Pennod 2 Y Plas

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-Welsh mansions have played

-an important part in our history.

-Today, 18 brave souls

-step back in time to 1910...

-..to live a life of yesteryear.

-I like it. The jacket's nice.

-I'm looking forward to wearing it.

-It'll be an experience.

-They'll learn about

-a very different way of life.

-I don't know what this is.

-I have no idea what this is.

-They'll soon identify

-the important people.

-No-one is allowed to take anything

-out of here without my permission.

-And those who know

-the correct way to do things.

-The water will be heated

-and taken up to the bedrooms.

-We'll hear all their concerns.

-I don't think my backside

-will fit into that!

-Join us on an unique journey

-to the past.

-A period from our recent past links

-the olden days to the modern world.

-The beginning of the 20thC

-was a time of political...

-..social and technological fervour.

-This was the golden age

-of the mansions.

-During this series,

-we'll return to this time...

-..and invite people

-to live in the past.

-1910 is the year,

-Llanerchaeron is the mansion.

-The 90-acre estate, which includes

-fields, a farm, a lake, cottages...

-..gardens, a school

-and the mansion itself...

-..stands majestically

-in rural Ceredigion.

-It's now in the hands

-of the National Trust.

-After a decade of renovation...

-..it is a perfect example

-of a Welsh mansion.

-Dozens attended a special day

-and faced different challenges.

-The producers were eager to see

-how individuals worked in teams.

-We're all getting on.

-We know each other's names.

-That's the first challenge.

-I like the olden times.

-I'd have preferred it.

-It's nice learning more

-about skinning rabbits.

-Everyone who agrees to participate

-must have an interest in history...

-..and be ready for a challenge

-and some fun!

-From the kitchen maid

-to the master of the house.

-Which role would they prefer?

-Any role, from a butler

-to a farm worker. I'd do anything.

-Lady of the manor -

-but that's highly unlikely!

-Our mansion is similar

-to many others of the time.

-It's a small,

-self-sufficient community.

-Everyone has a role to play

-and a status within the household.

-The most important roles are

-the butler, housekeeper and cook.

-They are the link

-between the family and the servants.

-The butler is responsible

-for the daily household routine.

-He attends

-to the needs of the master.

-He has a servant and a hall boy.

-They will prepare the family's

-clothes, help with the horses...

-..and attend to the family.

-The housekeeper is responsible for

-keeping the mansion clean and tidy.

-She's helped by a maid

-and an under-maid.

-The most important room

-in the mansion is the kitchen.

-Without an efficient kitchen

-to feed the gentry and servants...

-..everything stops.

-This is my petticoat.

-My bloomers will be underneath.

-It's a wonderful day.

-These three have been chosen for the

-most important posts in the mansion.

-Elin Ifan from Llanllechid, Bangor,

-is the housekeeper.

-The cook is Jasmine Wilson

-from Pontrhydfendigaid.

-Finally, the butler is

-Gwilym Lloyd Davies from Anglesey.

-The three understand

-their responsibilities.

-They also know how to keep

-the mansion running smoothly.

-Smell that.

-Carbolic!

-They also know that they, and the

-servants, only have a few hours...

-..to prepare the house for the

-family that's arriving tomorrow.

-Their first duty

-is to organise the staff.

-We've been in there -

-the mistress will live in there.

-We must work out

-who lives in which room...

-..and where everything goes.

-Where the water goes,

-where the breakfast goes...

-..where we dress the family

-in the morning.

-We're just getting a feel

-of the place.

-We want to be happy that we know

-our way around the house...

-..how to behave

-and where everything is done.

-If we don't know our duties,

-the staff won't know what to do.

-We have to tell them what to do.

-This is their new kingdom.

-They will organise everything

-for the staff downstairs.

-Are they prepared for the challenge?

-I'm Gwilym Lloyd Davies.

-I'm originally from Bala.

-I've lived on Anglesey for 18 years.

-This is where I'll be

-until they bury me.

-I'm married. I have three children

-and five grandchildren.

-They enjoy coming over to play

-and help me carry wood.

-Before retiring, I was a deputy

-manager of a large hotel...

-..in North Wales.

-I was there for 24 years.

-Prior to that, I moved around

-most of Wales, north and south...

-..managing different hotels.

-I met my wife

-when I worked in London...

-..after leaving university.

-When Plas Maenan opened

-in the Conwy Valley, North Wales...

-..it promoted Welsh life

-and Welsh cuisine.

-That's what drew me back to Wales.

-I think a lot of people think

-I'm an adrenalin junkie.

-I've run the London Marathon

-14 times...

-..the Snowdonia Marathon

-two or three times...

-..Leeds, Manchester,

-Birmingham, Cardiff.

-I like doing outrageous things.

-Freefall, parachuting, abseiling.

-As I get older,

-my main vice is my motorbike.

-I have a sports motorbike

-that flies like the... wind!

-With preparations in full flow, Elin

-realises the work that lies ahead.

-Mistress Quick and her husband

-don't arrive until tomorrow.

-We have an entire morning

-to clean the house.

-And this afternoon and tonight.

-All through the night if need be!

-I'm starting to feel in charge

-all ready.

-Now that I'm responsible

-for the mansion...

-..I want to plump up the cushions.

-Look at the dust - look!

-The work starts right now.

-I feel nervous knowing

-that there's so much work to do.

-I'm Elin Ifan.

-I'm originally from Meirionethshire.

-I currently live

-in Llanllechid, near Bangor.

-When I retired,

-I felt I wanted to volunteer.

-I happened to visit Bodnant...

-..and realised they had

-a bee-keeping centre here.

-It was perfect for me.

-We're going to try and search

-for the queen bee this morning.

-If we know that she's there,

-we know that everything will be OK.

-They join together

-to fulfil their tasks.

-They know what they're supposed

-to do. They don't fall out.

-There's the queen.

-There she is, with the yellow spot.

-Can you see her?

-Without bees, without life.

-If you killed the queen,

-the hive would be destroyed.

-She's the beating heart.

-She lays 2,000 eggs every day

-during the summer.

-More than her weight.

-More than her weight.

-Every day.

-She's an enthusiastic person.

-She doesn't stay still for long.

-She's always looking

-for a different challenge.

-She's the type of person who's

-always looking to solve problems.

-A lot of people talk to her

-and ask for her advice....

-..but she's also happy to listen.

-I never believed I'd be chosen.

-I'm just looking forward to just...

-..just dressing up!

-I like dressing up anyway.

-Downstairs, Jasmine finds her feet

-in the kitchen.

-She starts to realise

-the enormity of her task.

-It's very cool down here.

-I haven't seen a balloon whisk yet.

-I need a balloon whisk

-for my meringues and cream.

-Wow. Pasties - we need pasties.

-Cockles.

-And eggs. Cockles and eggs.

-Will they come up from Aberaeron?

-Probably.

-With the pressure of work...

-..especially if a big party

-is organised...

-..I think we'll have to

-prepare the poultry and rabbits.

-That type of thing.

-We'll have to clean them

-before we can start cooking.

-That'll put us under pressure.

-I'm Jasmine Wilson.

-I live in Pontrhydfendigaid.

-I work for

-Ceredigion County Council.

-Years ago, I worked as a cook.

-I then moved over

-to concentrate on cleaning.

-I've been doing this job

-for 23 years.

-I enjoy it -

-I enjoy coming to work every day.

-Right, ready to start.

-The bin's fine.

-Not so good with the toilet paper.

-We need a machine on the floor

-and then we should be fine.

-I don't want to see the brush

-next to the toilet again.

-We must work hard to ensure

-that high standards are maintained.

-Two years ago, we won the accolade

-of Best Public Toilets in the UK.

-Believe me, that was special.

-I like reading.

-I've started doing some exercise.

-I was starting to feel my age.

-I'm 61 and I was starting

-to feel old and out of breath.

-Believe it or not,

-I've started rowing.

-Why Y Plas? I do like a challenge.

-I know a little

-about the work that went on.

-Like everyone else,

-I've watched Downton Abbey.

-I hope I have some kind of idea

-about what to expect.

-The main roles have been filled...

-..but to run an efficient mansion,

-more staff are needed.

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-Llanerchaeron will be home

-to an experiment.

-People living in 2013

-will step back in time to 1910...

-..to live the lives

-of maids, servants and masters.

-The butler, housekeeper and cook...

-..are preparing the mansion

-for the family.

-To do this, they need staff.

-There's a chamber pot under the bed.

-Helping the cook

-will be the kitchen-maid.

-She's responsible

-for preparing and cooking food...

-..for the family and the servants.

-The kitchen-maid

-will do the menial tasks...

-..peeling potatoes, plucking geese

-and scrubbing the floors.

-The kitchen staff

-are about to enter a bygone era.

-The new servants have no idea

-what they'll be doing...

-..or what lies ahead for them.

-They will have almost 20 mouths

-to feed every day...

-..between the family, the mansion

-staff and the estate staff.

-Come in, come in.

-We've been expecting you.

-Fiona from Abergele

-is the kitchen-maid.

-The scullery-maid

-is Cathryn from Carmarthen.

-Both are about to leave 2013

-to live in the mansion.

-You'll get up early, make me

-a cup of tea and light the oven.

-That's your job. The only time

-I touch the oven is when I cook.

-That's your responsibility. One

-of the boys will carry in the coal.

-Fiona, you will be the

-link between Cathryn and myself.

-You're the kitchen-maid.

-Since you're older than Cathryn,

-you'll be more experienced.

-OK?

-I'm Fiona Haf Jones.

-I'm 46 years old.

-I live in Bryn Ffanigl Ganol

-in Betws-yn-Rhos, Abergele.

-I have three daughters

-and a husband, of course!

-He's a farmer. We run our own farm.

-It's 70 acres in size. I also work

-from Mondays to Thursdays.

-I'm an advanced nurse practitioner

-in the ENT in Glan Clwyd.

-We don't rest on weekends.

-We also run a caravan park.

-We converted some outbuildings

-into cottages.

-It's nice seeing all the guests

-arriving over the summer...

-..but I'm glad to see them leave

-in the winter!

-It's a busy life -

-there's no spare time at all.

-Mam is very lively.

-She likes being outside

-with the animals, helping out.

-She's always busy.

-Here we go. Come on, little hens.

-Without a doubt,

-she'd love to be a housekeeper.

-She's be a right show-off!

-It's hard work. There we go -

-three eggs for breakfast.

-The experience of being able

-to live in two different eras...

-..is incredible.

-Not many people will have

-that experience in life.

-So go for it, and here I am.

-They're very heavy.

-The corset

-comes all the way down to here.

-I have to bend my hip

-I can't bend my waist.

-Everything has to go like this.

-I can feel it here.

-It's like a shelf.

-It feels very tight.

-It'll be difficult to work and

-bend over when I'm wearing this.

-The clothes are great.

-It's a feeling

-I'll have to get used to.

-I'm not happy with the hair.

-It's nice at the back,

-hidden away under the hat.

-This fringe...

-I'm going to have to do something

-with that. I don't know what yet.

-Yes, this is what

-I put myself up for.

-Let's give it a go.

-I'm Cathryn. I'm 18 years old.

-I'm originally

-from the Gwendraeth Valley.

-People call me 'merch y Gwndwn'.

-I'm living in Gwndwn Mawr right now.

-I've just finished my A Levels

-in Maes Yr Yrfa.

-I'm hoping to study

-Business Management in Cardiff.

-My career is very important to me.

-She's a really nice girl...

-..but she's bossy.

-She acts like a mother to everyone.

-My grandmother

-used to live next-door to us.

-She used to own this farm.

-She died two years. Since she lived

-next-door, we were very close.

-If she knew I was on this

-programme, she'd be over the moon.

-She was forever talking

-about the life of yesteryear.

-She would say times were hard.

-She'd enjoy seeing how I'd cope

-living the life she used to live.

-I'm the scullery-maid.

-That's what I wanted to be

-but you need a lot of manners.

-I do have manners but I don't

-enjoy being with posh people.

-They don't have a laugh and a joke.

-The fork has to be here -

-I don't like all that nonsense.

-You might think I'm a happy girl

-because I'm happy most of the time.

-Sometimes, when I'm home,

-I can be quite moody.

-Y Plas will be a stern test - you

-might get to know that side of me.

-Now then, girls,

-let's head over to the bedroom.

-In we go, girls.

-Here we go.

-A bed each.

-Basic is the word.

-Everything you need is here.

-Not too bad.

-Towels, blankets, soap.

-You each have a chamber pot.

-What a luxury.

-I don't know what I'm meant

-to do with this.

-There's some paper in it -

-it's good quality.

-I expected newspaper,

-but here it is.

-I'm not sure my backside will

-fit into that, let alone use it!

-Not for me.

-I'll make sure I don't drink

-after 5.00pm every day.

-It'll save me having to use this.

-What have I let myself in for?

-What is this life?

-There we go.

-We'll have plenty of work

-and we'll be sleeping in no time.

-Other girls in the village

-would love to be in your shoes.

-A roof over your head,

-food in your belly, work...

-..and being able to send money

-home to the family.

-I'm sure

-there's a worse place to be.

-The management

-have welcomed the girls...

-..but there are still four roles

-to fill.

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-The newest visitors to Llanerchaeron

-face a major challenge.

-They will live in the mansion

-as it was a century ago.

-The butler, housekeeper, cook

-and kitchen-maids have arrived.

-They're starting to feel at home.

-There's much to do

-before the family arrives tomorrow.

-I feel nervous

-knowing there's so much work to do.

-No mansion would be complete

-without servants and maids...

-..young and old.

-In our mansion, a small army

-will clean and serve food...

-..with only a few hours of

-leisure time on Sunday afternoons.

-The footman and the hall boy

-are the next to arrive.

-They will answer to the butler.

-Their work is never-ending...

-..serving the family, carrying coal

-and preparing the horses.

-The housemaid and the under-maid

-answer to the housekeeper.

-They will light the fire, clean

-the mansion and wash the clothes.

-The servants are yet to be given

-their roles in the mansion.

-Hello. Come in.

-The staff have arrived.

-Go through to the kitchen.

-This is the moment

-they all realise what lies ahead.

-Aled. Hello, Rowan.

-Are you well?

-This is the kitchen -

-this is my domain.

-I think you'll be working

-with Mistress Ifan and Mr Davies.

-Ruth Evans and Rowan Davies

-are the housemaid and under-maid.

-The men will work with me.

-The footman is Gary from Bala.

-Aled from Llanfair Caereinion

-is the hall boy.

-And more work!

-We've just met Mr Davies,

-Mrs Wilson and Mrs Ifan.

-Now we know

-we'll be working together...

-..working upstairs with Mrs Ifan.

-I'm just really looking forward

-to seeing the inside of the house...

-..and wearing our clothes.

-Just starting to work flat out!

-Cleaning - there's cleaning work

-to be done today.

-Are we going to be cleaning now?

-Are we going to be cleaning now?

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-I think so.

-I'm so glad I'm working with Gwilym.

-I wouldn't be safe on a farm on

-my own! I'm glad I'm not milking.

-I'm quite disappointed.

-I've been growing a beard.

-I've heard that it has to go.

-It's a culture shock for my face!

-Needs must, as they say. I have to

-look prim and proper for my masters.

-All the servants have arrived.

-This is their home

-for the next three weeks...

-..without anything to remind them

-of the outside world.

-I'm wearing the clothes -

-I feel as if I'm living in 1910.

-The clothes are rather strange.

-For someone who's used

-to wearing football shirts...

-..the material is totally different.

-It's a little itchy.

-I really like it -

-the jacket's really nice.

-I'm looking forward

-to wearing it every day.

-I'm waiting for my clothes. I hope

-it's pretty - not too revealing.

-A corset? Lovely.

-Corset!

-We'll have to wake up early

-every morning to do this.

-All the studs have to be screwed in.

-I have to learn

-how to tie a dicky bow.

-This is my evening wear. I'll be

-changing into this in the afternoon.

-It's going to be a faff getting

-everything on and looking tidy.

-I'm sure I'll get used to it.

-I'll be wearing different clothes

-when I'm cleaning in the morning.

-I also have my Sunday best clothes.

-Everything is from a certain era.

-It's all starting to feel very real.

-I'm looking forward

-to seeing the other rooms...

-..and finding out

-where we're sleeping.

-The clothes have helped us

-get into character.

-So many layers. Can you see

-my layers, all my layers?

-I'm walking differently.

-I'm walking differently.

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-You're standing up straighter.

-You'd add hot water...

-This is where most of my work

-will be done.

-I can just imagine

-so many sheets and towels.

-What is it?

-A large block of soap.

-It's not a nice smell.

-This is the soap.

-This is the soap.

-

-What the hell is this?

-This is the soap.

-As if... Who's going to use this?

-Me.

-No!

-We need room rules.

-I'll do it this side of the bed.

-You don't have to watch.

-We can hide the men up here

-when they visit.

-Security.

-This is where the ghost lives.

-I'm Rowan. I live in Carmarthen.

-I'm 25 years old.

-I work for the Rural Tourism

-Cluster Project in Carmarthenshire.

-She's a funny girl.

-She makes me laugh.

-She's quite adventurous -

-she'll get stuck in.

-She's very independent - there's

-a danger she might be really bossy.

-My family thinks I'm very bossy.

-My friends

-probably think I'm bossy too.

-I'd like to think that they

-see me as a kind, adventurous...

-..and intelligent person.

-Someone who's ready

-for new experiences and challenges.

-I think Rowan will enjoy

-living in the past.

-She enjoys living the simple life.

-It won't be a problem for her.

-I love history, Welsh history...

-..European history,

-the history of everywhere I visit.

-It'll be interesting seeing life

-through someone else's eyes...

-..alongside other people.

-Which job do you think will suit me?

-In the house, the roll

-that will suit me the most...

-..I'm not sure - not the cook.

-I wouldn't want to cook every day -

-people would starve!

-It would be nice to be

-a lady of leisure upstairs...

-..but I don't think I'll get that.

-A maid, maybe.

-Around the place.

-Styling the lady

-of the manor's hair.

-I hope I don't have to do

-much cleaning.

-I don't know... the nails are short.

-They're pretty though. It'll be

-such a shame to get them dirty.

-Now that Gary and Aled

-are dressed...

-..Gwilym shows them

-around the house.

-We know where to come

-if we want a midnight feast.

-Look at all these sweets.

-Brill!

-Polish for the grate.

-One for the shoes,

-the other for the grate.

-Look at that block of soap.

-That's a humdinger of a block.

-Which one is my bed?

-No frills!

-This is your toilet.

-One each - no need to share.

-I'm Gary.

-I live in Bala. I'm 38 years old.

-I run a mobile hairdresser's.

-I've been doing that for five years.

-I've been a hairdresser

-for 15 years.

-People in Bala

-will be absolutely gobsmacked.

-Gary's not the type of person who'd

-usually do something like that.

-Every time someone from Bala

-is on TV...

-..locals are like,

-"Did you see so-and-so?"

-I live with Oscar, a Persian cat.

-He's so much fun.

-He's very moody.

-I'm sure that life in the mansion

-will be the opposite of my life now.

-Gary calls to see us

-almost every day.

-You can set your clock if you're

-making a cuppa or a bacon sandwich.

-Gary's bound to land.

-He has a twin - her name is Linda.

-She'll miss him when he goes away.

-It'll also be nice

-to see him in the mansion.

-He'll bring some excitement.

-I'll be glued to the box.

-It'll be a lot of hard work...

-..but I'll do it nonetheless.

-You don't refuse work but I'm

-worried about working with pigs.

-Ooh...!

-Mucking out after the animals - no!

-Varnish stains.

-These are the tricks of the trade.

-Housemaid Ruth

-is rummaging in the kitchen.

-Cod liver oil.

-You have to rub it in quickly.

-It's a stain - rub it quickly!

-Oh, you've used too much.

-Rub it in quickly.

-She makes me laugh all the time.

-These clothes will be a mess!

-You have to take care

-when you're walking down the stairs.

-When we're drunk.

-You'll be hard pressed

-to get drunk on two pints a day.

-That's the butler's room.

-Wow, champagne and wine.

-I'm Ruth Evans. I live

-in Glangwili, near Carmarthen.

-I'm originally from Meinciau

-in the Gwendraeth Valley.

-I'm currently unemployed.

-I used to work for a charity...

-..but I, and many others,

-were made redundant.

-I'm currently looking for work.

-I'm thinking of moving to Cardiff -

-there are more opportunities there.

-There's more of a chance

-to find work.

-I love being outdoors.

-I go canoeing with Jac -

-Elen's doing a canoe course too.

-Jac loves kayaking.

-I drag Elen along

-every now and then...

-..on a Saturday

-if they're going on a trip.

-Going into the mansion,

-I'll miss Jac and Elen, my children.

-I won't have any contact with them.

-Phone, she'll want a phone.

-The way I'm thinking about

-going into the mansion...

-..my life will be so different,

-so busy...

-..I don't think I'll have time

-to think about them.

-Going back to live in 1910

-will be difficult.

-These days, there's help

-around the house with hoovers...

-What about toilets and showers?

-Oh, yeah. There's no shower.

-Mam won't last more than a week.

-In the summer, I like being up

-at the crack of dawn...

-..to hear the birds singing.

-I'll be fine, but having said that,

-I enjoy 40 winks in the afternoon.

-Ruth and hall boy Aled

-can forget about 40 winks.

-6.00am.

-You have to get up at six!

-I can stay in bed until ten!

-I think...

-Yes, I think this is for your hair.

-To make your hair nice and...

-To make your hair nice and gelled.

-I suppose it was natural

-for people of that time...

-..but it's not something

-I'm looking forward to.

-I hope I won't have to use it

-that often.

-Tomorrow morning, I want to

-be ready to shine some shoes...

-..and get them

-looking nice and shiny.

-I think that's a job I'll have

-to do first thing in the morning.

-7.00am.

-I'm Aled Hughes.

-I'm originally from Llangadfan.

-I'm a student

-in Aberystwyth University.

-I'm in my second year studying

-History and International Politics.

-I hope my friends would describe me

-as bubbly, lively and kind...

-..who's always ready to help.

-Others would call me a swot.

-I spend too much time

-revising in the National Library.

-One or two have pointed this out

-to me.

-My main interest is football.

-I love football.

-I adore everything about the game.

-I'm an ardent Chelsea supporter.

-My friends think I was mad to put

-my name forward for this series.

-My social life in university

-revolves around a pint and football.

-Not having those two in my life

-will be challenging.

-It'll be hard for them not having

-my fantastic personality around.

-One of the main reasons

-I entered this process...

-..was because I was studying history

-in university.

-I have a keen interest

-in this era...

-..at the start

-of the twentieth century.

-My forefathers lived

-during this period.

-When I saw the opportunity

-on Facebook...

-..I thought,

-"Wow, I want to do this."

-I texted my parents

-and they said I was insane...

-..but they supported my decision.

-I went for it and I was

-lucky enough to secure a place.

-I'm overjoyed.

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-The mansion doors have opened.

-The maids, servants,

-butler, housekeeper and cook...

-..have stepped back to 1910,

-but the new working conditions...

-..and unfamiliar surroundings

-cause problems.

-I don't know what this is.

-I don't have a clue what this is.

-This is for my nose

-when I'm washing...!

-I'm a bit confused.

-I wake you up at 7.00am

-with a cup of tea...

-..and hot water for washing...

-..but at the same time, I'm

-supposed to be lighting a fire...

-There are fireplaces everywhere.

-I don't know how many fires

-will need to be lit.

-It could be chaotic

-if we had to light them all.

-Rowan is shocked to hear

-about the sleeping arrangements...

-..of the master and mistress.

-Apart?

-Apart?

-

-They have separate rooms.

-As the housekeeper...

-..I don't know anything

-about their sleeping arrangements...

-..but the master

-has a room for himself.

-Downstairs,

-Jasmine is organising the kitchen.

-We have some milk...

-..butter, cheese and...

-..more milk.

-We have some jam and this and that.

-No-one can take anything out of here

-without my permission.

-This is where we heat the water

-before taking it up to the bedrooms.

-That's your job.

-Possibly.

-I'm doing everything else here!

-Aled's working day will be long.

-You can see now how organised

-everything is, apart from the dust.

-A-ha!

-You copy the work my staff do.

-Well, I'm proud of the girls.

-I think they're going to be great.

-They're very enthusiastic.

-They're going to listen

-to everything I say.

-At all times.

-With a smile on their faces

-every day.

-This is the heart of the house.

-It'll be much busier

-than anywhere else.

-I know the butler will think

-he's the important one...

-..Mrs Ifan will think

-her girls are the best workers...

-..but this is where it all happens.

-At the end of the day, if we

-can't cope, everyone will starve!

-Everyone else will suffer.

-Everyone else will suffer.

-

-We're under pressure.

-Everyone's settling into their roles

-and confident of being ready.

-We have to be. There's no choice.

-Even if we're here until midnight,

-we will be ready.

-We have to be ready.

-OK, girls, we'll light the fire.

-Scrunch the paper

-into a smaller size.

-Lighting the fire

-and keeping it going...

-..is an important part of life

-in the kitchen...

-..to keep the house warm,

-cook the food and heat the water.

-I've lit a fire outside...

-..but I've never lit a fire

-for anything like this.

-This is a new experience.

-I think it's an experience

-I'll know very well by the end.

-I'm planning to do most

-of the cooking on this range.

-I'll keep the stock-pot

-and broth warm on the back fire.

-Now then.

-Now then.

-Use the bellows on the front

-and at the bottom.

-You can see what happens.

-There you go.

-I hope it stays lit

-through the night.

-We have to work hard

-to keep it going.

-Just as long as there's still

-a flame when we wake up tomorrow.

-Take that out and add

-some fresh paper and firewood.

-The chimney will remain warm.

-Yes, yes.

-After a hard day,

-thoughts turn to supper.

-For what we are about to receive...

-..may the Lord makes us

-truly thankful, amen.

-Eat!

-Thank you for cooking

-our first meal, Mrs Wilson.

-You're welcome.

-Unfortunately, it's a cold supper.

-Once the fire is piping hot...

-We'll be in a better position.

-I hope we can have a cup of tea

-before going to bed.

-As they sit around the table,

-they share the day's experiences...

-..and start looking ahead

-to welcoming the family.

-That family is the Quicks

-from Carmarthenshire.

-I'm the mother. My name's Mandy.

-This is my husband, Dean.

-This is my mother, Margaret.

-I'm Elicia and I'm nine years old.

-This is Betsan, my little sister.

-She's three years old.

-My name's Macsen

-and I'm seven years old.

-The whole idea

-of going into Y Plas...

-..just seemed so exciting.

-The idea of living in 1910

-particularly for the children.

-I think it's going to be better

-than any history project...

-..that they could ever experience.

-I had a chat

-with our eldest, Elicia...

-..and we put the application in...

-..and sweet-talked Mandy -

-"Oh, nothing will come of it."

-And here we are.

-Thanks, Dean!

-I'm excited about being

-a posh person in the mansion.

-We'll have servants.

-They'll live downstairs

-and cook our food.

-We'll have lots of treats and stuff!

-Yes, treats and stuff.

-I don't know how I'll feel

-as one of the masters.

-I've never done anything

-like this before...

-..but I'll join in with anything.

-I didn't want to be away

-from the children for a fortnight!

-I think we'll play cards and

-we won't have anything electronic.

-No iPads, phones, computers.

-Food - we'll miss the type of food.

-The children

-might be concerned about that.

-I've told them

-there won't be any pizzas or pasta.

-I'm not sure what I'll be doing.

-I don't like being idle.

-I like reading,

-knitting and gardening.

-You were asking the question, "Will

-I be bored, what will I be doing?"

-That worries me more than anything.

-Will I have enough to do?

-I like keeping busy.

-I'm excited about seeing the school.

-I'm sure there'll be a lot

-of different things.

-I don't know if we'll have pencils.

-Old pencils.

-Chalk, maybe.

-A piece of slate and chalk.

-A piece of slate and chalk.

-

-A blackboard with chalk.

-If they give me work to do...

-..I'm not doing it!

-I'm sure you will.

-I'm sure you will.

-

-I won't.

-The roles

-between husband and wife...

-..will be more stereotypical

-than they are now.

-The man probably made

-more of the decisions.

-I'm sure that'll go down well!

-Mami is the bossy boots. Like you.

-Hey!

-And you.

-I'm not. You're the bossy boots.

-You are!

-Do you think we're posh?

-Some people probably think

-we're posh.

-Posh to whose standard?

-Posh to whose standard?

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-We're not that posh!

-Posh to whose standard?

-We're a down-to-earth family.

-Just like nice things.

-What experiences

-will this family face...

-..as they follow in

-the footsteps of their forefathers?

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