Cwmderi Diary 2016: 5 July 2016 (2nd)

"I enjoyed the other day"

Colin is putting the bread on display in the shop when Britt rushes in for some milk; “I enjoyed the other day,” he remarks, “I can still taste that omelette! Why don’t I cook something for you next time?”

Britt appears to be making light of it

She does not seem keen, so, when she has gone, he comments to his father, who has been watching all this,

"Obviously she doesn't want a repeat performance"

“Obviously she doesn’t want a repeat performance – and I don’t want anyone interfering, Dad!”

"Tell me all about it in the Deri"

“Tell me all about it over a pint in the Deri,” says Sam, “Six o’clock all right?”

"I shall have to call Elwyn"

At Penrhewl, DJ is having problems with the birth of a calf, and has to phone for Elwyn the vet. Cadno cannot find the car keys,

"In my bodywarmer pocket"

so he tells her they are in the pocket of his bodywarmer, as usual.

"What would I do without you?"

“What would I do without you?” she asks.

"I'm not very friendly with Britt"

Sam goes to Anita’s and tells her to invite Britt to the Deri at six, as he has invited Colin. Anita is reluctant to get involved,

"He's trying to set them up on a date!"

but Kelly interrupts, “For crying out loud, he’s trying to set Britt and Colin up on a date!” She informs Sam, “If she won’t do it, I will – I need a bit of romance!”

Anita maintains that if they are meant to be together, they will find each other; Kelly laughs,

"I think it's sweet!"

“Oh – like you and Sam, eh? Come on, it’s obvious what’s going on, and I think it’s sweet. Anything’s better than writing this article on varicose veins!”

"Don't forget Rhys's graduation"

By the cashpoint, Gaynor reminds Hywel about Rhys’s graduation ceremony on Friday, but he snaps at her that he is very busy and walks off. “It’s not my fault that you don’t sleep,” Gaynor mutters.

"Are you busy tonight?"

Outside the chippy, Kelly asks Britt if she is busy tonight; “I have to do vox pops of local business owners,” she says, “Anyway, it’s an excuse for a couple of drinks in the Deri!”

"Yes, OK then!"

Eventually, Britt agrees,

Kelly's feeling of achievement

and Kelly walks off with a triumphant expression.

"That calf is doing well now"

DJ reports that the calf is now healthy and feeding well; the boys come downstairs and he asks them if they want to go and see the new calf.

"Come on, put on your wellies"

“Come on, put on your wellies!” he tells them. As they go, Cadno looks very emotional.

Hywel turns to his ex-wife for advice

Gaynor is surprised when Hywel turns up on her doorstep; he walks straight in and tells her, “I wanted to apologise for snapping at you earlier.” He produces a bottle of wine and helps himself to a couple of glasses,

"I want to get something off my chest"

as he explains, “I know it’s cheeky, but I want to get something off my chest.”

“Surely there’s someone else you can talk to,” protests Gaynor, but he replies that she knows the situation so well. “What have you done now?” she demands.

"Sheryl's cheated the system"

“Not me – Sheryl!” he begins, “I feel like someone’s hit me! Just when I was starting to bond and enjoy being a father again, Sheryl’s cheated the system by bringing Esther into the country. Instead of organising a visa, she paid the grandmother to fly into Heathrow with the baby on a visitor’s visa, then paid for her to fly back to Uganda.”

"That's serious!"

“So she has no right to be here – that’s serious!” says Gaynor, and Hywel fears that if the authorities find out, Esther will be taken from them.

"I can't go through that again!"

He is not sure if he can go through that again, and does not know what to do.

At Awyr Iach, Sam is looking for the next box to load in his van;

"Where's that other box?"

“You have to ask me more nicely than that!” Anita tells him, and he replies that he has to get to a delivery in Ammanford. “So get a move on, and give me a kiss!” insists Anita.

Sara interrupts the amorous embrace

Just as he is about to do just that, Sara walks in with a client. and looks exceedingly displeased.

"They want to call the calf ‘Sylvia’!"

It is evident that Cadno has been crying when the boys come back in, apparently wanting to call the calf ‘Sylvia’. DJ sends them to wash their hands,

"What's bothering you?"

and asks what is bothering her.

"I miss you, that's all – sorry!"

She sniffs, “It’s you – just being you – you’re lovely, amazing with the boys! I miss you, that’s all – sorry!”

He assures her that he feels the same, and misses her terribly, but she reiterates, “You know why I can’t be with you – look how excited you were about a calf being born – imagine what it would be like with your own child! I can’t do that to you!” She walks out, and DJ looks downcast.

"Drinking's not going to help, is it?"

Gaynor speaks firmly to Hywel, “Drinking’s not going to help, is it? You have to face facts and contact the Home Office, before they come looking.”

"Sheryl won't do that!"

He replies that Sheryl will not do that, so Gaynor continues, “Well, I’ve got no more advice then! Drinking that will not help Esther!” and she removes the bottle.

"Grow up, Hywel!"

“Grow up, Hywel! Face up to it, go home and find the best way to get through it. Rhys will be getting all the attention on Friday, not you.

"I'd like you to leave!"

“I’m going to have a shower, so I’d like you to go.”

"I'm not late, am I?"

Britt arrives in the Deri where she meets Kelly; then Colin comes in, looking for his father, but Kelly tells him that something has cropped up,

"He has treated you to a meal for two – so enjoy!"

“But he has treated you to a meal for two – so enjoy!” As she hurries away, Colin realises that this is all his father’s doing.

"I know you don't want to be here with me!"

“Look, I know you don’t want to be here with me!” he says, but Britt tells him she likes being with him –

"Not a date"

but not on a date, as it is too soon after Siôn.

"A shame to miss out on a free meal"

He thinks it would be a shame to miss out on a free meal.

Kelly has just arrived back at number 10,

Anita and Sam face . . .

where Anita and Sam are on the sofa,

. . . the wrath of Sara

when Sara comes barging in; “Do you realise how unprofessional Awyr Iach looked with your two behaving like that?” she demands, “That’s why I lay down rules! I’m not sacking you, but nothing like that will happen at work again – even if the place is empty!”

"That would make a fascinating article"

Kelly has her say; “You’re banning two middle-aged people from having some romance – that would make a fascinating article in the Western Post – a public interest story.

"Stuff like that goes viral very quickly!"

“You might get some publicity – stuff like that goes viral very quickly!”

Sara tells them they are lucky that the client signed the contract, and that she will see them tomorrow at 8:30 on the dot.

"8:30 on the dot!"

As she goes, Kelly mimics her, “8:30 on the dot!”

Britt's car boot sale memories

Britt says that she used to enjoy car boot sales, and recalls buying a coat at Tumble and selling it at Gorslas the next day for twice as much.

The £200 vase – dropped!

Colin once bought a purple vase, “Worth £200 – like on Antiques Roadshow – but I dropped it on the way home!”

"There's nothing going on!"

Britt tells Gaynor that there is nothing going on between them,

"You suit each other!"

and she comments, “That’s a shame – you suit each other!”

"He won't like it!"

At Maes-y-Deri, Dol has been decorating with Welsh flags, although Vicky is sure that Mark will not approve.

"What on earth is going on?"

When he comes home, he demands, “What on earth is going on?” and Dol explains that this is the Cwmderi Fanzone.

Debbie arrives with supplies

Debbie arrives with pizzas and alcohol (more Aldi Taurus cider).

"I know I scored!"

Dol boasts that, whatever was the result against Belgium, “I know I scored! Tomorrow night we shall have half the village in here – and we can charge them to come in!”

"Come on, Wales!"

Mark abandons his objections, and they all shout, “Come on Wales!”

"If we were together, we'd both be happy"

DJ has put the boys to bed, and tells Cadno, “Look, I’ve been thinking, the way things are, we’re both heartbroken. If we were together, we’d both be happy. It could be simple if you didn’t make it so complicated.”

"You might hate me in ten years!"

Cadno is afraid that in ten years he will hate her. In that time he could meet someone and have four children.

“There’s no guarantee that I’d have children,” he answers,

"The only thing I know is that I love you"

“The only thing I know is that I love you. If you feel the same, we should be glad we found each other and stop this nonsense. You and the boys are more than enough for me.”

“And Sylvia?” enquires Cadno. He nods, and asks if she is willing to try again.

The relationship is back to normal

“Yes,” she answers, and they cwtch.

"It might upset people"

Sam and Anita agree to go to the Deri as a couple, although he is wary of upsetting Dol. “Are you ashamed of me?” asks Anita, and when he denies it, she adds,

Anita issues an ultimatum

“Prove it, then – we’re either going as a couple or our relationship is over!”

"It makes a nice change from Siôn!"

Colin and Britt walk across the road from the Deri; he says that she must be tired of his jokes, but she replies that it makes a nice change from Siôn.