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-Welsh mansions have played

-an important part in our history.

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-Today, 18 brave souls

-step back in time to 1910...

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-..to live a life of yesteryear.

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-I like it. The jacket's nice.

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-I'm looking forward to wearing it.

-It'll be an experience.

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-They'll learn about

-a very different way of life.

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-I don't know what this is.

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-I have no idea what this is.

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-They'll soon identify

-the important people.

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-No-one is allowed to take anything

-out of here without my permission.

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-And those who know

-the correct way to do things.

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-The water will be heated

-and taken up to the bedrooms.

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-We'll hear all their concerns.

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-I don't think my backside

-will fit into that!

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-Join us on an unique journey

-to the past.

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-A period from our recent past links

-the olden days to the modern world.

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-The beginning of the 20thC

-was a time of political...

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-..social and technological fervour.

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-This was the golden age

-of the mansions.

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-During this series,

-we'll return to this time...

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-..and invite people

-to live in the past.

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-1910 is the year,

-Llanerchaeron is the mansion.

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-The 90-acre estate, which includes

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

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-..gardens, a school

-and the mansion itself...

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-..stands majestically

-in rural Ceredigion.

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-It's now in the hands

-of the National Trust.

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-After a decade of renovation...

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-..it is a perfect example

-of a Welsh mansion.

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-Dozens attended a special day

-and faced different challenges.

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-The producers were eager to see

-how individuals worked in teams.

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-We're all getting on.

-We know each other's names.

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-That's the first challenge.

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-I like the olden times.

-I'd have preferred it.

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-It's nice learning more

-about skinning rabbits.

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-Everyone who agrees to participate

-must have an interest in history...

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-..and be ready for a challenge

-and some fun!

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-From the kitchen maid

-to the master of the house.

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-Which role would they prefer?

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-Any role, from a butler

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

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-Lady of the manor -

-but that's highly unlikely!

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-Our mansion is similar

-to many others of the time.

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-It's a small,

-self-sufficient community.

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-Everyone has a role to play

-and a status within the household.

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-The most important roles are

-the butler, housekeeper and cook.

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-They are the link

-between the family and the servants.

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-The butler is responsible

-for the daily household routine.

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-He attends

-to the needs of the master.

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-He has a servant and a hall boy.

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-They will prepare the family's

-clothes, help with the horses...

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-..and attend to the family.

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-The housekeeper is responsible for

-keeping the mansion clean and tidy.

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-She's helped by a maid

-and an under-maid.

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-The most important room

-in the mansion is the kitchen.

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-Without an efficient kitchen

-to feed the gentry and servants...

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-..everything stops.

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-This is my petticoat.

-My bloomers will be underneath.

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-It's a wonderful day.

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-These three have been chosen for the

-most important posts in the mansion.

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-Elin Ifan from Llanllechid, Bangor,

-is the housekeeper.

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-The cook is Jasmine Wilson

-from Pontrhydfendigaid.

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-Finally, the butler is

-Gwilym Lloyd Davies from Anglesey.

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-The three understand

-their responsibilities.

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-They also know how to keep

-the mansion running smoothly.

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-Smell that.

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-Carbolic!

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-They also know that they, and the

-servants, only have a few hours...

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-..to prepare the house for the

-family that's arriving tomorrow.

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-Their first duty

-is to organise the staff.

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-We've been in there -

-the mistress will live in there.

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-We must work out

-who lives in which room...

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-..and where everything goes.

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-Where the water goes,

-where the breakfast goes...

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-..where we dress the family

-in the morning.

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-We're just getting a feel

-of the place.

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-We want to be happy that we know

-our way around the house...

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-..how to behave

-and where everything is done.

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-If we don't know our duties,

-the staff won't know what to do.

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-We have to tell them what to do.

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-This is their new kingdom.

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-They will organise everything

-for the staff downstairs.

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-Are they prepared for the challenge?

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-I'm Gwilym Lloyd Davies.

-I'm originally from Bala.

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-I've lived on Anglesey for 18 years.

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-This is where I'll be

-until they bury me.

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-I'm married. I have three children

-and five grandchildren.

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-They enjoy coming over to play

-and help me carry wood.

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-Before retiring, I was a deputy

-manager of a large hotel...

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-..in North Wales.

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-I was there for 24 years.

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-Prior to that, I moved around

-most of Wales, north and south...

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-..managing different hotels.

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-I met my wife

-when I worked in London...

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-..after leaving university.

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-When Plas Maenan opened

-in the Conwy Valley, North Wales...

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-..it promoted Welsh life

-and Welsh cuisine.

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-That's what drew me back to Wales.

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-I think a lot of people think

-I'm an adrenalin junkie.

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-I've run the London Marathon

-14 times...

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-..the Snowdonia Marathon

-two or three times...

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-..Leeds, Manchester,

-Birmingham, Cardiff.

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-I like doing outrageous things.

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-Freefall, parachuting, abseiling.

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-As I get older,

-my main vice is my motorbike.

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-I have a sports motorbike

-that flies like the... wind!

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-With preparations in full flow, Elin

-realises the work that lies ahead.

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-Mistress Quick and her husband

-don't arrive until tomorrow.

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-We have an entire morning

-to clean the house.

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-And this afternoon and tonight.

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-All through the night if need be!

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-I'm starting to feel in charge

-all ready.

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-Now that I'm responsible

-for the mansion...

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-..I want to plump up the cushions.

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-Look at the dust - look!

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-The work starts right now.

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-I feel nervous knowing

-that there's so much work to do.

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-I'm Elin Ifan.

-I'm originally from Meirionethshire.

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-I currently live

-in Llanllechid, near Bangor.

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-When I retired,

-I felt I wanted to volunteer.

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-I happened to visit Bodnant...

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-..and realised they had

-a bee-keeping centre here.

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-It was perfect for me.

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-We're going to try and search

-for the queen bee this morning.

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-If we know that she's there,

-we know that everything will be OK.

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-They join together

-to fulfil their tasks.

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-They know what they're supposed

-to do. They don't fall out.

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-There's the queen.

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-There she is, with the yellow spot.

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-Can you see her?

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-Without bees, without life.

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-If you killed the queen,

-the hive would be destroyed.

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-She's the beating heart.

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-She lays 2,000 eggs every day

-during the summer.

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-More than her weight.

-More than her weight.

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-Every day.

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-She's an enthusiastic person.

-She doesn't stay still for long.

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-She's always looking

-for a different challenge.

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-She's the type of person who's

-always looking to solve problems.

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-A lot of people talk to her

-and ask for her advice....

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

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-I never believed I'd be chosen.

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

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-..just dressing up!

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-I like dressing up anyway.

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-Downstairs, Jasmine finds her feet

-in the kitchen.

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-She starts to realise

-the enormity of her task.

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-It's very cool down here.

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-I haven't seen a balloon whisk yet.

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-I need a balloon whisk

-for my meringues and cream.

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-Wow. Pasties - we need pasties.

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-Cockles.

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-And eggs. Cockles and eggs.

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-Will they come up from Aberaeron?

-Probably.

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-With the pressure of work...

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-..especially if a big party

-is organised...

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-..I think we'll have to

-prepare the poultry and rabbits.

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-That type of thing.

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-We'll have to clean them

-before we can start cooking.

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-That'll put us under pressure.

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-I'm Jasmine Wilson.

-I live in Pontrhydfendigaid.

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-I work for

-Ceredigion County Council.

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-Years ago, I worked as a cook.

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-I then moved over

-to concentrate on cleaning.

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-I've been doing this job

-for 23 years.

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-I enjoy it -

-I enjoy coming to work every day.

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-Right, ready to start.

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-The bin's fine.

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-Not so good with the toilet paper.

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-We need a machine on the floor

-and then we should be fine.

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-I don't want to see the brush

-next to the toilet again.

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-We must work hard to ensure

-that high standards are maintained.

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-Two years ago, we won the accolade

-of Best Public Toilets in the UK.

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-Believe me, that was special.

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-I like reading.

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-I've started doing some exercise.

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-I was starting to feel my age.

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-I'm 61 and I was starting

-to feel old and out of breath.

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-Believe it or not,

-I've started rowing.

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-Why Y Plas? I do like a challenge.

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-I know a little

-about the work that went on.

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-Like everyone else,

-I've watched Downton Abbey.

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-I hope I have some kind of idea

-about what to expect.

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-The main roles have been filled...

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-..but to run an efficient mansion,

-more staff are needed.

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-Llanerchaeron will be home

-to an experiment.

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-People living in 2013

-will step back in time to 1910...

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-..to live the lives

-of maids, servants and masters.

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-The butler, housekeeper and cook...

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-..are preparing the mansion

-for the family.

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-To do this, they need staff.

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-There's a chamber pot under the bed.

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-Helping the cook

-will be the kitchen-maid.

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-She's responsible

-for preparing and cooking food...

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-..for the family and the servants.

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-The kitchen-maid

-will do the menial tasks...

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-..peeling potatoes, plucking geese

-and scrubbing the floors.

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-The kitchen staff

-are about to enter a bygone era.

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-The new servants have no idea

-what they'll be doing...

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-..or what lies ahead for them.

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-They will have almost 20 mouths

-to feed every day...

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-..between the family, the mansion

-staff and the estate staff.

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-Come in, come in.

-We've been expecting you.

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-Fiona from Abergele

-is the kitchen-maid.

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-The scullery-maid

-is Cathryn from Carmarthen.

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-Both are about to leave 2013

-to live in the mansion.

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-You'll get up early, make me

-a cup of tea and light the oven.

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-That's your job. The only time

-I touch the oven is when I cook.

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-That's your responsibility. One

-of the boys will carry in the coal.

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-Fiona, you will be the

-link between Cathryn and myself.

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-You're the kitchen-maid.

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-Since you're older than Cathryn,

-you'll be more experienced.

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-OK?

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-I'm Fiona Haf Jones.

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-I'm 46 years old.

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-I live in Bryn Ffanigl Ganol

-in Betws-yn-Rhos, Abergele.

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-I have three daughters

-and a husband, of course!

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

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

-from Mondays to Thursdays.

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-I'm an advanced nurse practitioner

-in the ENT in Glan Clwyd.

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-We don't rest on weekends.

-We also run a caravan park.

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-We converted some outbuildings

-into cottages.

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-It's nice seeing all the guests

-arriving over the summer...

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

-in the winter!

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-It's a busy life -

-there's no spare time at all.

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-Mam is very lively.

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-She likes being outside

-with the animals, helping out.

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-She's always busy.

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-Here we go. Come on, little hens.

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-Without a doubt,

-she'd love to be a housekeeper.

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-She's be a right show-off!

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-It's hard work. There we go -

-three eggs for breakfast.

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-The experience of being able

-to live in two different eras...

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-..is incredible.

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-Not many people will have

-that experience in life.

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-So go for it, and here I am.

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-They're very heavy.

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-The corset

-comes all the way down to here.

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-I have to bend my hip

-I can't bend my waist.

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-Everything has to go like this.

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-I can feel it here.

-It's like a shelf.

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-It feels very tight.

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-It'll be difficult to work and

-bend over when I'm wearing this.

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-The clothes are great.

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-It's a feeling

-I'll have to get used to.

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-I'm not happy with the hair.

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-It's nice at the back,

-hidden away under the hat.

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-This fringe...

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-I'm going to have to do something

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

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-Yes, this is what

-I put myself up for.

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-Let's give it a go.

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

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-I'm originally

-from the Gwendraeth Valley.

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-People call me 'merch y Gwndwn'.

-I'm living in Gwndwn Mawr right now.

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-I've just finished my A Levels

-in Maes Yr Yrfa.

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-I'm hoping to study

-Business Management in Cardiff.

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-My career is very important to me.

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-She's a really nice girl...

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-..but she's bossy.

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-She acts like a mother to everyone.

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-My grandmother

-used to live next-door to us.

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-She used to own this farm.

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-She died two years. Since she lived

-next-door, we were very close.

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-If she knew I was on this

-programme, she'd be over the moon.

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-She was forever talking

-about the life of yesteryear.

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-She would say times were hard.

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-She'd enjoy seeing how I'd cope

-living the life she used to live.

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-I'm the scullery-maid.

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-That's what I wanted to be

-but you need a lot of manners.

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-I do have manners but I don't

-enjoy being with posh people.

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

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-The fork has to be here -

-I don't like all that nonsense.

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-You might think I'm a happy girl

-because I'm happy most of the time.

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-Sometimes, when I'm home,

-I can be quite moody.

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-Y Plas will be a stern test - you

-might get to know that side of me.

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-Now then, girls,

-let's head over to the bedroom.

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-In we go, girls.

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-Here we go.

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-A bed each.

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-Basic is the word.

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-Everything you need is here.

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-Not too bad.

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-Towels, blankets, soap.

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-You each have a chamber pot.

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-What a luxury.

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-I don't know what I'm meant

-to do with this.

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-There's some paper in it -

-it's good quality.

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-I expected newspaper,

-but here it is.

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-I'm not sure my backside will

-fit into that, let alone use it!

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-Not for me.

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-I'll make sure I don't drink

-after 5.00pm every day.

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-It'll save me having to use this.

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-What have I let myself in for?

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-What is this life?

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-There we go.

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-We'll have plenty of work

-and we'll be sleeping in no time.

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-Other girls in the village

-would love to be in your shoes.

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-A roof over your head,

-food in your belly, work...

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-..and being able to send money

-home to the family.

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-I'm sure

-there's a worse place to be.

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-The management

-have welcomed the girls...

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-..but there are still four roles

-to fill.

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-The newest visitors to Llanerchaeron

-face a major challenge.

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-They will live in the mansion

-as it was a century ago.

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-The butler, housekeeper, cook

-and kitchen-maids have arrived.

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-They're starting to feel at home.

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-There's much to do

-before the family arrives tomorrow.

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-I feel nervous

-knowing there's so much work to do.

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-No mansion would be complete

-without servants and maids...

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-..young and old.

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-In our mansion, a small army

-will clean and serve food...

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-..with only a few hours of

-leisure time on Sunday afternoons.

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-The footman and the hall boy

-are the next to arrive.

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-They will answer to the butler.

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-Their work is never-ending...

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-..serving the family, carrying coal

-and preparing the horses.

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-The housemaid and the under-maid

-answer to the housekeeper.

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-They will light the fire, clean

-the mansion and wash the clothes.

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-The servants are yet to be given

-their roles in the mansion.

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-Hello. Come in.

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-The staff have arrived.

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-Go through to the kitchen.

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-This is the moment

-they all realise what lies ahead.

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-Aled. Hello, Rowan.

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-Are you well?

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-This is the kitchen -

-this is my domain.

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-I think you'll be working

-with Mistress Ifan and Mr Davies.

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-Ruth Evans and Rowan Davies

-are the housemaid and under-maid.

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-The men will work with me.

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-The footman is Gary from Bala.

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-Aled from Llanfair Caereinion

-is the hall boy.

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-And more work!

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-We've just met Mr Davies,

-Mrs Wilson and Mrs Ifan.

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-Now we know

-we'll be working together...

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-..working upstairs with Mrs Ifan.

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-I'm just really looking forward

-to seeing the inside of the house...

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-..and wearing our clothes.

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-Just starting to work flat out!

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-Cleaning - there's cleaning work

-to be done today.

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-Are we going to be cleaning now?

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-Are we going to be cleaning now?

-

-I think so.

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

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-I wouldn't be safe on a farm on

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

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-I'm quite disappointed.

-I've been growing a beard.

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-I've heard that it has to go.

-It's a culture shock for my face!

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-Needs must, as they say. I have to

-look prim and proper for my masters.

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-All the servants have arrived.

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-This is their home

-for the next three weeks...

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-..without anything to remind them

-of the outside world.

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-I'm wearing the clothes -

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

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-The clothes are rather strange.

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-For someone who's used

-to wearing football shirts...

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-..the material is totally different.

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-It's a little itchy.

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-I really like it -

-the jacket's really nice.

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-I'm looking forward

-to wearing it every day.

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-I'm waiting for my clothes. I hope

-it's pretty - not too revealing.

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-A corset? Lovely.

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-Corset!

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-We'll have to wake up early

-every morning to do this.

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-All the studs have to be screwed in.

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-I have to learn

-how to tie a dicky bow.

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-This is my evening wear. I'll be

-changing into this in the afternoon.

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-It's going to be a faff getting

-everything on and looking tidy.

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

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-I'll be wearing different clothes

-when I'm cleaning in the morning.

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-I also have my Sunday best clothes.

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-Everything is from a certain era.

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-It's all starting to feel very real.

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-I'm looking forward

-to seeing the other rooms...

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-..and finding out

-where we're sleeping.

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-The clothes have helped us

-get into character.

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-So many layers. Can you see

-my layers, all my layers?

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-I'm walking differently.

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-I'm walking differently.

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-You're standing up straighter.

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-You'd add hot water...

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-This is where most of my work

-will be done.

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-I can just imagine

-so many sheets and towels.

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-What is it?

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-A large block of soap.

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-It's not a nice smell.

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-This is the soap.

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-This is the soap.

-

-What the hell is this?

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-This is the soap.

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

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-Me.

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-No!

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-We need room rules.

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

-You don't have to watch.

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-We can hide the men up here

-when they visit.

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-Security.

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-This is where the ghost lives.

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-I'm Rowan. I live in Carmarthen.

-I'm 25 years old.

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-I work for the Rural Tourism

-Cluster Project in Carmarthenshire.

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-She's a funny girl.

-She makes me laugh.

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-She's quite adventurous -

-she'll get stuck in.

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-She's very independent - there's

-a danger she might be really bossy.

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-My family thinks I'm very bossy.

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-My friends

-probably think I'm bossy too.

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-I'd like to think that they

-see me as a kind, adventurous...

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-..and intelligent person.

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-Someone who's ready

-for new experiences and challenges.

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-I think Rowan will enjoy

-living in the past.

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-She enjoys living the simple life.

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-It won't be a problem for her.

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-I love history, Welsh history...

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-..European history,

-the history of everywhere I visit.

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-It'll be interesting seeing life

-through someone else's eyes...

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-..alongside other people.

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-Which job do you think will suit me?

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-In the house, the roll

-that will suit me the most...

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

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-I wouldn't want to cook every day -

-people would starve!

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-It would be nice to be

-a lady of leisure upstairs...

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

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-A maid, maybe.

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-Around the place.

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-Styling the lady

-of the manor's hair.

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-I hope I don't have to do

-much cleaning.

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

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-They're pretty though. It'll be

-such a shame to get them dirty.

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-Now that Gary and Aled

-are dressed...

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-..Gwilym shows them

-around the house.

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-We know where to come

-if we want a midnight feast.

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-Look at all these sweets.

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-Brill!

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-Polish for the grate.

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-One for the shoes,

-the other for the grate.

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-Look at that block of soap.

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-That's a humdinger of a block.

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-Which one is my bed?

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-No frills!

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-This is your toilet.

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-One each - no need to share.

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-I'm Gary.

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

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-I run a mobile hairdresser's.

-I've been doing that for five years.

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-I've been a hairdresser

-for 15 years.

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-People in Bala

-will be absolutely gobsmacked.

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

-usually do something like that.

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-Every time someone from Bala

-is on TV...

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-..locals are like,

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

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-I live with Oscar, a Persian cat.

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-He's so much fun.

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-He's very moody.

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-I'm sure that life in the mansion

-will be the opposite of my life now.

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-Gary calls to see us

-almost every day.

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-You can set your clock if you're

-making a cuppa or a bacon sandwich.

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-Gary's bound to land.

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-He has a twin - her name is Linda.

-She'll miss him when he goes away.

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-It'll also be nice

-to see him in the mansion.

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-He'll bring some excitement.

-I'll be glued to the box.

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

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-..but I'll do it nonetheless.

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-You don't refuse work but I'm

-worried about working with pigs.

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-Ooh...!

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-Mucking out after the animals - no!

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-Varnish stains.

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-These are the tricks of the trade.

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-Housemaid Ruth

-is rummaging in the kitchen.

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-Cod liver oil.

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-You have to rub it in quickly.

-It's a stain - rub it quickly!

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-Oh, you've used too much.

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-Rub it in quickly.

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-She makes me laugh all the time.

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-These clothes will be a mess!

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-You have to take care

-when you're walking down the stairs.

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-When we're drunk.

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-You'll be hard pressed

-to get drunk on two pints a day.

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-That's the butler's room.

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-Wow, champagne and wine.

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-I'm Ruth Evans. I live

-in Glangwili, near Carmarthen.

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-I'm originally from Meinciau

-in the Gwendraeth Valley.

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-I'm currently unemployed.

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-I used to work for a charity...

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-..but I, and many others,

-were made redundant.

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-I'm currently looking for work.

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-I'm thinking of moving to Cardiff -

-there are more opportunities there.

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-There's more of a chance

-to find work.

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-I love being outdoors.

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-I go canoeing with Jac -

-Elen's doing a canoe course too.

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-Jac loves kayaking.

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-I drag Elen along

-every now and then...

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-..on a Saturday

-if they're going on a trip.

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-Going into the mansion,

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

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-I won't have any contact with them.

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-Phone, she'll want a phone.

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-The way I'm thinking about

-going into the mansion...

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-..my life will be so different,

-so busy...

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

-to think about them.

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-Going back to live in 1910

-will be difficult.

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-These days, there's help

-around the house with hoovers...

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-What about toilets and showers?

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-Oh, yeah. There's no shower.

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-Mam won't last more than a week.

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-In the summer, I like being up

-at the crack of dawn...

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-..to hear the birds singing.

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

-I enjoy 40 winks in the afternoon.

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-Ruth and hall boy Aled

-can forget about 40 winks.

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-6.00am.

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-You have to get up at six!

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-I can stay in bed until ten!

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-I think...

-Yes, I think this is for your hair.

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-To make your hair nice and...

-To make your hair nice and gelled.

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-I suppose it was natural

-for people of that time...

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-..but it's not something

-I'm looking forward to.

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-I hope I won't have to use it

-that often.

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-Tomorrow morning, I want to

-be ready to shine some shoes...

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-..and get them

-looking nice and shiny.

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

-to do first thing in the morning.

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-7.00am.

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-I'm Aled Hughes.

-I'm originally from Llangadfan.

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-I'm a student

-in Aberystwyth University.

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-I'm in my second year studying

-History and International Politics.

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-I hope my friends would describe me

-as bubbly, lively and kind...

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-..who's always ready to help.

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-Others would call me a swot.

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-I spend too much time

-revising in the National Library.

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-One or two have pointed this out

-to me.

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-My main interest is football.

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-I love football.

-I adore everything about the game.

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-I'm an ardent Chelsea supporter.

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-My friends think I was mad to put

-my name forward for this series.

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-My social life in university

-revolves around a pint and football.

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-Not having those two in my life

-will be challenging.

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-It'll be hard for them not having

-my fantastic personality around.

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-One of the main reasons

-I entered this process...

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-..was because I was studying history

-in university.

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-I have a keen interest

-in this era...

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-..at the start

-of the twentieth century.

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-My forefathers lived

-during this period.

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-When I saw the opportunity

-on Facebook...

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-..I thought,

-"Wow, I want to do this."

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-I texted my parents

-and they said I was insane...

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-..but they supported my decision.

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-I went for it and I was

-lucky enough to secure a place.

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-I'm overjoyed.

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-The mansion doors have opened.

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-The maids, servants,

-butler, housekeeper and cook...

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-..have stepped back to 1910,

-but the new working conditions...

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-..and unfamiliar surroundings

-cause problems.

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-I don't know what this is.

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

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-This is for my nose

-when I'm washing...!

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-I'm a bit confused.

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-I wake you up at 7.00am

-with a cup of tea...

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-..and hot water for washing...

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

-supposed to be lighting a fire...

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-There are fireplaces everywhere.

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-I don't know how many fires

-will need to be lit.

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-It could be chaotic

-if we had to light them all.

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-Rowan is shocked to hear

-about the sleeping arrangements...

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-..of the master and mistress.

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-Apart?

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-Apart?

-

-They have separate rooms.

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-As the housekeeper...

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-..I don't know anything

-about their sleeping arrangements...

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-..but the master

-has a room for himself.

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-Downstairs,

-Jasmine is organising the kitchen.

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-We have some milk...

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-..butter, cheese and...

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-..more milk.

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-We have some jam and this and that.

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-No-one can take anything out of here

-without my permission.

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-This is where we heat the water

-before taking it up to the bedrooms.

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-That's your job.

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-Possibly.

-I'm doing everything else here!

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-Aled's working day will be long.

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-You can see now how organised

-everything is, apart from the dust.

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-A-ha!

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-You copy the work my staff do.

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-Well, I'm proud of the girls.

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-I think they're going to be great.

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-They're very enthusiastic.

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-They're going to listen

-to everything I say.

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-At all times.

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-With a smile on their faces

-every day.

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-This is the heart of the house.

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-It'll be much busier

-than anywhere else.

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-I know the butler will think

-he's the important one...

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-..Mrs Ifan will think

-her girls are the best workers...

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-..but this is where it all happens.

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-At the end of the day, if we

-can't cope, everyone will starve!

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-Everyone else will suffer.

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-Everyone else will suffer.

-

-We're under pressure.

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-Everyone's settling into their roles

-and confident of being ready.

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

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-Even if we're here until midnight,

-we will be ready.

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-We have to be ready.

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

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-Scrunch the paper

-into a smaller size.

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-Lighting the fire

-and keeping it going...

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-..is an important part of life

-in the kitchen...

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-..to keep the house warm,

-cook the food and heat the water.

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-I've lit a fire outside...

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-..but I've never lit a fire

-for anything like this.

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-This is a new experience.

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-I think it's an experience

-I'll know very well by the end.

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-I'm planning to do most

-of the cooking on this range.

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-I'll keep the stock-pot

-and broth warm on the back fire.

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-Now then.

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-Now then.

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-Use the bellows on the front

-and at the bottom.

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-You can see what happens.

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-There you go.

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-I hope it stays lit

-through the night.

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-We have to work hard

-to keep it going.

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-Just as long as there's still

-a flame when we wake up tomorrow.

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-Take that out and add

-some fresh paper and firewood.

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-The chimney will remain warm.

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-Yes, yes.

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-After a hard day,

-thoughts turn to supper.

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-For what we are about to receive...

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-..may the Lord makes us

-truly thankful, amen.

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-Eat!

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-Thank you for cooking

-our first meal, Mrs Wilson.

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-You're welcome.

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-Unfortunately, it's a cold supper.

0:43:320:43:35

-Once the fire is piping hot...

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-We'll be in a better position.

0:43:380:43:40

-I hope we can have a cup of tea

-before going to bed.

0:43:410:43:45

-As they sit around the table,

-they share the day's experiences...

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-..and start looking ahead

-to welcoming the family.

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-That family is the Quicks

-from Carmarthenshire.

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

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-This is my husband, Dean.

0:44:140:44:16

-This is my mother, Margaret.

0:44:160:44:18

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

-This is Betsan, my little sister.

0:44:180:44:23

-She's three years old.

0:44:240:44:25

-My name's Macsen

-and I'm seven years old.

0:44:280:44:31

-The whole idea

-of going into Y Plas...

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-..just seemed so exciting.

0:44:380:44:40

-The idea of living in 1910

-particularly for the children.

0:44:400:44:43

-I think it's going to be better

-than any history project...

0:44:440:44:48

-..that they could ever experience.

0:44:490:44:51

-I had a chat

-with our eldest, Elicia...

0:44:510:44:54

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

0:44:550:44:57

-..and sweet-talked Mandy -

-"Oh, nothing will come of it."

0:44:570:45:02

-And here we are.

0:45:020:45:03

-Thanks, Dean!

0:45:030:45:05

-I'm excited about being

-a posh person in the mansion.

0:45:060:45:11

-We'll have servants.

0:45:120:45:14

-They'll live downstairs

-and cook our food.

0:45:150:45:19

-We'll have lots of treats and stuff!

0:45:220:45:24

-Yes, treats and stuff.

0:45:250:45:27

-I don't know how I'll feel

-as one of the masters.

0:45:290:45:32

-I've never done anything

-like this before...

0:45:330:45:36

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

0:45:360:45:38

-I didn't want to be away

-from the children for a fortnight!

0:45:380:45:42

-I think we'll play cards and

-we won't have anything electronic.

0:45:430:45:49

-No iPads, phones, computers.

0:45:490:45:53

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

0:45:540:45:57

-The children

-might be concerned about that.

0:45:570:46:00

-I've told them

-there won't be any pizzas or pasta.

0:46:010:46:04

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

0:46:080:46:10

-I don't like being idle.

0:46:110:46:13

-I like reading,

-knitting and gardening.

0:46:130:46:16

-You were asking the question, "Will

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

0:46:170:46:21

-That worries me more than anything.

0:46:220:46:24

-Will I have enough to do?

-I like keeping busy.

0:46:240:46:27

-I'm excited about seeing the school.

0:46:270:46:31

-I'm sure there'll be a lot

-of different things.

0:46:310:46:34

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

0:46:350:46:37

-Old pencils.

0:46:370:46:39

-Chalk, maybe.

0:46:400:46:42

-A piece of slate and chalk.

0:46:420:46:44

-A piece of slate and chalk.

-

-A blackboard with chalk.

0:46:440:46:46

-If they give me work to do...

0:46:460:46:50

-..I'm not doing it!

0:46:500:46:52

-I'm sure you will.

0:46:520:46:54

-I'm sure you will.

-

-I won't.

0:46:540:46:55

-The roles

-between husband and wife...

0:46:550:46:57

-..will be more stereotypical

-than they are now.

0:46:570:47:00

-The man probably made

-more of the decisions.

0:47:010:47:03

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

0:47:030:47:05

-Mami is the bossy boots. Like you.

0:47:050:47:08

-Hey!

0:47:080:47:10

-And you.

0:47:100:47:12

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

0:47:120:47:15

-You are!

0:47:150:47:16

-Do you think we're posh?

0:47:170:47:18

-Some people probably think

-we're posh.

0:47:190:47:21

-Posh to whose standard?

0:47:220:47:23

-Posh to whose standard?

-

-We're not that posh!

0:47:230:47:25

-Posh to whose standard?

0:47:250:47:25

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

0:47:250:47:27

-Just like nice things.

0:47:280:47:30

-What experiences

-will this family face...

0:47:310:47:33

-..as they follow in

-the footsteps of their forefathers?

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