13 December 2016

Ffion looks online . . .

Ffion sits down with a cup of tea and looks at ‘The Teacher’s Forum’ on her laptop;  

. . . and finds the job advertised

she sees the vacancy notice for the head of ‘Cwmderi Lifetime Learning School’, and smiles confidently.

"Applying for your own job?"

At that moment, in the café, Gaynor is looking at the same advertisement in the Western Post.   Mark looks over her shoulder and asks, “Applying for your own job?”   Gaynor points out that it is a different school;  

"Perhaps Debs could have a word"

“Maybe Debs could have a word with a couple of bigwigs,” he suggests, but Debbie corrects him that she is not a governor of the new school.

"I'm going Christmas shopping!"

Then she rushes off to catch the bus, as she is going for a day’s Christmas shopping;  “Great – so I’m here on my own again, am I?” wails Kelly.   Debbie remarks that it is just like she will be when Kelly is in Bali, and then asks how she can live with Kevin.   

"He made us Christmas dinner last night"

Debbie is disgusted to hear that he made them Christmas dinner.

"Oh, excuse me"

Debbie bumps into Jason and Sara outside the café door, 

"The staff want a party"

then Jason informs Sara that the staff of Awyr Iach want a party.   

"And I've said they can't have one!"

“I know – Dol already asked, and I said no!” is Sara’s reply.   

"They've been working flat out!"

He points out that they have been working flat out, and should be shown some appreciation.   “They get paid – and I’m not paying for a party!” she snarls, and stalks off.

"What do you want for Christmas?"

In the salon, Hywel asks Sheryl what she wants for Christmas, and she just wants a quiet day.   “I’m cooking, right?” he says.   

"You make everything too fancy"

Sheryl complains that he makes everything too fancy – nutmeg and rosemary on potatoes and bacon and anchovies in gravy;  she wants something traditional.

“You can look after the sprouts,” she concedes, “As I don’t eat them, you can put what you like on them – blue cheese and chocolate, if you like!”   

"I want to forget Kevin exists"

He insists that he wants her and Esther to have the best Christmas ever, and to forget that Kevin exists.

"It would help if you didn't mention him!"

This starts Sheryl off again;  “It would help if you didn’t mention him at all!   The best present would be to put Kevin out of your mind – and maybe a pair of earrings – perfume – voucher for a spa!”

"I want to start my application"

Ffion goes to see Gethin at the garage;  “If anyone asks, you haven’t seen me – I want to start my application without Gaynor watching!” she confides.   

"You could be honest with Gaynor"

He suggests that she could be honest with Gaynor, but she replies, “I don’t want to upset the poor thing!”   

"Remember, others will be applying"

Gethin can see that she is enjoying this, but warns that others will be after the job, and that she should be realistic.   “So me being head is not realistic?   You don’t think I can do it?” Ffion rages, and walks off.

"Got time for a coffee, Jase?"

Jason comes out of the shop and Kevin asks if he has the time for a coffee, but Jason makes the excuse that he is too busy.   “Is everything all right – you seem on edge?” Kevin enquires, 

"Don't listen to your mother!"

“You don’t have to listen to your mother – you’re a big boy now!”

"All right – over the café?"

Jason agrees that perhaps he has a few minutes, and suggests going to the café, but Kevin doubts that Debbie will allow him in there.   

"She's Christmas shopping all day!"

“She’s not there – she’s Christmas shopping all day,” Jason tells him.   Kevin admits it would be nice to see the place again.

"What's Santa bringing Esther?"

Inside the café, Kelly asks what Santa is bringing Esther, and Sheryl says there is no room in the flat for a Wendy House.   

Kevin walks in

There are some concerned looks when Kevin walks in, 

"I don't want to cause trouble"

but he assures Kelly, “I don’t want to cause trouble – if you want me to go, I will.”   Sheryl says they have no right to stop him.

“The old place hasn’t changed at all,” says Kevin, “I feel as if I’m finally at home.”   Hywel shows the signs of anger building up.

Gaynor is anxious to do some rehearsing

Gaynor meets Ffion by the shop and asks if they can do some rehearsing;  “We don’t have much time, and I need to fill in the application form,” she says.   

"Oh, has it been advertised?"

Ffion feigns surprise that the job advertisement has appeared

"I had some good times here"

Kevin is reminiscing, “I had some good times here – I’d come back like a shot.   

"I half expect him to come through that door"

“I can hear Dad now, and half expect him to come through that door.    ‘What’s this order, Kevin?   Your handwriting’s terrible – you take after Granny Gwalchmai!’”   

"That didn't sound anything like Meic!"

Kelly comments that it did not sound anything like Meic.

Hywel becomes agitated

Hywel, increasingly agitated, tells Sheryl, “Look at him, drawing attention to himself!”   

Jason asks Kevin to top up his coffee, and then Debbie returns unexpectedly.   

Debbie cannot believe her eyes

She is furious to see him behind the counter,

Kevin knows what to expect

 and screams for him to get out.

"I only wanted to see the place"

He insists that he did not intend to upset her, and only wanted to see the place, she shouts, 

Well, you've seen it – now get out!"

“Well, now you’ve seen it – so get out!”   

Hywel predictably joins the chorus of disapproval;  Debbie demands, “Wasn’t the graffiti clear enough?   It wasn’t me, but I’d shake the hand of whoever did it!”   Kevin goes, and Debbie retires to the kitchen.

Sara is shocked by what she finds

At Awyr Iach, Sara finds some leaflets left in the printer and looks very disapproving.

"While we're raving, you'll be scrubbing!"

At Cysgod y Glyn, Ffion and Gaynor are rehearsing;  “Cinderello, while we’re raving, you’ll be scrubbing!” says Ffion.   

Gaynor is scared of making a fool of herself

Gethin comes in just as Gaynor is fretting about making a fool of herself.

"Just imagine the audience naked!"

He advises, “If you feel nerves coming on, just imagine the audience naked!”   Gaynor thinks it is as well she does not get this nervous at interviews, and asks if Ffion has heard about anyone else interested in the new head’s post;  

"No, I haven't heard anything"

Ffion says she has not.

"I wish you'd support me"

While Gaynor takes a phone call, Ffion moans to Gethin that she wishes he would support her career as much as the pantomime.   He stresses that he is 100% behind her and has faith in her.   

"I'm going to get that job!"

Ffion is adamant, “I’m serious – I’m going to get that job!”

"The café means a lot to him"

When Kelly comes into the café kitchen, Debbie demands why she let Kevin in, and Kelly explains that the café means a lot to him.   

"You don't care that he's a rapist?"

Debbie rages, “You don’t care that he’s a rapist?   Are you defending him?   I worried about you living with him – but you’re best mates!   Maybe you’re cosy with Anita – but don’t let him in here again!”

Then Mark arrives, having been summoned by a text, and Debbie tells him she wants to go home.

This is what Sara disapproves of

Jason is washing up at number 9 when Sara comes back and displays what she found in the printer;  

"It's just a few drinks"

“It’s just a few drinks,” says Jason, “Come with us, and you’ll have some fun.”   

"You should have talked to me first!"

She insists that he should have talked to her first;  “Talk?   I ask and you say no!” he replies, “An hour or two in the Deri, and you sound as if I’m having an affair!

The petition, complete with one signature

Hywel surprises Sheryl with a petition he has drawn up;  “We can’t carry on like this – if I can get enough names of people who want him out . . .”

"This is not what I want!"

Sheryl answers that this is not what she wants, that this petition is letting Kevin win and is taking over Hywel’s life.   “I’ve worked hard to get where I am today, 

"I don't want Christmas to be about Kevin!"

“and I won’t let him – or you – spoil that!” she stresses, “This is a step backwards!   I want Esther’s first Christmas to be about her – not Kevin!”   

Hywel capitulates and destroys the petition

He reluctantly screws up the petition.

“We might as well go to the Deri straight after work, OK?” says Jason, 

"No – it is not OK!"

but Sara is adamant that it is not OK, maintaining that the staff are walking all over him.

"You need to be stronger!"

“You need to be stronger, and it’s not right I should have to do all the dirty work!   It will be like this when we have the child – it will be, ‘Mami, can I have a sweet?’ – I say no, then you ask, ‘How many do you want?’”

"I won't have it in my own house!"

She goes on, “I know I’m not the most popular person at work – I’m fine with that, but I won’t have it in my own house!”

"Strict discipline?"

Jason asks what is her way;  “Strict discipline?” and she replies that children need rules and boundaries.   They are arguing already, and the baby is not even here yet.   

"You haven't got a clue!"

She accuses him of acting like a baby and not having a clue.

"If it's not you, it's Mam!"

“I can’t do anything right – if it’s not you, it’s Mam!” exclaims Jason.   

"Raise this child on your own!"

He puts on his coat and tells her, “If you’re so perfect, raise this child on your own!”   He storms out.

"Debbie hasn't sacked you?"

Kelly is home early and Kevin assumes she has been sacked from the café, but she says she just needed a breather.   

"I need my head examined!"

“I shouldn’t have gone near the café – I need my head examined!” he laments.   Then his phone buzzes 

Why is Nansi trying to contact him?

and he sees that it is a message from his mother, but he tells Kelly that it is a friend from prison who wants to go for a drink.

"I forgot my credit card"

Back at Maes-y-Deri, Debbie explains that she had to come back as she forgot her credit card, and adds some alcohol to her mug of tea.   

"Look, Kevin didn't do anything"

Mark stresses that Kevin did not do anything to her, but she protests, 

"He's playing games with us!"

“He wanted to scare me!   He knew what he was doing – he’s hoodwinked Anita, Jason and Kelly – and now you!   He’s playing games with us, and enjoys seeing me suffer!  

"This is just the start, Mark!"

“This is just the start, Mark!”