16 June 2016

Gethin is not happy in his work

When Gaynor comes to have a word with Gethin at the garage, 

"I had no idea you saw yourself as a teacher"

she sees he has a University teacher training website on the laptop, and he says he is looking at the options.   

"The profession needs new blood"

“The profession needs new blood, and you have valuable experience,” she tells him, but he is discouraged by having been turned down for a business course.

Gethin asks, “I’ve realised that there is more to life than being stuck here.   Do you think I’m too old to go to college now?”   

"Yes, I might go for it"

Gaynor encourages him to go for it, and invites him to the school for some work experience.

"Oh, the delivery has been left outside!"

Eileen is back from her early morning run, and finds boxes stacked up outside the shop.   

"The Cwmderi Veterans!"

Debbie shouts across from the café, “I heard that Paula Radcliffe had retired!   Don’t overdo it!   You should take Jim with you – The Cwmderi Veterans!”

Another delicious smoothie is produced

Sioned is making another of her smoothies when Eileen comes in and grumbles, “You could have let the delivery man in the shop!   

"Look at this mess!"

“Look at this mess – I have to do everything, and Colin had got a day off too!”   Sioned was under the impression that exercise was supposed to relax people, and Eileen replies, “I wonder why I bother!”

"How about a nice Chelsea Bun?"

In the café, Ffion declines the various cakes on offer;  “Have you caught Eileen’s bug?” asks Debbie, 

"A steam train with no puff"

“She looked like a steam train with no puff!”   

"You must be proud of Gethin!"

Gaynor comes in for a coffee, and remarks that Ffion must be proud of Gethin, wanting to do a teacher training course.   

Ffion is incredulous

This comes as a complete surprise to Ffion;  she laughs, “What?   That’s the first I’ve heard of it!”   

"Teachers only work half a day!"

Debbie perpetuates the myth that teachers only work half a day – and those holidays – well. . .   She adds, “I’d make a good Cookery Teacher.”

"Gethin would hate every minute of it!"

Ffion is convinced that Gethin would hate every minute of it, with all the paperwork, assessments and marking.

Ed does some fetching and carrying

Ed brings the boxes into the shop, and Eileen tells Sara, who has called in for a bottle of (blue top) milk, “I wish my daughter helped me as much as him.”   

He has a word with Sara . . . 

Ed apologises to Sara again, and at that moment Sioned appears and taunts Sara;  

. . . and as if by magic, Sioned appears

“I’m sure you’ll find someone else to train with – you could keep Mam company, but don’t overdo it – 

"I'm not on the scrapheap yet!"

“you’re not getting any younger!”

When Sara leaves, Sioned informs Ed, “I was just reminding her that you’re my husband!”

"It's study day today"

Courtney is at home, as it is a study day, and she has been planning her birthday;  

"I'm going to ask Dad for a car!"

“Im going to ask Dad for a car!” she announces to Eifion, and he is sceptical about her chance of success.   “And I was hoping I could invite some friends for a party here – they’ll all be girls, and I’d make sure they were all home by midnight.”

“I’ve heard that one before!” replies Eifion.   

"Don't forget – school work comes first"

After she pleads with him, he agrees, on the condition that her school work comes first, and she accuses him of sounding like Dad.

Ed cannot keep away from her

Ed visits Sara;  “Sioned’s finally let you go then!” is her comment.   Once again he apologises for his behaviour.   

"Let's forget all about it"

“I’m happy with Jason,” she emphasises, “Let’s forget all about it – I won’t say anything.”

Sioned proves an obstruction to the vacuum cleaner

Eileen is doing the vacuuming around Sioned, who is exercising and becoming increasingly angry.   

"Running around like a mad woman!"

Unplugging the machine, she demands, “How can I relax, with you running around like a wild woman?”   Courtney comes in and laughs at Eileen in her running gear;  Sioned jokes, “I think she’s meeting her fancy man in the park – but don’t tell your father!”

"What's Dad getting for my birthday?"

Courtney has come to ask, “Has Dad mentioned what he is getting for my birthday?”   Eileen has not heard about anything, 

"Would he buy me a car?"

so Courtney continues, “Good – would he buy me a car?”   

Eileen thinks it unlikely

Eileen expresses considerable doubt about this, but Sion thinks it a good idea, as they would not have to give her lifts, and she offers to help organise the party.

"I'll come and see Dad about a car"

Eileen is surprised to hear that Eifion has agreed for her to have the party at his house.   “Tell Dad I’ll come to see him about a car,” says Courtney as she leaves.

Ed tells Sara, “Boxing is the only thing that keeps me sane!”   

"You must stand up for yourself"

Sara advises that he must stand up for himself, or Sioned will always expect to get her own way.   The text tone sounds on Ed’s phone;  

"I'm sure she uses radar to track me"

“I’m sure she uses radar to track me!” he complains, and then reads out the text, “Ed, where are you?   She’d go mad if she knew I was with you!”

Sara becomes threatening

Sara warns him, “Sort her out – if she talks to me again like she did earlier, don’t expect me to take it!   Any more cheek from madam, and I’ll be forced to tell her everything – someone needs to put her in her place!”

Things are always better with a chocolate biscuit

Ffion brings Gethin a packet of biscuits as he struggles with the garage invoices;  

"I thought you might have told me"

“I thought you might have told me about changing the course of your life,” she remarks, and he insists that he only looked at the possibility.   

"You could open your own garage"

“It’s a bit extreme, isn’t it?” she says, “There’s more to teaching than one night at the Chat Club.   You could open your own garage and sell cars.”

"Well, thanks for your support!"

He replies, “I want to do something else – thanks for your support!   I encouraged you to go for the new head’s job, but I can’t depend on your support.   I just want to improve myself!”

Eileen objects to this party

Eileen marches round to see Eifion and demands, “Where’s the sense in letting a 17-year-old have a party? They’ll be drinking and doing other things that youngsters do!”

"Not if we're here, keeping an eye on them"

Eifion has a ready-made answer up his sleeve;  “Not if we’re here, keeping an eye on them – you and Jim are coming, I hope!   She can’t have a party without involving you two.”   

Eileen is suitably mollified . . .

This changes her mind, and she agrees to have a word with Jim;  

. . . and Eifion is pleased with himself

Eifion smiles.

"I don't know what's come over Gethin!"

Ffion tells Gaynor, “I don’t know what’s come over Gethin – I’m worried that he has not thought it through.   We both know how hard it is – do you think I’ve been too hard on him?”

Eileen is subjected to . . .

Eileen joins them, and again is subjected to ridicule from Debbie;  

. . . more ridicule from Debbie

“Hey, Paula, I thought you’d be flat out by now – watch that heart!”   Ffion suggests that they go for a long walk.

"All right if I go and have a game of darts?"

When they arrive in the Deri, Ed asks if Sioned minds if he has a game of darts, and she assents.   

"Revising is obviously hard work!"

Courtney is dozing on the sofa when Eifion comes in;  “Revising is obviously hard work!” he comments.   

"I've invited people on CnocCnoc"

She informs him that she has invited people to the party via CnocCnoc, and he says, “I hear that you discussed it with Eileen, too.”

"I'm not a five-year-old"

“She doesn’t understand,” moans Courtney, “I’m not a five-year-old, wanting a party with jelly and icecream.”   

"You won't mind that I've invited Eileen and Jim, then"

Eifion presumes that she will not mind that he has invited Eileen and Jim, but she is furious;  

"Why did you do that?"

“What?   Why did you do that?   My friends are coming, and I don’t want anyone to spoil our fun!   I thought you were on my side – I might as well cancel it!”

"Oh, give me strength!"

Eifion recommends that it is better to keep everyone happy, especially if she wants her own way.

"You should give him more freedom"

Sara, at the bar, moves to join Sioned;  “Don’t think I’m sticking my nose in,” she begins, “I know how much Ed appreciates you – you should look after him, and give him more freedom.   Let him take part in the boxing.”

"Who do you think you are?"

“You’ve got a cheek!” replies Sioned, “Who do you think you are?”   

Sara says that she is worried about him, as he cannot discuss these things with Sioned.   

"Ed doesn't want children!"

“You’re stopping him doing things because you want children – but he doesn’t want them, and I know how he feels!”

"Keep your dirty hands off him!"

In a rage Sioned snarls, “Shut up!   Obviously you’re after him!   Keep your dirty hands off!   Jealousy is a terrible thing!”   

"Ed, we're going home – now!"

She gets up and orders Ed, who is in the middle of a game with Mal, “We’re going home – now!”

"Two miles before dinner!"

Ffion challenges Debbie, “Right, two miles before dinner!”   Debbie replies that she cannot leave the café, and anyway she has no trainers.   

"Eileen's got more guts than you'll ever have!"

“What’s wrong?” demands Ffion, “Afraid of the competition?   Eileen’s got more guts than you’ll ever have!”   Debbie says that she will come another time.

“Tomorrow at 7:00am all right?” asks Ffion.   

"All right then – I'm sorry!"

Debbie admits defeat and  says she is sorry for making fun of Eileen, 

"Keep your comments to yourself!"

and is reprimanded, “If you can’t do any better, keep your comments to yourself!”

"There's nothing going on!"

When they get back to the shop flat, Ed denies that there is anything going on between him and Sara;  they are just friends.

"How was she – better than me?"

“Sioned rages, “Friends that sleep together, is it?   How was she – better than me?   How many times – once – twice?   Where was it – on the floor in the taxi office?   Very classy!   It didn’t take you long – we’ve only been married two months!”

Ed again stresses that there has not been anyone else and never will be.   

"You're a coward!"

She tells him, “You had no right to discuss personal matters with her!   Do you realise how that makes me feel?   You have no idea of the hurt you’ve caused lately – did you tell her anything else – like about Dewi?   No, because you’re a coward!

"I could make your life very difficult indeed!"

“You need to realise how lucky you are – I could make your life very difficult indeed!”