Cwmderi Diary 2017: 28 April 2017

All is quiet at Maes-y-Deri

Ricky comes downstairs, and is surprised to find no one around; they are all in fact hiding behind the door.

"Happy Birthday, Ricky!"

They jump out and wish him happy birthday; Mark hands him an envelope, and there are presents from Vicki and Kath.

"The boy's growing up!"

The envelope contains a voucher for two driving lessons, “The boy’s growing up!” exclaims Kath. Debbie leaves for work, and will see him at the party later.

Ricky is not very keen

Ricky is less than impressed with the driving lessons; “It's just that I’ve got a lot of work to do this week,” he tells his father.

"I've got to help clean the caravan"

Kath informs them that she will be cleaning the caravan, and that it took hours to get the smell out of her hair. Mark says he would not like a bloke like that living on his doorstep, but Kath reiterates that Josh is a nice bloke – and genuine.

"Oh, yes, Gran phoned last night"

Vicky says that she will help with the cleaning, and then remembers that her gran phoned last night. “Oh, still in the land of the living, is she?” comments Kath; they are informed that Dol is in Torremolinos, as she needed a break.

"You're not hiding anything from us, are you?"

“But she was asking a lot of questions,” Vicky adds, “About Josh, and what you have said about him. You’re not hiding anything from us, are you, Kath?”

“Your Gran is nosy – she want to know everyone’s business,” Kath tells her, “If you’re helping me, you need to put on some old clothes.”

"Mathew can change the barrel"

In the Deri, Garry says that a barrel needs changing, but that Mathew can do it.

"You said it was cruel!"

“I don’t know why you want to go shooting – you said it was cruel!” Dani insists, but he points out that it is Clay Pigeon shooting – he wants to show those two how to do it properly.

"The Feds have found you!"

He hands a letter to Mathew; “The Feds have found you!” he jokes, and leaves; Mathew remarks that he is bossy this morning, and looks anxiously at the envelope.

Eifion points out Debbie's responsibilities

In the café, Eifion is pointing out to Debbie that it is her job, as a councillor, to keep them safe from people like Josh, and Dai agrees with him,

"Why isn't there a site for people like that?"

wanting to know why there is not a dedicated site for people like that.

“Ask your own wife,” replies Debbie, “She has been on the council a lot longer than me me.” Dai and Eifion leave with Garry for his clay pigeon shooting instruction,

Kelly pretends she wants peace . . .

but Kelly stops Eifion and asks if they can call it quits; he tells her to stay out of his way.

Gethin, who is sitting nearby, asks if she thinks Eifion believed that,

. . . but tells Gethin it is stage one of her plan

and she explains that this is stage one of her plan.

Josh has a long, hard job ahead of him

Josh is finding it an arduous business, cleaning the caravan; “This stuff’s disgusting,” he tells Vicky and Kath as they arrive.

Vicky is almost overcome by the stench

Kath introduces Josh to Vicky, Debbie’s daughter, who has come to help. “I’ve been asking myself why I’m putting up with this,” he complains, and Vicky asks why he is here.

Kath explains that he needed a change, and he admits that he has not called the cops, as they would only tell him to move on. Nevertheless, he thinks it may be time he did move on,

"We want you to come to the party"

but Kath improvises that they want him to come to Ricky’s birthday party. He doubts that he will be welcome, but at the insistence of Vicky and Kath he agrees that he might pop in.

Mathew has some bad news . . .

Matthew hides the letter when Dani comes in, but she demands what is in it.

. . . which he eventually admits to Dani

He confesses, “It’s my old landlord – I owe him some money – £500 – I left without giving a month’s notice. This is the second letter – he’s threatening legal action!”

"You know how to get yourself into a mess!"

“You know how to get yourself into a mess, don’t you?” comments Dani.

The caravan is being towed away

The caravan, now slightly cleaner, is towed away by a red Land Rover, with trade plates. Vicki demands what Josh is going to do now,

"You're not just giving up?"

and Kath cannot believe that he is giving up.

"This is the only way"

He has come to the conclusion that this is the only way.

Dani puts on her solicitor's voice

Dani, putting on a posh voice, tells Mathew’s landlord on the phone, “My client informs me that he gave you verbal notice, so it is your word against his.

Mathew is not confident she will succeed

“Of course, I’m more than happy to take the matter further. Oh, right – yes, I think that’s for the best.”

"He was too much of a baby!"

Then she tells Mathew that the man was too much of a baby. He is very grateful for her intervention; she tells him that they do have to work together.

"Did you kill any clay pigeons?"

Then Garry returns with Dai and Eifion; “Did you kill any clay pigeons,” Dani asks. Garry reveals that he shot the most, and Eifion promises him that real birds are much more fun, but Garry insists, “Killing isn’t fun!”

Eifion has good news that the caravan has left

Then Eifion has some good news by phone; Josh and his caravan have left Penrhewl, and Dai buys two whiskies to celebrate.

"That manure was a masterstroke!"

He considers that the manure was good plan; Eifion maintains that no one gets the better of him.

Kelly screams at Gethin . . .

On the other side of the pub, Kelly’s voice can be heard, “No, Geth – things have gone too far this time!” Gethin urges her to keep her voice down, but she continues, “I’ve had a gutful! I don’t want any more to do with you! CDP is over!”

. . . and he shouts back

Gethin insists that she cannot do this, but she gets up and walks to the bar for a gin and tonic.

"Do you know what? Stuff you!"

Gethin shouts, “Do you know what? Stuff you!” Eifion remarks that things are looking up,

They are not pleased to see Sioned . . .

but then Sioned arrives, and he tells Dai that she conned him out of thousands of pounds.
Dai’s reply is that everyone knows what she is like. “Worse than Bonnie – she doesn’t need a Clyde!”

. . . but Garry rebukes them

Garry instructs them to leave her alone, which surprises Sioned.

They were not expecting this guest

Ricky’s birthday party begins, with Ricky not looking very enthusiastic, and then Kath comes in, followed by Josh. Debbie demands what he is doing there, and Kath replies that he has been invited.

Josh's hand-carved horse

He gives Ricky something which he has made – a carved horse’s head; Ricky wants to know how he made it.

Kath warns Debbie not to make a fuss

Kath snarls to Debbie not to make a fuss, as he has had to leave Penrhewl; Mark warns her, “Don’t get any ideas about bringing him here back here!”

"Are you 'seeing' Gran?"

Ricky asks Josh if he is ‘seeing’ Kath, and is told not to be so silly; Kath says that they just ‘clicked’, and tells everyone to help themselves. Debbie points out to Josh that they bought Ricky driving lessons, but Ricky does not look very pleased.

Kelly continues her subterfuge

In the Deri, Eifion approaches Kelly and asks if it is true that CDP is finished; “Things got too personal – I couldn’t handle it any more,” answers Kelly. Eifion walks away.

Garry has found the invoice for the fish

Garry does not look happy as he holds up an invoice and instructs Dani to cancel her order, and they can talk about it, as they agreed.

"No, Garry – this is what I want!"

Her response is, “No, Garry – this is what I want. I didn’t agree to anything!”

Mathew takes Dani's side . . .

Mathew intervenes, urging Garry to let Dani do what she wants, but is told to mind his own business;

. . . but is told to back off

“Back off!” Garry shouts, as Sioned appears to be taking a keen interest. He tells Dani they will talk about this later;

"There's nothing to talk about!"

“There’s nothing to talk about – it’s happening!” she replies.

"We've got off on the wrong foot"

Kelly sidles up to Eifion, and suggests that they have got off on the wrong foot; she offers him a drink. “I know we’re different, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get on. You like farming – I like clubbing. You like shooting birds – I’m a vegetarian.”

"Nothing like the taste of pheasant!"

Dai interrupts, “There’s nothing like the taste of pheasant!” Kelly suggests that getting planning permission for the pens must be tricky.

"How about planning permission – or a licence?"

“You don’t have planning permission, do you? Or a licence to serve alcohol?”

Eifion boasts that he can see her coming; she cryptically remarks, “Maybe you see the waves – but you won’t see the tsunami! What you’re planning to do is cruel, and I will stop you!”

"Go and live on a commune, Kelly!"

Eifion tells her to go and live on a commune, and leave him alone.

"First the gyppo, now the hippy!"

Dai is full of admiration; “You’ve got rid of the gyppo, and now you’ve put the hippy in her place! There must be something in the beer!”

"I knew it wouldn't work!"

Kelly returns to Gethin, who did not think that this ruse would work; Kelly vows that they are going to stop the syndicate so dramatically

"They won't know their Woodcocks from their . . ."

that Dai and Eifion won’t know their Woodcocks from their . . . but Gethin stops her in the nick of time. She promises that they are going to regret messing with her.

"It's because of Courtney, isn't it?"

At the party, Mark deduces that Ricky does not want driving lessons because of Courtney. “You can’t avoid cars for ever – they’re a part of life,” he says,

"I never want to drive!"

but Ricky does not want to drive one.

"Suffered a bereavement, have you, son?"

“Suffered a bereavement, have you, son?” asks Josh, and Ricky explains that his girlfriend died in a crash. Mark explains that it was an accident, but they can learn from it, and Josh adds,

"Face your fears"

“If you run away now, you’ll be running away for ever. The best thing you can do is face your fears. You’ll be grieving for a long time, but you can do something positive – learn to be a careful and responsible driver.”

"All right –just the two lessons"

Ricky agrees that he will try just the two lessons, then will decide if he wants to carry on. Debbie announces that the party is over and it is time for Josh to go. Kath demands, “Where are your manners?” but Josh informs them that he has to settle the caravan in its new home.

"I hope you'll come again"

Ricky hopes that he will visit again, but Debbie is not so sure.

"There's something dodgy about him"

When Josh has gone, she tells Mark that there is something dodgy about Josh, and she does not want him there. Mark replies that he talked a lot of sense to Ricky just now; and she should have thanked him, rather than getting rid of him.

Mathew is indebted to Dani

Matthew thanks Dani once again for getting him out of the awkward situation, and is sure that her fish will be a success. Dai and Eifion are still drinking;

"We've stopped a load of gypsies!"

“We’ve stopped a load of gypsies from taking root in this village!” brags Dai.

"The van's parked outside APD"

A stranger enters the pub, asking if Eifion Rowlands is here, and tells him that the van is parked outside APD; Eifion rushes out to see what is going on. Sioned is still sitting silently in the corner.

"Hey, lads, come outside and see this!"

John Post comes in, saying, “Hey, lads, you should come outside to see this!”

Everyone rushes out . . .

There is a mass exodus.

. . . well, everyone except Sioned

As no-one is looking, Sioned slips upstairs to the flat, where Garry is working on his laptop.

"I'm busy!"

“Don’t worry – nobody saw me,” she says, but he replies that he is busy. “I just wanted to say thanks for sticking up for me,” she continues.

“I don’t like seeing big men bullying little girls, that’s all,” he explains,

"I wasn't a little girl last week"

but she observes that she was not a little girl last week.

"You'd better leave, Sioned!"

He closes the laptop and advises her to leave.

"We'd be good together"

“Haven’t you ever thought that we’d be good together?” she enquires, but again he stresses that his future is with Dani. Sioned goes on, “But there’s something missing – we understand each other. You could only trust me to steal those cars – and that was more than a business. There’s always been more than that – nobody understands me the way you do. Just be honest, Garry!”

"It's not going to happen!"

He confronts her; “It’s not going to happen!” She turns and leaves,

"You're making a mistake!"

warning him that he is making a mistake.

"You can't just leave it here!"

Down in the yard at APD, Dai is shouting at the man who came into the pub, “Listen to me, Pharaoh! You can’t just leave it there! You’re not allowed! I’ll report you!” The man advises Dai to talk to his boss and hands over a card.