4 December 2018

"Do you want a cup of tea, Dani?"

Garry gets up and fills the kettle, then calls to Dani, but receives no reply;  

He goes to investigate

he goes to investigate, but she is not in the flat.   He understandably looks concerned, takes his phone and leaves a message for her;  

"You aren't bored with being home already?"

“I was just wondering where you – you aren’t bored with being at home already, are you?   Just phone me when you get this.”

"My appointment was nine o'clock"

Megan is in the salon, complaining, “My appointment was nine o’clock,” 

Debbie is tracking the progress of her auctions

and at that moment Debbie rushes in, late, but looks at her phone.   Megan protests that she is busy today, as she is visiting the Chapel members who are housebound;  

"Christmas can be a lonely time"

“Christmas can be a lonely time for those who live alone.   

"Once you take your nose out of your phone . . ."

“Once you take your nose out of your phone, you can attend to my hair!”

"This is not a post office!"

Gwyneth tells Debbie to concentrate on her job, and not to bring her parcels into the salon, as this is not a Post Office.

Eifion has not seen Dani

Garry comes out of the Deri and asks Eifion if he has seen Dani;  then he hears the sound of an old car engine, so he follows the sound and finds Dani, trying to start the camper van.   

"What are you doing?"

He bangs on the window, and she she tells him that the engine has died;  “I’m trying to get some heat on!” she moans, 

"Seren was sleeping until you started banging!"

“Seren was sleeping until you started banging like that!”   He insists that they are coming inside.

Dai signs for a parcel

Mark is delivering a parcel to Dai and a Christmas card to DJ;  Dai grumbles about Christmas, and the fact that Diane is shopping already.   

"Muggins here has to stay home for the deliveries!"

“Muggins here has to stay home for the deliveries!”

"It's from Non"

DJ discovers that the card is from Non, and asks Mark if he is going to get in touch.   “What am I supposed to say?   Happy Christmas?   I don’t think so!”   

"It's the season of goodwill and all that, Mark"

DJ reminds him that it is the season of goodwill and all that, but Mark wants nothing more to do with her.

"Our house is like Santa's grotto!"

He tells Dai, “If you want a present for Diane, see Debbie – our house is like Santa’s grotto!”

DJ is invited for 'a bit of fun'

DJ’s phone sounds, and he sees a message from Gwyneth, “Fancy a bit of fun today?”

Dani looks uneasy

Dani is sitting in the Deri flat, looking uneasy, and Garry asks why she went out in the middle of the night;  

"Were you sulking with me that much?"

“Were you sulking with me that much – because I refused to go away over Christmas?”

"That urn is freaking me out, Gar!"

She says that she was scared of that urn downstairs;  “It’s freaking me out, Garry!”   He is surprised that she believes in ghosts, and she admits that she never used to, but now is not quite so sure.   He does not think that she should stay in the van, as she, or Seren, could catch a cold – or worse.

"Good morning"

Cassie has been standing in the doorway, listening to this conversation, then wishes them good morning;  “I slept soundly, knowing that Jean had her wish.”

Garry picks up a packet of nappies in order to change Seren;  

"They're not biodegradable!"

Dani vehemently protests, “They’re not biodegradable – Seren could go through 5,000 nappies, before she’s potty trained!   Reusables are loads better for her skin and the environment.”

"You scrub them and use them again!"

Cassie points out that when they are dirty, they can be scrubbed and used again;  Garry seems remarkably unimpressed.

Debbie is late at Iori's house

Debbie arrives late for her carer’s appointment with Iori Davies, who is in a particularly argumentative mood;  she explains that she had to catch the post, for all the stuff she is selling online.   

"I could have died from hypothermia!"

“I like to have my lunch on time,” he tells her, “I have a routine – and the fire isn’t working, yet again!   I could have died from hypothermia, waiting for you.”

"Hold the big button down and press the little one!"

She demonstrates and informs him, “You hold the big button down while you press the little one – see, there’s a knack to it.”   Then her phone sounds, and she is amazed at the number of orders she has.   

"How about my order for hot food?"

Iori demands, “How about my order for hot food?”   She looks in the fridge 

"We shall have to go shopping – get your coat!"

and announces that they will have to go shopping – and the exercise will do him good, 

"I'm not feeling well"

but he says he is not feeling well.

"Watch out, or you'll turn into a hermit"

“You’d better watch out or you’ll turn into a hermit,” Debbie scolds him.

Garry is about to put the urn out of sight

Garry stands by the bar looking at the urn, and is about to hide it out of sight underneath, but Cassie comes in;  

"Dani is not comfortable with her being here"

“Dani is not comfortable with her being here,” he explains, “And the last thing I want is for Dani to be upset.   You could have her in your room.”

"Mrs Mac's place is in the bar"

Cassie stresses that Mrs Mac’s place is in the bar, but Garry disagrees, “No, it isn’t – Dani comes first, not Jean.”   Dani comes in and asks if he has managed to get the van started, but he says he has not had a chance yet.

Dani wants Garry to MOT the van

“I want you to sort out an MOT as well, please, as it runs out tomorrow,” she goes on, and he says he will arrange a slot at the end of the week.   

"I need it tomorrow!"

Dani squeals that she needs it tomorrow;  “I have a meeting – I want to start a charity, to get people to be more green and to recycle.   If you could sort it out, it would be great.”

"You remind me of Jean – she was the boss"

“You remind me of Jean,” Cassie comments, “Glan thought he ran the show, but everyone knew who wore the trousers!”   Dani says Mrs Mac sounds like quite a woman, and Cassie confirms, “She was the boss!”

DJ has a card to send to Non

DJ comes in, having purchased a card for Non;  Eifion is compiling his Christmas shopping list.   

"I expected to hear from you"

Then Gwyneth arrives, saying she was expecting to hear from DJ, and is going out on the bike now.   He noticed a Suzuki GSR750 outside, and used to ride years ago.

Cassie is welcomed by Dai

Dai comes in and welcomes Cassie;  he maintains that she looks very well from where he is standing.   

"I heard about poor Mrs Mac"

“I heard about poor Mrs Mac – may she rest in peace,” he says, then orders drinks for them and introduces her to his son, DJ.

"He's too handsome to be your son!"

“Get away – he’s too handsome to be your son!” she responds.   

Gwyneth is anxious to get away on her bike, and asks if he is coming, but he declines the offer.   

"Don't you ride with Evel Knievel!"

Dai warns him not to ride with Evel Knievel, and tells her that DJ does not enjoy anything with her.

"We enjoyed sleeping together, didn't we, DJ?"

“We enjoyed sleeping together, didn’t we, DJ?” Gwyneth casually remarks, 

"Keep your dirty mitts off my son!"

and Dai is furious;  he wonders what her game is, and warns her to keep her dirty mitts off his son.   

He storms off out of the pub, 

"Just like the old days, Jean"

and Cassie comments, “Just like the old days, Jean – cheers!”

Mark delivers a letter to Iori’s house, and asks if he is all right;  

"If I was all right, I wouldn't need looking after!"

the angry reply is, “If I was all right, I wouldn’t need anyone to look after me, would I?”   

"Get me some more large Jiffy bags, Mark"

Debbie wants Mark to get her some more large Jiffy bags, as he will finish his round in half an hour, and then he can pack the new orders.

"When am I having that rice pudding?"

Then there is a shout, “Hey!   When am I having that rice pudding?”   Debbie confides to Mark that she has not put it in the oven yet, 

"I've got to be at Mrs Prydderch's in 15 minutes"

and is due at Mrs Prydderch’s house in 15 minutes.   She is rather put out when she finds that someone has outbid her, 

"You're doing too much, Debs"

and Mark argues that she is doing too much.   She did not expect to get so many orders, so he advises her to stop working in the salon.

Iori is becoming exasperated;  “Look here, good girl, I’m not paying you to chat with your family!   

"Dereliction of duty!"

“If you don’t shape up, I’ll report you to head office for dereliction of duty!”

Debbie comes to the conclusion she is going to resign;  

"You do nothing but complain about me!"

“You don’t do anything but complain about me!   The online orders pay better than this job!”   As she waits to speak to the right person, 

"What shall I do without her?"

Iori wonders what he is going to do without her.

Cassie amuses Beti and Llinos

Cassie is gossiping with Beti and Llinos;  “And when Glan walked into the wedding in his Special Constable uniform, that was the first time Jean was absolutely speechless!”   

"You must have been very close to Jean"

Dani realises that they were very close, and Cassie likens them to two sisters;  she misses Jean every day.

Gwyneth asks Eifion what he is getting her for Christmas, 

"Taking advantage of DJ!"

but he replies, “I think you’re on the naughty list – taking advantage of DJ!”   

"He wanted it as much as I did!"

She maintains that he wanted it as much as she did.   “I can understand that he’s on the rebound, 

"You're up to something"

“but you’re up to something,” he goes on.

“He needed comfort, and he needed the company – you of all people should understand,” she answers, “It’s all about living life to the full – you should try it!” but he would prefer a quiet life at the moment.

She seems to relish giving Dai a heart attack

He comments that Dai would have a heart attack if she and DJ were dating, and she appears to relish that prospect.

"It failed!"

Dani enquires, “Have you done the MOT?”   Garry replies that he has – and it failed;  the heater is the least of her worries.

"It doesn't meet the legal standards"

“The diesel emissions don’t meet the legal standards – you need a new DP filter and the cambelt won’t last long.   I can fix it, but not overnight – the van is so old, it’s difficult to find the parts.”

"I shall have to cancel the meeting, then" 

She realises that she will have to cancel tomorrow’s meeting, but if he does not have the parts, there is not much he can do.   

She suspects that Garry is up to something

Dani, however, is suspicious.

"Gwyneth Jones, of all people!"

As they arrive back at Bryntirion, Dai exclaims, “Gwyneth Jones, of all people!   Good grief, you almost landed in prison because of her!   She’s dangerous – 

"Everyone will know you slept with that Jezebel!"

“and everyone will know now you slept with that Jezebel!”

"I don't have much luck with women I actually like!"

DJ is sorry that he has embarrassed his father, but that is not the point;  “Why do you want anything to do with her?” Dai demands, but DJ emphasises he does not have much luck with women he actually likes.

"Don't go anywhere near her!"

Dai continues, “You’ve gone from one extreme to the other – listen to your Dad for once – if you know what’s good for you, don’t go anywhere near her!”

Geraint is given his pint 'on the house'

Garry gives Geraint his pint ‘on the house’, and Dani considers it is rather early to be giving the staff a Christmas bonus;  

"He hasn't been working hard enough to fix my van!"

“He hasn’t been working hard enough to fix my van!”   

"Parts are not easy to find, Dani"

Again, Garry tells her that parts are not easy to find.

She informs him, “Well, I’ve Googled ‘fanbelts’ and ‘Diesel Particulate Filters’ – 

"Do you know what?"

“and do you know what?   We can have it all delivered by tomorrow morning!”   

"I may have exaggerated a little"

Garry is forced to admit that he may have been slightly exaggerating, and she suspects that he is trying to ground her.

“I don’t want you to go away – you’ve only just come home!” he insists, 

"I don't want this to come between us"

but she is determined that she wants to make a difference – but does not want it to come between them, and proposes that she could go for day trips to the beach instead, and she will not stay overnight – 

"Well, not until Spring, anyway"

not until Spring anyway.   They come to an agreement.

"You'll have to find somewhere else for that urn"

Then Garry tells Cassie that she will have to find somewhere else for that urn, but now Dani has no objection to it;  

Now Dani thinks that Mrs Mac belongs here – for now

“It’s obvious this is where she belongs – for now.”

Eifion suggests that Gwyneth is out of practice, as she did not succeed with DJ, but she argues that she was not really trying;  

"He'll be begging to come on the bike with me!"

“A few more days and he’ll be begging to come on the bike with me!” she predicts.

“Listen, I could get DJ to marry me if I wanted – I got Siôn as far as the altar – that was good practice.   DJ would be so much easier – and it would be the ideal way of infuriating Dai!”

"This is just a way to wind Dai up, isn't it"

Eifion realises that this is just a way to wind Dai up, and bets that in a year’s time, DJ will not be interested.   

Gwyneth proposes a bet

Gwyneth confidently states, “I bet you £200, in six months’ time, he’ll have a ring on his finger!”

Iori has not mastered the art of turning on the fire

Iori is on his knees in front of the fire, trying to make it light, but with no success;  

"You're doing a great job, and I'd like you to come back"

he dials Debbie’s number, and leaves the message, “Listen, I’m sorry if I upset you this afternoon – you’re doing a great job, and I would like you to come back.   

"You're the only one who can switch the fire on!"

“Actually, you’re the only one who can switch the fire on!   So I’ll see you tomorrow, will I, love – please?”

He dons his overcoat . . .

Then he puts on his overcoat, supplements it with a blanket 

. . . and a blanket

and settles down on the sofa.

"Did you have to say that in front of Dad?"

Gwyneth is sitting on the bike when DJ comes out of Awyr Iach;  he demands, “Did you have to say that in front of Dad earlier?”   She asks why he stopped riding, and he reveals that he was in an accident, which made him lose confidence.

"I won't go too fast – not at first, anyway!"

“You know what they say about falling off a horse?” she says, “Come with me – it’s the best way to get your confidence back.   I won’t go too fast – well not at first, anyway.”   

DJ notices the stern gaze of his father . . .

Then DJ sees his father at the end of the street, 

. . . and declines Gwyneth's offer

and declines the offer for now, but Gwyneth is not finished yet.