Cwmderi Diary 2018: 25 December 2018 (2nd)

Angela disturbs the minister

The minister at Bethania is sitting quietly in the chapel, when Angela comes in through the back door.

"Where? In the cemetery?"

Outside, Siôn has received a phone call from Anita; “Where? In the cemetery? Is everything all right?”

He hurries away

He hurries off to investigate.

Kelly comes to the conclusion, “I’ve faffed about long enough –

"Can I have your attention, please?"

“can I have your attention, please?” she announces, “Especially you, Ed,” and he looks puzzled.

Angela interrupts proceedings . . .

At that moment, Angela bursts out of the door of Bethania, and finds herself confronted by a great crowd of people.

. . . and can see no way of escape

Kelly is furious at having her special moment ruined, and Jim is approaching along the street, shouting that she has taken Huwi. The only way of escape that Angela can see is up the ladder on to the scaffolding which surrounds the chapel.

Neville's mates arrive

At the holiday cottage, Neville is strumming his guitar, with Britt singing tunelessly, while Catrin and Aaron wish they were somewhere else. Then they hear the sound of motorcycles outside, and Neville announces that the lads are here. Four of his mates have arrived, and he invites them in.

"How does it feel, Mam?"

Eifion arrives outside the chapel, as Angela leans over the scaffolding and demands, “How does it feel, Mam? How does it feel to lose the most important thing in your life – and there’s nothing you can do?”

"Bring him down now!"

Jim demands that she brings him down now, but Eifion takes action and climbs the ladder;

"I don't want to live without Huwi!"

she continues, “You tricked me – I thought you’d accepted me back, but no, it was a lie! I don’t want to live without Huwi!”

Eifion approaches Angela

Eifion is by now quite near to Angela, as she shouts that Eileen and Jim have been able to move on after Courtney; “And perhaps Huwi could help me do the same – but I can’t see him!”

Jim is adamant that she will not see Huwi

Furiously, Jim exclaims, “Too damn right – after this!” but Eifion urges him to be quiet. He approaches Angela and reminds her that whatever has happened is not Huwi’s fault.

“Give him to me, will you?” he pleads,

"If I can't see him, she can't either!"

but she replies that if she cannot see him, Eileen cannot either, and tries to climb up a ladder to the next level, but stumbles, causing screams of alarm from the onlookers.

Neville is spiking Britt's drink

Britt is glad to see the new arrivals, but Neville is topping up her can with some vodka.

"Some rough-looking men have arrived!"

Next door, Mark reports to the others, who are enjoying the hot tub, that some rough-looking men have arrived, and Britt is dancing with them.

His mother urges him to get back in the tub; “You must be freezing!”

"I hope Catrin is all right"

Ricky hopes that Catrin is all right, and they jump to the conclusion that he fancies her. In reply, he demands whether his Gran fancies Iori,

"We've got a little secret, haven't we?"

and she remarks, “We’ve got a little secret, haven’t we, Iori?”

Angela has reached the top of Bethania

Next to climb the ladder is Hywel, and by now Angela is on the top level of the scaffolding, shouting, “Do you all want a photo?” Hywel tells Mathew to get everyone inside, as a crowd is not helping,

"I'm phoning the police!"

and Jim decides he is going to phone the police.

Hywel arrives to try talking Angela down

Hywel asks Eifion to let him have a try at talking to Angela;

"Look, it's not too late, Angela"

“Look, it’s not too late, if you give Huwi to me now. I don’t know what you did, or what happened, but it’s not too late to make it right, if you give him to me.”

"All I wanted was for her to love me!"

Angela sobs, “All I wanted was for her to love me,” but he points out this is not the way to go about it;

"You will be in serious trouble"

she will be in serious trouble if she does not give Huwi back now. Finally she capitulates and does as he suggests;

Eifion is given the responsibility of carrying Huwi down

Hywel passes him on to Eifion, who sets about carrying the baby back down.

Aaron refuses any alcohol

With the wild dancing going on, Neville tries to get Aaron to have a drink, but he refuses.

"Cat, we have to find a way out of here!"

Catrin has shut herself in a room, and Aaron tells her they have to find a way out of there.

Mother and baby are reunited

Eifion has reached the ground and hands back Huwi to his mother; Angela approaches, saying how sorry she is, and that she needs her mother.

Angela is prevented from going into the chapel . . .

Jim and Eileen go into the chapel, but Hywel prevents Angela from following; he has to go back to Esther,

. . . and Eifion leads her away

so puts Eifion in charge of her.

Another drink is spiked

Aaron is still trying to make Catrin open the door, and sees Neville open another can, and add vodka to it.

The service begins

At last inside the chapel, the minister invites them, in Latin, “Venite adoremus – let us adore Him. The baby in His crib who offers His light on life’s arduous paths.

"Venite adoremus, Dominum"

“Venite adoremus, Dominum.”

"She said we hijacked Huwi's christening!"

Dani mutters to Garry, “The cheek of it – she said we hijacked Huwi’s christening – then makes a scene like that!” Seren does not seem to be appreciating the occasion.

"That's what I call a blinkin' palaver!"

Dai comments, “That’s what I call a blinkin’ palaver!” As the two babies are brought to the front, a door slams, and everyone looks round,

"You missed the best bit, Mam!'

but it is only Diane arriving, looking for all the world like a Queen Elizabeth impersonator. Jason remarks that she has missed best bit.

The minster addresses the parents

The minister says, “Do you promise here today that you will raise your child according to Jesus Christ’s values and beliefs?”

"Yes!"

and they all agree

"Yes!"

that they will.

"Yeah, right!"

Gwyneth comments to DJ, “Yeah, right!”

The unsavoury bald character is taking drugs

Loud music is continuing at the holiday cottage, and Britt notices one of Neville’s mates with drugs; she objects most strongly,

"They only want to enjoy themselves"

but he says they only want to enjoy themselves, handing her another doctored can.

The minister makes the sign of the cross on both of the babies,

Seren is not at all happy!

and Seren objects most vociferously.

"She has not right to shut me out of his life!"

In the shop flat, Angela insists, “She has no right to shut me out of Huwi’s life!”

"She has every right – after your antics today!"

Eifion maintains Eileen has every right, after Angela’s antics today; he wonders what she was trying to achieve. “I was angry – I wasn’t thinking straight!” she snaps, and he wonders if she has ever done so.

“Why spoil Huwi’s christening – not to mention Seren Monk’s?” he demands,

"You've made a fool of yourself!"

“You’ve made a fool of yourself in front of everyone – you’re not the only one who’s lost everything!”

"I just want to move on"

She says that she just wants to move on, and he advises, “Right, do that then – a long way from here –

"I wouldn't come back if I were you!"

“and I wouldn’t come back if I were you!”

A photo opportunity after the service

After the service, Megan, among others, is taking photographs.

"She was up that scaffolding like a koala!"

Jason tells his mother, “I don’t know why, but she was up that scaffolding like a koala!”

DJ is rather disconcerted by her comment

Gwyneth says it makes her want another baby, something which absolutely outrages Dai.

"It didn't work out quite how we wanted"

Dani thanks everyone for coming; “Although it didn’t work out quite how we wanted – come to the Deri for a buffet and drinks – but don’t stay too long – it is Christmas after all!”

What is it that upsets all the young children?

Greta is also crying, and Iolo has a text from his father;

"Angela attacked Anita in the cemetery"

“He says that Angela attacked Anita in the cemetery,” he tells Tyler.

The Joneses have a visitor . . .

The Joneses are still relaxing in the hot tub when Britt comes staggering along, with a can in her hand, looking for Catrin and Aaron.

. . . who ia hardly able to stand

She says that it is the best Christmas ever, and Kath is disgusted that she is smashed already.

Mark carries out his mother's instructions

She tells Mark to go and check up on her.

Iori asks Kath for a kiss; “I thought we were – you know.”

"I was only winding Debbie up!"

Kath points out that she was only winding Debbie up.

Mark asks Ricky if he has seen Catrin and Aaron;

"They were walking towards the main road"

he replies that they were walking down the track towards the main road. In the background, Britt is getting some hassle from one of Neville’s mates, and Mark detects that something is not right there.

"You missed the real show earlier"

At the Deri, Rhys is told that he missed the real show earlier.

"How did it go then, Kel?"

Iolo asks Kelly how it went, and she admits that she chickened out; she asks where Auntie Anita is. “Haven’t you heard?” he replies.

Colin has been busy with the buffet

Dani thanks Colin for organising the buffet, and Dai comes to the bar, asking, “What does Garry think about my son’s antics?

"DJ slept in the salon flat last night"

“DJ slept in the salon flat last night.”

Garry intends to go and sort this out immediately, just as Dai had planned;

Garry castigates Gwyneth

he walks across to Gwyneth, and informs her, “I don’t like you having men over to stay while Gwern’s there!”

"It's only 'friends with benefits', Garry"

She protests that it was only DJ, and he slept on the sofa; she stresses that they are not dating, but are only friends ‘with benefits’, and she has every right.

"I'm surprised he would look at you!'

“I’m surprised he would look at you, after that business with Sioned,” he growls, “Just remember – you have responsibilities!” She tells Gwern that they will go home and play with the presents.

"Things are a bit awkward"

DJ had better not accompany them, as things are a bit awkward.

"There's a present waiting for you – and a 15lb turkey!'

Diane tells DJ that there is a present waiting for him at Bryntirion; “And a 15lb turkey. Your father is just worried about you – and so am I –

DJ agrees to come home

“come home, please.”

Jason says that he will see Sara up at Bryntirion, as he has to call at the house for Ifan’s teddy; “Nothing more sinister than that, OK?”

Catrin and Aaron have got back

Suddenly Catrin and Aaron walk into the Deri, and at that moment Colin receives a call from Mark; he confirms that the two of them have just arrived, and says he will be there as soon as he can.

"Mark is worried about Britt's safety!"

“Garry, that was Mark, and he is worried about Britt’s safety! There are yobs at the cottage!”

"Take my car – and be careful!"

Garry tells him to take his car, and be careful; then he takes the children upstairs.

Angela is back at Penrhewl

Angela has made her way back to Penrhewl, where she hears the car returning; she hurries upstairs to hide.

Jim and Eileen are shaken by today's events

Eileen and Jim come in, looking very shaken;

"Double-lock it – she's got a key"

Jim found the toy rabbit when he went to get the car seat. Eileen urges him to lock the door; “Double-lock it – she’s got a key,” Eileen says, but he is confident that she will not come back.

"I heard a noise upstairs"

Eileen hears a noise upstairs, but he accuses her of being paranoid; “I’ll make a cup of tea, and we’ll have a piece of cake.

Britt has forgotten she hid Aaron's phone in the cupboard

In the bedroom of the holiday cottage, Britt is trying to ring Aaron, and is becoming frantic with worry; the party sounds as if it is getting out of hand.

"We should call the police!"

Next door, Mark and Debbie are becoming concerned, and Ricky recommends calling the police; “It sounds as if they are trashing the place!”

"You have to help me get Britt out!"

Colin bursts through the door, and tells them they have to help him get Britt out.

She cowers under a blanket

We can see she is in no fit state to do anything and covers herself with a blanket.

They march towards the cottage

The six march purposefully towards the next door cottage, and Mark bangs on the door;

"Do you fancy coming to ours?"

it is opened by Neville, and Mark says, “I was just wondering whether you fancy coming over to ours. We’ve got loads of booze – and a hot tub!”

Neville retreats inside to talk to his mates,

"I don't like this at all"

and Kath says she does not like this at all. Neville returns, admitting they are starting to run a bit dry;

The lure of free booze is too much for them

“After you, chief!” After they are out, Colin goes in to find Britt;

Colin is confronted by the unsavoury drug-taker . . .

he sees pills and drug paraphernalia, but they are accompanied by a thuggish-looking man,

. . . who is euipped with a knife . . .

who comes at Colin with a knife.

“Are you going to stab me?” Colin enquires, “The cops are on their way – it would make more sense to hide the drugs!”

. . . but he thinks that Colin talks sense

The man thinks that Colin may have a point, and makes his escape.

"You're coming home with me"

“You’re coming home with me now,” Colin tells Britt, and demands what Neville has done to her.

Neville apologises, “Sorry about Dave – he wouldn’t have done anything – he’s plastered.”

Colin shouts at him, “Have you given her drugs?” and Neville swears he has not;

"Mind, she has had a lot of vodka"

she has only had a lot of vodka. “You’re pathetic – do you know that?” Colin snarls, and helps Britt out of the cottage.

Another spot of online gambling for Jason

Jason, still in his Wise Man costume, is at home on the ‘Big Money Slots’ website with his phone, and as might be expected, loses again.

"I haven't forgotten, even if you have!"

At Bryntirion, Dai is trying to convince DJ, “She’s using you, so people forget what she did to you – but I haven’t forgotten, even if you have!” Diane informs him that no one is listening to him, and DJ wonders if they want him to make the gravy.

"That's the kind of woman she is!"

“That’s the kind of woman she is,” Dai goes on, but is told to mind his own business.

"Is Jason not back yet?"

Sara has put Ifan down for a nap, as he was shattered, and wonders why Jason is not back yet; there are no prizes for guessing what she suspects.

He has remembered Ifan's teddy

But at that moment he arrives, with Ifan’s teddy,

"Sorry, I was talking to Mathew"

and gives the excuse that he was talking to Mathew.

They do not believe a word of it

Both Sara and his mother do not look convinced.

"Colin was awesome, wasn't he?"

As the Joneses return to their cottage, Ricky remarks that Colin was awesome, and Mark admits that the knife scared him. “I thought Neville was going to punch you when you knocked at the door,” says Debbie,

"I had flashbacks to last Christmas!"

“I had flashbacks to last Christmas, and you in hospital!” He promises that there will be no more heroics today, and Iori will open another bottle to celebrate.

"I think we should go home as soon as possible!"

Kath comes in, speaking on the phone, and advises them, “I think we should go home as soon as we can because there has been a misunderstanding –

"We'd better pack up now!"

we’re not supposed to be in this cottage.” Iori encourages the others to pack up all their stuff now.

"Oh, Chester!"

Colin has by now managed to get Britt home again; in her befuddled state, she calls him, “Chester!” and throws her arms around him. He enlightens her that he is Colin, and she lurches through the doorway.

Colin guides her to the sofa . . .

He clears the sofa, and catches her as she is about to fall over.

. . . where she lies, sobbing

She lies on the sofa, sobbing, and he covers her with a blanket, assuring her that she is safe at home now.

"I love you, Britt Monk!"

“I love you, Britt Monk!” he exclaims, but by this time she is asleep.

It is party games time at Y Felin

Party games are in progress at Y Felin, and Iolo complains, “It will be Christmas supper at this rate, not Christmas dinner.

"We should have nicked the buffet from the Deri"

Kelly regrets that they did not nick the buffet from the Deri, as she is starving.

Anita and Siôn return from the hospital, and she reports that she has not broken anything, but simply suffered a nasty sprain.

"Show us your hand, Ed!"

She asks Ed to show her his hand, assuming that the ring will be on it; “Siôn told me that Kelly . . .”

"No!"

At this point, Kelly screams, “No!” and Iolo quickly makes the excuse that Ed’s skin is so smooth, it is like that of a 20-year-old, which makes Ed even more confused.

"Yes, Anita was pushed!"

Changing the subject, Kelly asks, “Is it true that Angela pushed you?” and wonders why she would do that.

"You tricked us, Kath!"

The Joneses return, earlier than intended, to Maes-y-Deri, and Debbie is complaining that Kath tricked them like that; “You would have done exactly the same, given half a chance!” Kath replies, “We had a good time, didn’t we?”

"We didn't pay for it!"

but Ricky accuses his Gran of being a crook, as they did not pay for it.

Mark enquires if anyone brought food home; “There’s nothing here, and I’m starving.”

All they have to show for it is a bottle of wine

Debbie managed to purloin a bottle of wine, but he moans, “Nowhere will be open today!”

Iori decides that he will go

Iori thinks that he had better go,

"It's suddenly turned into the worst Christmas"

and Debbie remarks that the best Christmas has suddenly turned into the worst.

"Britt is safely home"

In the Deri, Garry has been informed that Colin brought Britt home safely; “We’ll give her some time to come to her senses, and then we’ll go and see her.”

"I never want to see her again!"

Catrin is quite clear that she never wants to see her mother again,

"Are there any more pigs in blankets?"

but Aaron is more interested in the prospect of more pigs in blankets, which he has been consuming.

Even Mark's can of beer in the shed is no longer there

Mark is disappointed that the can of beer he thought was in the shed was no longer there; there is a knock on the door, and Debbie fears that it is the police,

Iori returns, loaded with goodies

but in fact Iori has returned, bringing with him a bag on wheels, containing the contents of his freezer.

“There’s a joint of ham in there – and potatoes and carrots! I also found bottle of whisky, and two bottles of homebrew. You’ve been so good to me, it’s the least I could do –

"Be careful with the homebrew!"

“but be careful with the homebrew!”

"I'll put the ham in the microwave"

Mark will put the ham in the microwave to defrost, and calls upstairs to Ricky, “It’s Christmas again! Santa Claus has arrived!”

"Let the celebration begin!"

They begin to celebrate.

Impressive christening cake

Jim is cutting the christening cake, and tells Huwi, “Mami’s clever to make it, isn’t she?”

Another loud thud . . .

Then they hear a loud thud upstairs, and Angela walks in;

. . . and Eileen moves Huwi away from her

she apologises for frightening them, but she fell asleep upstairs.

"I've told you, you're not welcome here!"

Jim is still brandishing the knife with which he was cutting the cake, and demands, “I want your key back – I’ve told you, you’re not welcome here!” Eileen makes him put down the knife.

"Taking Huwi was a mistake"

Angela whines pathetically, “I’m sorry – taking Huwi was a mistake – I know that now. I was annoyed about the shawl,

"You talked as if I don't exist at all!"

“and then I heard you talk about me as if I don’t exist at all.”

"I can never trust you again, do you understand?"

Her mother replies, “You don’t – not to me, anyway! You put my son’s life in danger – I can never trust you again, do you understand?” Angela insists that she would never hurt Huwi, and pleads with her mother, “You and Huwi are all I’ve got!”