Pennod 3 Y Plas

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-In an exciting experiment,

-18 people step back in time...

-..to experience life

-as it was in 1910.

-Today is a big day in Llanerchaeron.

-The master and his family

-are about to arrive.

-Everyone's busy getting ready but

-Rowan's already in a spot of bother.

-I can't believe no-one told us.

-The family arrive

-and are offered a cup of tea.

-I don't drink tea.

-Do you have any coffee?

-Doesn't drink tea?!

-Aled shows his special talent

-for mimicry.

-HUMOROUS MUMBLING VOICE

-The first morning in the mansion

-and hall boy Aled is up early.

-It'll take us 20 minutes

-to get dressed.

-It's 6.15am.

-I miss my mirror,

-just to see how I look.

-According to the guidelines,

-I'm meant to be up at 6.00am.

-My first responsibility

-is polishing the shoes.

-I collect everyone's shoes

-the previous night.

-I polish them

-ready for the following morning.

-I was worried I'd sleep in.

-I knew I had plenty to do today

-so I wanted to get up earlier...

-..and get it done

-rather than be behind schedule.

-While Fiona and Cathryn

-get ready for work...

-..Gary thinks about

-his responsibilities.

-I want to take a cup of tea

-to Mr Davies.

-Then I'll have to do some cleaning.

-My normal responsibilities would be

-to lay the breakfast table...

-..but they're not here

-until this afternoon.

-I'll carry on

-with the cleaning this morning...

-..and make sure

-we're ready for them.

-Where's the poker, that other thing?

-There's not even a poker here.

-There's a major problem

-in the kitchen.

-The oven fire went out overnight.

-We're having a few minor hitches.

-The fire is the problem.

-The fire should have been alight

-and hot...

-..but all the water

-was cold this morning.

-We have a lot of work to do

-to reheat the water.

-With the kitchen maids and servants

-hard at work....

-..two workers are still missing.

-We're really, really late.

-An hour and a half late.

-My hair's a mess. My face is a mess.

-There's no deodorant.

-Why didn't anyone wake us up?

-Rowan and Ruth

-are too fond of their beds.

-They've overslept.

-We've been very good, getting up

-early and doing our duties.

-I wouldn't want to be in Ruth

-and Rowan's shoes myself.

-Since it's the first day,

-and the Quicks haven't arrived...

-..they might get away with it.

-I woke up and heard a door closing

-and thought, "Someone's up."

-It was light. I looked at the clock

-and it was 7.20am.

-They can get away with it today

-but I won't be as lenient tomorrow.

-They're lucky

-that I'm dressed and ready.

-At least we're up and running.

-Everything will be fine

-tomorrow morning.

-The alarm clock will be working.

-I feel worse

-because she was so nice about it.

-I can't believe we overslept.

-Why didn't anyone tell us?

-The master and his family arrive

-today and the servants are busy.

-But the oven

-is still a cause for concern.

-This will affect the Quicks' supper.

-Now then...

-There is a problem with the oven.

-It's not hot enough.

-I'm going to poke the fire

-to try and build up some heat.

-Hopefully then, it'll be hot enough

-to cook lunch and we're good to go.

-Problem.

-Problem.

-

-The fire is the problem.

-Once we've sorted out the fire...

-Once we've sorted out the fire...

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-That's central to everything.

-It has to be done.

-If the cooker doesn't work,

-we can't cook lunch...

-..everyone will be hungry

-and it'll be all my fault.

-It's important to get it going.

-Despite all the problems...

-..Mrs Wilson has managed

-to cook the potatoes for lunch.

-Thank you for all your hard work,

-especially in the kitchen...

-..where you've had problems getting

-the fire to the required standard.

-We have boiling water

-for the first time.

-That's brilliant.

-After lunch,

-the situation begins to improve.

-The fire in the cooker

-is burning now.

-If you went in there now, you

-would see that the coals are red.

-It's coming along, the cooker

-will take time to heat up...

-..but things have improved now.

-So, wait and see.

-The fire boys!

-The fire's warming up

-but after the setback...

-..Mrs Wilson has altered her menu

-for supper.

-First, I have to make

-a vegetable broth.

-I have potatoes to boil.

-I have to make the sauce.

-We can only use

-that part of the oven.

-We should be able to use

-the side plates.

-There's no chance of cooking

-a roast dinner.

-No chance at all

-but we will serve a hot meal.

-Has Fiona found a solution

-to the problem?

-I think we placed too much fuel

-on the fire last night.

-It went out overnight.

-We added coal last night hoping

-it would last until the morning...

-..but I think we suffocated

-the fire.

-We should have cleared it

-all out this morning...

-..and started again from scratch.

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-Before the staff can meet

-the Quicks...

-..there are new faces to greet.

-Anna, Dan and Dewi,

-the farm workers, have arrived.

-There's another new face

-to welcome them.

-Hello.

-Hello.

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-Hello, boys... and girls.

-Mr Griffiths, the estate manager.

-Mr Griffiths, the estate manager.

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-I'm Dan.

-Mr Griffiths will supervise

-the farm servants.

-Let's have a quick look. Yes, OK.

-Take your cases...

-..and go and get changed

-into clothes from a bygone era.

-It's time for Anna, Dewi and Dan

-to step back into 1910.

-As the three get ready, Mr Griffiths

-knows what lies ahead for them.

-I will work them hard.

-If there's work to be done,

-they will do it.

-It can be hard here,

-no doubt about it.

-The farm and the garden

-are integral to life in the mansion.

-Dan and Dewi will work hard

-in the fields and the garden.

-Anna will be responsible for milking

-the cows, churning the butter...

-..and making cheese.

-..and making cheese.

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-Hello, hello.

-Nice to see you again.

-Anna is the first newcomer to meet

-her fellow workers in the mansion.

-They're mischievous girls.

-I'll fit in nicely.

-I think you're in this corner.

-My name is Anna.

-I live in Penybontfawr,

-Montgomeryshire.

-I'm 22 years old.

-I work here,

-in the Pen-y-Dyffryn Hotel.

-I'm a member of Dyffryn Tanat YFC.

-We're competing in a number

-of competitions at the moment...

-..including tug-of-war.

-Ready? Pull.

-One, two, one, two, one, two.

-I'm Sioned, Anna's cousin.

-Anna's a great member of the family.

-She's always funny and we get up

-to a lot of mischief together...

-..with the young farmers.

-She's enthusiastic,

-she's always optimistic.

-She makes everyone feel happy.

-She'll put a smile on the faces

-of everyone in the mansion.

-Sioned!

-The idea of living in the mansion

-excites me a lot.

-I think there's an opportunity

-to forge special friendships...

-..with the group of people

-I'll live with.

-I'll show you where you'll spend

-the next three weeks of your life.

-Usually, the farm servants would

-sleep above the stable or cowshed.

-This is true for our servants.

-Here are your beds.

-Three weeks of your life.

-We have the essentials.

-What does Dewi think

-of his new home?

-It looks bare

-compared to what we have at home.

-It's better than I thought

-but it's still very basic.

-I'm Dewi. I'm originally

-from Whitchurch in Cardiff.

-I'm 20 years old.

-I'm about to start my third and

-final year in Cardiff University.

-I'm studying History and Music

-in university.

-It's going well, just about.

-I've passed my second year.

-That keeps Mam and Dad happy.

-Both my brothers

-have shown me the way.

-It's not always the correct path

-but the three of us tend to learn...

-..from our mistakes.

-Our nickname for Dewi

-is Golden Child.

-He has blond hair and blue eyes.

-I was attracted to Y Plas because

-it was something completely new.

-I enjoy diving

-at the deep end of the pool.

-Comparing life a century ago

-to today...

-..gives you a different outlook

-on modern life.

-Right, boys, grab a rake.

-The Quicks are on their way.

-We need to tidy up

-the front of the house.

-The Quicks will soon be here.

-Mr Griffiths has some

-last-minute chores for the servants.

-As a gardener,

-I expected something more strenuous.

-All I'm doing is pulling weeds.

-This is fun!

-I'm Dan. I'm 25 years old.

-I'm a Maths student

-in Cardiff University.

-I'm very energetic, always doing

-something, always keeping busy.

-I like having fun.

-History in school

-wasn't my strongest subject.

-I don't know a lot about history.

-I sound really thick, really thick.

-I'm expecting a lot

-of new experiences.

-It'll be nice seeing how

-everyone lived during that period.

-I'm sure I'll have

-a lot of hard work to do.

-I'm not sure what my role will be

-yet. That will change things a lot.

-I don't think Y Plas

-will be a holiday.

-We'll see what comes.

-I don't think I'll be allowed

-to sit around and sunbathe.

-My friends would describe me

-as a fun guy.

-He's an interesting lad.

-I hope they think I'm funny.

-He likes playing around,

-especially with women.

-Cheers, mate.

-The family are about to arrive.

-It's a momentous occasion

-for the staff.

-Stand there. Who else is there?

-Catrin stands there.

-The boys who work in the house,

-the kitchen maids...

-..the girls upstairs,

-the cook and the housekeeper.

-This will be their home

-for the next three weeks.

-It is no ordinary home -

-it is a luxurious mansion...

-..with servants and maids.

-It's a new experience

-for the Carmarthenshire family.

-Thank you.

-Before entering their new home,

-they meet the staff.

-Aled, the hall boy.

-Cathryn, the scullery-maid.

-Fiona, the kitchen-maid.

-Mrs Wilson, the cook.

-Mrs Ifan, the housekeeper.

-Good afternoon.

-The drawing room. Come in.

-This is the first time

-the family has seen the house.

-First impression are favourable.

-This is a lovely room.

-Draughts, a piano.

-It's a lovely room.

-You'll have fun on that piano.

-Welsh mansions were luxurious.

-Life in the mansions, for masters

-and servants, was bilingual.

-On to the bedrooms.

-Mr and Mrs Quick are in for a shock.

-Who sleeps...? Whose room is this?

-Mr Quick's room.

-Mr Quick.

-They've been married for 13 years...

-..but they will sleep apart

-for the next three weeks.

-This is how a mistress and master

-lived at the time.

-This is a lovely room.

-This is Mami's room.

-I really like this room.

-I'm glad there's no single bed.

-I was worried I'd fall out

-of a single bed.

-I like the views.

-I'll be very comfortable here.

-I really like this.

-In the children's room,

-there are toys from the period.

-They look simple compared to today's

-toys, but the children like them.

-Move out of the way. You throw it

-and you try to catch it.

-See?

-Stepping back to 1910...

-..will change the family's lives.

-Mr Quick understand this.

-The whole idea of having different

-bedrooms, the dressing rooms...

-..it already changes everything

-from our home perspective.

-Just seeing the children play...

-..seeing them comfortable

-and playing...

-..sets your mind at rest

-to start with.

-Once they're happy, everything else

-should fall into place.

-The staff downstairs prepare tea

-and sandwiches for the family.

-Suddenly, the kitchen

-is a hive of activity.

-We're far busier

-now that the family has arrived.

-Everything has come alive now.

-We've been waiting so long

-for the family.

-They've arrived and it's time

-for all the hard work to begin.

-What time is tea?

-Where's the bell?

-Are there bells in here?

-How do we get service?

-Now that the family

-have settled in...

-..it's time for them to get used

-to putting their servants to work.

-Let's see how long it takes,

-for somebody to come.

-Carry that tray and I'll follow you

-with the sandwiches.

-It's incredible what pressing

-one button can achieve

-An afternoon tea.

-What do you want?

-Can I be really awkward?

-Can I be really awkward?

-

-Of course you can.

-Do you have any coffee?

-Mrs Wilson,

-has the coffee grinder arrived?

-The coffee grinder hasn't arrived.

-The coffee grinder hasn't arrived.

-

-Great, thanks.

-Mr Quick might want to invest

-in a new coffee grinder.

-She doesn't drink tea?

-Well, I don't know what to say!

-Come and share a seat with me,

-Macsen.

-Coffee or not, the family sit down

-happily for afternoon tea...

-..in 1910.

-You like that, don't you?

-Stressed? Yes? Tested to the limits?

-Not quite yet. I'm disappointed

-the ovens didn't work properly.

-There's no breeze - it's calm.

-There's no breeze through the house.

-HUMOROUS MUMBLING VOICE

-Tea-time is over

-but there's little respite.

-It will soon be supper time.

-Right then.

-The cabbage is there.

-I'm waiting for Mr Davies

-to bring the crockery down...

-..so that we can serve supper.

-That would be ideal now.

-Right.

-This one isn't straight.

-Excuse me, supper is served.

-Thank you.

-Right, away you go. Now.

-Dinner is served.

-Dinner is served.

-

-I'll hold the door for you.

-It's a good start

-for Mr Davies and Gary.

-The first course is served,

-the wine is flowing.

-The wine is very nice. Lovely.

-Macsen's eating well.

-It's nice.

-It's nice.

-

-It's nice, is it? Thank you.

-Have you finished, Elicia?

-Everyone is happy

-in the dining room...

-..but there's commotion

-in the kitchen.

-Serving spoons!

-We don't have any serving spoons.

-Whose responsibility is that?

-The boys?

-Are you trying to say

-they can't do their jobs?

-Any more food to be served?

-Ladle.

-The boys serve the food.

-I'm not sure but I think two men

-would usually do Gary's job.

-One has to carry the food

-back and forth...

-..one serves the food

-as part of the silver service...

-..but ideally, one would stand there

-with the food while Gary serves it.

-He's doing everything on his own.

-Thank you.

-It's lovely.

-I feel guilty. It feels

-as if we're in a restaurant.

-We're not!

-Everyone's doing this for us.

-It feels very strange.

-I feel rather guilty.

-As time goes by,

-I'll get used to it.

-It's a strange feeling,

-very strange.

-It was very nice. Delicious.

-It's nice having someone

-cook a meal for me.

-I feel very relaxed.

-The wine rounds it off nicely.

-Despite the problems

-with the oven...

-..everything is going well.

-It's going well.

-The family had a late supper.

-They enjoyed their supper.

-The service was fine.

-They don't know the problems

-we had downstairs.

-We won't tell them. We'll let

-them think everything went well.

-Mr Quick is enjoying his new life.

-It's really nice to have the time...

-..just to sit and chat

-without interruption.

-The second glass of wine

-is going down very well.

-The food was lovely, really nice.

-Compliments to the chef.

-A very, very good meal.

-Take my drink with me.

-Say thank you.

-Take them in.

-Take them in.

-

-Thank you.

-Phew!

-I can relax now.

-I've been standing here for ages.

-I have to stand up straight

-like this.

-I just want to sit down now

-and have supper. I'm starving.

-In the next programme, the children

-attend school for the first time.

-Mrs Quick is in tears.

-Mrs Quick is in tears.

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-Just seeing the children upset.

-Anna has problems with the sheep.

-And her clothes.

-Everything's ridden up!

-Mrs Wilson is caught

-with a bottle of port in her hand.

-There's a little, about a quarter...

-Hello, Mr Davies. How are you?

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