathew, and continues banging on the door, which attracts the attention of Gwyneth.   

"Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed"

She suspects that Dai got up on the wrong side of the bed, and DJ informs her that Sara has left Jason;  “She landed at Bryntirion on Friday.”   Gwyneth assumes that Jason has been a naughty boy.

Then Dai tries phoning Jason, but inside number 9, he ignores his phone, and the shouts of Dai, demanding that he goes to the yard now, 

Jason ignores his phone, again

preferring to concentrate on the laptop, 

He adds another credit card to his account . . .

where he is adding another credit card to his gambling account.   

. . . then settles down to squander it

He immediately starts spending the money.

Britt grabs Colin's cup . . .

Colin is in the middle of breakfast when Britt takes away his cup of tea and instructs him to clear his stuff from the bathroom;  

. . . leaving him bewildered

“APD are on their way to fit a new window!” she announces.   She grabs the piece of toast from his hand, and tells him to get on with it.

"I shall have to go and get some more clothes"

Sara is putting clothes in the washing machine at Bryntirion, and realises she will have to go and get some more from number 9;  Diane invites her to sit down and have a cup of tea.   

"You and Jason need to talk"

“You and Jason have to talk,” she advises, “You don’t know for a fact that hes cheated on you.”

Sara explains that she has seen the texts from this Sandra, but Diane is convinced that her son would not do something like that to her and Ifan.   

"Everything makes sense now"

Sara stresses, “Everything makes sense now – he would disappear all the time, and wouldn’t answer his phone.   You haven’t heard anyone talking about us, have you?”   

"If I had heard anything, it would be rubbish"

Diane answers that if she had heard something, it would be a load of rubbish.

The inexperienced window-fitter arrives

Mathew arrives at the chip shop flat, and is given an effusive welcome by Britt;  “You know what builders are like – they never turn up.”  Mathew informs her that Jason was supposed to be doing the job, and he has never fitted a window on his own before.   

"I've got some other jobs lined up for you!"

She is sure that he will do a brilliant job, and has some other jobs lined up for him, too.

She tells Colin she wants the bathroom tiled, and then Mathew can decorate Aaron’s bedroom.   “One thing at a time!” says Mathew, and he goes to make a start.

"I've hardly spent anything on this place"

“Are you sure we can afford this?” demands Colin, and Britt replies that she has hardly spent any money on the place since she moved in.   

"I don't want you to pay a penny"

She does not want him to pay a penny, because it is something she wants to do.

DJ has computer problems

At APD, DJ is having problems with the computer, and a complaining customer is insistent on talking to the boss, 

"Who do you think you're calling a monkey?"

and not the monkey.

"APD will go bust at this rate!"

has gone home, and complains to Diane about Jason;  “He would rather lounge in bed, sulking!   APD will go bust at this rate!”   She urges him to show a bit of heart.   When Sara comes in, 

"Every marriage has its ups and downs"

Dai tells her, “Every marriage has its ups and downs – they should put it in the wedding ceremony – ‘I promise to patch things up if I misbehave’.”   

"I have not misbehaved, Dai!"

Sara informs him that she has not misbehaved, and he describes it as simply a misunderstanding, 

"Go over and get things back to normal"

encouraging her, “Go over and get things back to normal.”   She walks out of the room.

"And tell him windows don't fit themselves!"

Then Dai suggests that Diane should talk to him;  “And while you’re at it, tell him windows don’t fit themselves!”   She rather irritably replies that if they are so short of staff, he should not be sitting there;  

"You're in the way, Dai!"

she urges him to go and do something, as he is in the way.

"I don't know what Britt will do next!"

In the shop, Colin tells Garry, “I don’t know what she’ll do next – she has the strangest ideas.”   Garry replies that at least life is not boring.   

"Mathew said you were ill"

Jason has come in for a paper, and is asked how he is, as Mathew said he was off work.   

"These are the things for migraine!"

He replies that he has a migraine, 

"No, Colin, I can't supervise Mathew"

and cannot come over to the flat to supervise Mathew.

"We shall have to have another session before long"

Gwyneth has a pint in the Deri, and Britt, who is behind the bar, will join her;  “We shall have to have another session before long,” Gwyneth suggests, and Britt moans that she is still in the doghouse with Colin.

"I heard about your facelift to the bathroom"

Garry comes in and remarks that he has heard about the facelift to the bathroom;  

"Especially after Colin's been in there!"

“I need a window that opens – especially after Colin’s been in there!” she answers, “They quoted me £350, but I think I should have a discount, as Mathew is doing it.”

"That boy almost destroyed my marriage!"

Garry is displeased to learn that Mathew is in the flat;  “That boy almost destroyed my marriage!” he growls.   Britt points out that they are not talking about his marriage, but her bathroom.

"Hating you won't help"

Gwyneth wonders if DJ wants to be seen with her, but he groans, “Hating you won’t help.   It was a short morning at work, as the computer crashed – and I’m not going to stay there all day to get a mouthful from customers!”

"I'm getting grief from Garry and Colin!"

Britt joins them, bemoaning the fact that she is getting grief from Garry and Colin because she is having a new bathroom.   “If you had a makeover, DJ, what would you change about yourself?” Gwyneth asks, but he does not know the answer.   Britt would like to be a few inches taller, because then she would be the right weight.

"I need a drastic change"

“I know I need a drastic change,” says DJ, “Perhaps I should go on one of those extreme makeovers programmes!”   

"I've always wanted to have a tattoo"

Britt has always wanted to have a tattoo.

That credit card did not last very long

Jason is still on the laptop, and apparently has maxed out the card;  

He checks to see who it is

then there is a knock on the door, and this time he opens it, to find that it is Mathew.   

Mathew is in need of help

“Listen, I need your help – the new window in the chip shop – do I put screws through it?   It’s plastic.”   

Jason instructs him to use expanding foam, 

"Can I borrow £20?"

then adds, “While you’re here – this is embarrassing – can I borrow £20?   I’ve left my wallet at Bryntirion.”   Mathew regrets that he does not have any cash on him, so, on the spur of the moment, Jason offers him the television for £40.   

"I'm getting rid of this television"

“I’ve bought a new one for Sara as a surprise, and I’m getting rid of this one,” he says, and Mathew agrees he will bring over the money later.   “Or you can transfer the money on your phone, and take it now,” Jason suggests, 

"Oh, goody – another £40 I can waste!"

and fetches his bank details.

"I would have appreciated being consulted"

When Britt goes to the bar for another round, Garry comments, “I would have appreciated it if you had spoken to me before doing any work on the flat,” and she says he is starting to sound like Colin.   

Then she tells DJ, “We’re asking for trouble, getting into rounds with her.”   

"A couple of these aren't bad"

He has been looking at tattoo designs on his phone, and likes the look of a couple of them, so Gwyneth invites him over to the salon, where she can do it this afternoon.   

"A dying man always regrets the things he never did!"

He is rather reluctant, as it would be permanent, but Britt reminds him, “A dying man always regrets the things he never did!   Anyway, you can always have a small one, out of sight.”   He gives in to the temptation, 

"Garry, bring DJ a chaser!"

and Britt shouts to Garry, “Bring DJ a chaser, to give him some Dutch courage!” but Gwyneth wants to leave now, as she needs a steady hand.   Britt also likes the idea of a tattoo, but is scared of needles

Dai's conversation with Beti is interrupted . . .

Dai is chatting to Beti in the street when he sees Mathew, carrying a television;  

. . . when he sees Mathew with the bargain television

“What about the work I’ve given you to do?” he enquires.   Mathew regards the television as the bargain of the year, only £40 from Jason, and when Dai learns that he is buying a new television, he suggests that Jason is after brownie points.   

"We've got a list as long as your arm, Colin"

Colin arrives, asking how things are going in the bathroom;  Dai tells him, “We’ve got a list as long as your arm – she wants new tiles everywhere – top of the range mosaics!   It’s quite clear who wears the trousers!”

"She will have changed her mind by tomorrow!"

Colin predicts that she will have changed her mind by tomorrow, 

"I hope not – I smashed a few tiles"

but Mathew hopes not, as he has smashed a few tiles getting the window out.

Jason is back to frittering away the money

Now Jason is adding another credit card to his account, and is able to resume playing.

"A mouse would have been more suitable"

Gwyneth shows DJ the results of her tattoo session – a Welsh dragon – and comments, “A mouse would have been more suitable, after all the fuss you made.”   She will not make any charge, 

Gwyneth has done it for free – but what is the catch?

as she owes him a couple of favours;  then Britt comes in, and he says that there is nothing to be afraid of.   

Britt has more alcohol 

She has brought some cans, so they adjourn upstairs to the flat.

"Is Sandra a customer of APD?"

“Are you sure APD doesn’t have a customer called Sandra?” asks Sara, “Jason insists that they met through work.”   Diane thinks he may have come across her, doing a job.   

"Mathew says there are no women over there"

Then Dai comes in, announcing that he is the bearer of good news;  “Mathew has just been over to see Jason – and there are no women over there,” 

"That doesn't prove anything"

but Sara points out that does not prove anything.   “He’s organising a surprise for you,” Dai goes on, “He’s bought a brand spanking new television, with all the gadgets – I wouldn’t be surprised if it makes tea and toast!   He’s sold the old TV to Mathew.”

Sara objects that he cannot do that, as it belongs to Gwyneth;  

Then the complaining customer contacts her

then her phone sounds, and she finds it is the irate customer who spoke to DJ earlier.   She explains that she is out of the office and cannot discuss the order now.   “Where’s DJ now?” she demands, “I can’t rely on anybody!”

"Do you want me to have a word with him?"

Diane volunteers to go and have a word with Jason, but Sara does not want his mother to tell him what to do;  

"He can take the first step!"

“If he wants to talk to me, he can take the first step!”

"My grandfather had arthritis in his knees"

In the salon flat, DJ is telling them how his grandfather had arthritis in his knees;  “I hope I don’t get the same.”   Gwyneth says that her Gran kept garlic in her bra to ward off arthritis, 

"You'd be surprised at what I keep down there!"

and they would be surprised at what she keeps down there.

"This can is out of date"

As DJ looks at his can of Carling, he notices it bears a September sell-by date;  “Is that how Eileen gets rid of her old stock?” wonders Gwyneth.   

Britt goes to get more cans

Britt goes back to her flat to get some more cans, and DJ is feeling cold;     

DJ dons one of Gwyneth's cardigans

Gwyneth informs him that the boiler is on the blink, and gives him one of her cardigans to put on.   

"You can come again, if you want to borrow my clothes!'

“It suits you – you can come again if you want to borrow my clothes!” she laughs.

Colin is very worried about Britt 

Colin rushes across to see Garry;  

"Who knows what she'll do next?"

“I haven’t seen Britt all day – and she’s acting odd!   Who knows what she’ll do next?”   

"Don't try to get me to take your side"

Garry seems unconcerned, and replies, “That is what Britt is like – if you’re having a domestic, don’t try to get me to take your side – I know how difficult she is, and you chose to live with her!   Sort out your own problems.”

"I thought you were keeping an eye on Mathew"

At that moment, Britt comes out of the chip shop flat, and Colin demands where she has been;  he thought she was keeping an eye on Mathew.   

"He's all right, Col"

She says she is confident that everything is all right, 

"Have you been drinking with Gwyneth?"

and he asks, “Have you been drinking with Gwyneth?   It’s not five o’clock yet!   The children need their dinner.”   She snarls at him to go and make it for them, but not to make anything for her, 

"I'm going to get some peace!"

as she is going to get some peace.

DJ is feeling the effects of that Carling

DJ is already feeling the effects of those cans, and then Gwyneth brings him some wine;  “If I didn’t know better, 

"Are you trying to get me drunk?"

“I would think you were trying to get me drunk,” he accuses her, “So that you can have your way with me – because there aren’t many handsome men like me around!”

"You're not far from the truth"

She replies that he is not far from the truth there, and looks into his eyes;  

What is the matter with you, DJ?

inevitably, she kisses him.