Cwmderi Diary 2017: 26 October 2017

"Mark's getting better every day"

In the café, Debbie reports to the doctor that Mark is getting better every day, and he tells her that sometimes all the body needs is time to heal. She asks if there have been any other cases of food poisoning;

"Anita was ill over the weekend"

Gaynor, who has just come in, remarks that Anita was ill over the weekend.

Elgan is concerned to hear this, and says he will go and call on her;

"You should have said you were ill"

Debbie comments that Gaynor should have said she was ill, and then would get some attention,

"I've changed doctor"

but she replies rather pointedly that she has changed doctor, and that Debbie should grow up.

Colin sets up his camera

Colin has set up his camera on a tripod and wants to move the table, as Sheryl is coming over for some practice.

His fitness has certainly improved

“You’re a lot fitter than you used to be,” says Britt, and he boasts that he can do his belt up one notch tighter. Then she complains that the Internet is very slow;

"All that dancing stuff has clogged it up"

he explains that all the dancing stuff he downloaded has clogged it up, but insists that he has to record all the moves.

“It would be quicker to send a pigeon to Newcastle with a message!” she moans,

"I can afford a better model"

and he says that he will replace it with a more mega model, as he can afford it. “There’s no need to throw away money – I’ll try again later, she decides, “Now I have to do some shopping –

"What can I cook for a superfit bloke?"

“what can I make a superfit bloke for dinner?”

Colin practises in front of the camera

He turns on the camera and begins practising his moves.

"I should be charging you rent"

Debbie tells Gaynor, “I should be charging you rent for using the café as an office,” and she replies she has been in a council meeting all morning, and has a governors’ meeting later.

"Can we discuss Ricky?"

“Have you’ve got a minute to discuss Ricky?” Debbie asks, “I noticed he got an E for his history essay.” Gaynor says that most parents take no interest in their children’s schoolwork.

“He was a bit of a child prodigy at one time, so I don’t understand it,” Debbie continues, “And the teacher says he’s not pulling his weight.”

"His name has come up several times"

Gaynor points out that his name has come up several times in meetings, and it it is not only the history teacher who has complained. He appears to be neglecting his work in all subjects.

"He spends hours working"

Debbie insists that he spends hours working in his room, but Gaynor wonders if it is actually school work, and suggests that she talk to Ricky before pointing a finger at the teachers.

Their routine is improving

Colin and Sheryl are dancing quite competently, and think that their routine is coming together.

Then Colin tries some Fred Astaire tap-dancing

Then he demonstrates to her the moves he is going to make, based on Fred Astaire, to get people’s attention before proposing to Britt.

"I hope you don't expect me to do that!"

Sheryl is concerned that he wants her to tap dance, but he puts her mind at rest

"This is going to be a night to remember!"

and is confident, “This is going to be a night to remember!”

Colin is having ideas for the wedding

He has a ‘Matrimony Magazine’, and wants Sheryl to look at a feature about some exotic wedding on a private island;

"I realise I can't afford that"

“I realise I can’t afford something like that, but I’d like to do something exclusive, you know – hire a Castle or a Beach, or something,” he says.

Colin has to think quickly

Then Britt returns home, so he pretends the magazine belongs to Sheryl, who is looking for ideas when she marries Hywel;

"Hywel doesn't know yet!"

Britt is warned not to say anything, as Hywel does not know yet.

"Let's see how the other half lives"

Britt wants to have a look to see how the other half lives.

Vicky prepares for an interview

Vicky is going for an interview, and is advised by Kath that she needs to pretend to be full of confidence. Mark reminds her not to say anything stupid, and she says she has not bothered about getting any references; “Sara would only say I tried to steal her husband,

"I don't trust Garry Monk to say anything nice about me"

“and I don’t trust Garry Monk to say anything nice about me.”

"You look like you're going out on the pop!"

When Debbie comes home, she tells Vicky, “You won’t get a job looking like you’re going out on the pop! I’ve got some tidy council clothes –

Vicky glowers at her mother

“if you really want this job, you’ll listen to me – off you go!”

"What's he done now?"

Then she tells Mark that they have another problem; “Ricky!”

Garry and Elgan, hard at work on the squash court

At the squash court, Garry and Elgan are energetically exercising, with the score apparently nine all.

"The doctor's starting to lose it"

Garry suggests that the doctor is starting to lose it, then Elgan scores another point. “I bet you fill up on some performance enhancing drugs in that surgery,” Garry suggests.

"I'm better than you!"

Elgan’s opinion is, “I’m giving you a hiding because I’m better than you!” Garry replies that the doctor is beginning to show his age,

"Something – or someone – on your mind!"

or perhaps he has something – or someone – on his mind,

Britt follows an online recipe

Britt is cooking, following a recipé on the laptop, while watching Colin and Sheryl dancing. They remark that the cawl smells good,

"Parsnips and swedes from the community fridge"

and Britt tells them, “Parsnips and swedes from the community fridge – no-one else wanted them.”

Then she comments on the wedding featured in the magazine; “There won’t be any cawl on the menu there –

"More like caviar and foie gras!"

“more like caviar and foie gras! If you’re having a wedding like that, you don’t live on the same planet as me!”

"Don't forget this, Sheryl"

Sheryl has to go, but is reminded to take her magazine with her. “It wouldn’t be of much use to me and Col,” scoffs Britt.

"She's got her head in the clouds"

After she has gone, Britt remarks that Sheryl has her head in the clouds,

"A wedding day is one to remember"

but Colin replies that surely a wedding day is one to remember for ever. Britt considers, “The fuss is all right for a youngster, who’s marrying for the first time – but they should have a small, quiet wedding.”

"A chance to prove how much they love each other"

He asks if she thinks it would be a chance for them to prove how much they love each other, but she answers that something like that just draws attention, trying to prove that they are better than everyone else – “Blooming snobs, if you ask me!”

"I'm going over to see Eileen"

Colin goes to the shop to check his shifts with Eileen, and then the phone rings.

"Yes, we do have messages coming up on the screen"

“Yes, we do have messages coming up on the screen saying that there’s a problem,” Britt tells the caller, in English, and gets the laptop.

"There is one there now"

A window warns that she may have malware on her computer, and invites her to ‘click here immediately’.

"Yes, the password is . . ."

Then she spells out the password to the caller,

Then she has to go and supervise the cawl

but then notices the saucepan boiling, so has to go and deal with it.

"That course is very tough"

Non arrives at the café, telling Debbie that the teacher training course is very tough;

Vicky is on her way to the interview

Vicky comes in, on her way to the interview, which Debbie explains is for the receptionist at a five-star hotel. Non is told that Vicky will give her a better welcome when she is not nervous about the job. They leave for Maes-y-Deri .

The game is over and they meet . . .

At the sports centre, after their game, Elgan and Garry are still running each other down

. . . Gaynor, who has been swimming

when they see Gaynor, who has been swimming, and Garry invites her for a coffee. She makes the excuse that there is a governors’ meeting, but Garry says he is going too,

Garry very pointedly leaves them together

and insists on going to fetch the coffee, leaving Gaynor and Elgan together.

She says the chlorine is hurting her eyes, so he advises her not to rub them,

Elgan insists on examining Gaynor's eyes . . .

and insists on having a look;

. . . then prescribes iced water

he prescribes bathing them in iced water before she goes to sleep.

Ricky is home from school

Ricky returns home from school and sits down to watch the television; Mark tells him they have received a complaint about him not trying very hard in history.

Mark discusses his school work with him

“Your Mam saw Gaynor, and I want your side of the story, that’s all. Teachers in several subjects have said the same – they’ve never had a problem with you before.”

"It's only pressure because the school is new"

Ricky maintains that they are under pressure because the school is new, and Mark adds, “And it’s a year since Courtney . . .

His father mentions Courtney

“I know, Rick, the baby would be here by now, and I’m sure it’s on your mind.” Ricky does not want to use it as an excuse,

"Don't throw it all away, like I did"

and his father advises, “Don’t throw it all away, like I did.”

Then Non arrives, with her luggage

Non arrives with Debbie, and Kath tells them that dinner will be on the table soon. Mark invites her to treat the place like her own,

"Too many women, bossing us around, in this house"

adding, “There are too many women, bossing us around,in this house, Rick!”

There is silence as they drink their coffee . . .

The atmosphere is rather tense in the sports centre as the three of them sit drinking their coffee;

. . . but Gaynor has an excuse to leave

Gaynor looks at her watch and decides it is time to go to her meeting; Elgan hopes that Garry will perform better in the meeting that he was on the squash court, and Garry suggests that the doctor should be a governor. Then he tells Gaynor that he will join her shortly.

"She thought I was a murderer"

Garry diagnoses, “You still like her,” but Elgan says that it is awkward enough without Garry teasing him, and points out that Gaynor thought he was a murderer.

"But she's an attractive woman"

After a pause, Garry remarks, “She’s an attractive woman,”

"Right, that's enough – I'm going!"

but Elgan has had enough of this and leaves.

They are eating their meal . . .

At Maes-y-Deri, they are enjoying their meal

. . . when Vicky comes back . . .

when Vicky returns home, and tells them, “I knew I was wasting my time – I don’t want to work there – they made me feel so thick.

. . . very unimpressed with the hotel

They asked if I could speak French, German or Spanish!” Non enquires whether her CV included the fact that she speaks Welsh and English,

"I'll help you with your CV"

and offers to help her prepare another CV advising, “Look at it as experience for the next interview,” but Vicky flounces off to take off what she calls those silly clothes, maintaining that she looked like an old fogey.

Debbie tells Ricky he will have to work

Non will start teaching Ricky next week, and will give him some private lessons if it will help.

Vicky objects to sharing a room with Kath

Then Vicky returns, complaining that Kath’s clothes are in one of her drawers, and is outraged that she has to share a room. Mark points out that Ricky needs his own room to study, but Vicky is adamant that she will not share with Kath.

Non feels uncomfortable in the midst of this

This bickering makes Non feels very uncomfortable.

"If you keep an eye on Nicky"

“I promise not to snore if you promise to keep an eye on Nicky,” suggests Kath.

"I'm going to stay with Mathew!"

Vicky rages that no-one discussed this with her, and insists that she is going to stay with Mathew.

Britt's cawl tastes horrible

Britt is very dissatisfied with the cawl she has made, predicting that the children will not eat it; “I’ll never make this recipe again – it’s horrible!” she tells Colin,

"How about a takeaway from Cwm Delhi?"

and he proposes getting a takeaway from Cwm Delhi .

Britt says that he will not have to buy a new laptop, as it was a virus, and some bloke phoned it to sort it out. “He could link his laptop over the Internet,” she goes on,