Pennod 4 Y Plas

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-In an exciting experiment,

-18 adventurous souls...

-..travel back in time to sample life

-upstairs and downstairs...

-..in a 1910 manor house.

-This is the noble family's

-first full day at Llanerchaeron.

-It's a strange experience

-for Mrs Quick.

-It's odd not having

-a shower or a bath in the morning.

-Anna's having trouble

-with the sheep and her clothes.

-Everything's riding up.

-The servants host a very noisy party

-and anger Mr Davies, the butler.

-Hush!

-Keep it down. The noise is carrying.

-Don't sing or it'll get wild here.

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-It's 6.00am and the under-maids

-are already up and about...

-..two and a half hours

-before their masters will surface.

-I take it they want me

-to light the fire?

-It's part of my job

-to light the fire.

-I don't have coal, so I'm

-going downstairs to fetch some.

-Only kindling and logs are in there.

-One of Aled's first tasks

-is to collect the coal.

-I lit three fires yesterday but I

-can't remember where the third is.

-It's inevitable I'm going to wake

-them, parading around their room.

-I'm trying to make their lives nice.

-They can't give me a row for that.

-Rowan's noisiness

-has woken up the master.

-Years ago, such a crime would've

-cost the under-maid her job.

-At precisely 8.00am, the servants

-serve tea to Mr and Mrs Quick...

-..and Mistress Tobias.

-I'm trying to get things in order

-so I can take tea upstairs.

-Tea was drunk...

-..by every social class.

-Good morning.

-Good morning.

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-But afternoon tea...

-..was only enjoyed by the wealthy.

-The maid woke me up this morning.

-She was a bit noisy.

-And when she was doing the fire, she

-tripped over and fell on her bottom.

-And then she was laughing so much,

-she had to leave!

-Hopefully the same won't happen

-to Gary as he serves breakfast.

-I'm preparing breakfast.

-The milk and the brown sugar

-will be taken upstairs.

-That's it.

-It's important to get things right

-for the first breakfast.

-I can't see it going smoothly...

-..but we'll try our best.

-What's Mr Davies doing?

-There's muslin,

-or perhaps you can use...

-Goodness me!

-There's a lot of clumsiness

-in this place.

-I've started cooking the eggs

-for the family.

-The staff's food

-will have to take a back seat today.

-They're having the rest of the ham,

-a little cheese and water.

-It's disappointing that those

-upstairs have a nicer breakfast...

-..but that's the way it goes.

-We're grateful to be fed.

-Today's going to be different

-in terms of structure...

-..because the Quicks

-are here all day.

-The children are going to school,

-so there are duties to perform.

-At the end of the day,

-there's just so much stuff to do.

-Mrs Wilson

-is facing an enormous challenge.

-This is her first full day

-of feeding the family...

-..as well as all the servants.

-Because the family's here, all the

-dynamics have changed in the house.

-The family comes first, whereas

-before, we took care of ourselves.

-Is everyone ready?

-For the first time,

-Ruth and Mrs Ifan...

-..must deal with ribbons and unusual

-brushes to style the girls' hair.

-As the master's wife...

-..it's important

-that Mrs Quick looks her best...

-..and is fashionable...

-..without modern-day luxuries.

-It'd odd not having a bath

-or a shower in the morning.

-I like to wash

-and have a shower every morning.

-But that's not going

-to be possible here.

-It's nice having someone do my hair.

-While Mrs Quick

-enjoys being pampered...

-..an invitation awaits Mr Quick.

-I've had an invitation

-this morning....

-..from Mr Griffiths,

-the estate manager...

-..who's offered to take me on a tour

-of the Llanerchaeron estate.

-Looking forward to that.

-Looking forward to that.

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-We're ready.

-In manor houses

-throughout the country...

-..masters and servants

-would convene daily at 9.15am...

-..to hear the day's announcements...

-..to punish staff who had misbehaved

-and for morning prayer.

-It's a big part of the day when

-the master meets the entire staff.

-Other than that, the staff

-doesn't have any contact with him...

-..apart from myself,

-Gary and the housekeeper.

-It's quite a tense

-and important time.

-Let us pray.

-Heavenly Father,

-thank you for today.

-1910 is indeed

-a world of opportunity.

-Thank you for providing for us...

-..for the land, for its yield...

-..for its workers

-and for our daily bread.

-Guide us in all things.

-In your precious name, amen.

-Mr Davies is determined that the

-Quicks' first breakfast is perfect.

-Make sure

-Gary makes the tea and coffee.

-We'll do that right away.

-Gary has to make the tea and coffee.

-An Edwardian breakfast is hearty...

-..with all kinds of foods.

-From cold gammon

-and scrambled eggs...

-..to haddock, pancakes

-and sardines on toast.

-Miss Elicia and Master Macsen...

-..have an important day

-ahead of them.

-Today the children attend

-the local school for the first time.

-Despite their bravery...

-..a new teacher, unfamiliar lessons

-and foreign timetable await them.

-An important figure

-in a black gown...

-..stands in the doorway

-of the schoolhouse.

-Welcome to Ysgol Y Plas.

-My name's Mr Rees.

-You will call me Master.

-Welcome to Ysgol Y Plas.

-Make your way inside, please.

-Follow.

-Back at the manor...

-..Mrs Quick emphasizes the details.

-The little one

-doesn't eat much for breakfast.

-As long as there's bread and toast,

-she'll be fine.

-The other two

-will eat eggs, but not her.

-It's important we have

-these meetings every morning.

-I have to plan

-their meals for the day.

-Mrs Quick is a very noble lady.

-She's quiet but definite

-about her requirements...

-..especially the children's.

-If the children are happy,

-Mrs Quick will be happy. I hope!

-School proves unpleasant for Miss

-Elicia and Master Macsen so far.

-Things are about to get worse.

-All the children

-must take a spoonful...

-..from a suspicious brown bottle.

-Due to the lack of vitamins and

-minerals in the children's diet...

-..they suffered frequent illnesses.

-It's nutritious.

-Well done.

-Taking a spoonful

-of cod liver oil...

-..or malt extracts

-was a daily ritual in school.

-Hold your nose.

-Hold your nose. That's it.

-Miss Elicia

-dares to challenge the master.

-It's important that you take it.

-Very well. Sit down then.

-After seeing

-his sister's reaction...

-..Master Macsen does the same.

-Try some of this.

-Hold your nose.

-Hold your nose.

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-I don't want it.

-Since taking the mixture was

-compulsory during the period...

-..any child who rejected it

-received the cane.

-In rural areas, it was common for

-children aged between 5 and 14...

-..to be taught together.

-Education meant

-reading, writing and arithmetic.

-Dip the nib into the inkwell...

-..lift it, give it a tap

-and then begin writing.

-Make sure

-there isn't too much ink on the nib.

-Alright?

-The older children

-are familiar with the ink pen...

-..but Miss Elicia is having

-difficulty and becomes upset.

-Today has been difficult

-for the manor's children.

-Miss Elicia

-returns home early from school.

-You're a very good girl.

-A very brave girl.

-It's because you want to do so well.

-Don't worry

-because it's not real school.

-What were you doing?

-Writing, was it?

-What did you have to write?

-Do you remember?

-We had to do it in a different way.

-It was really difficult.

-With an inkpen?

-You need to be a strong girl now

-for Macsen.

-Go upstairs with Mam-gu and Macsen.

-Seeing her daughter in tears...

-..breaks Mr Quick's heart.

-..breaks Mr Quick's heart.

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-They're alright.

-Seeing the children upset.

-Don't let them see you upset.

-That's why I haven't shown them.

-They'll be fine.

-It's just unusual, it's new.

-Elicia's such a swot,

-she's got to be top of the class.

-She's the underdog at the minute

-and she's got lots to learn.

-I don't think

-there's gin in the cabinet yet!

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-Any squire worth his salt...

-..would have an extensive wardrobe

-to suit any occasion.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

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-Anything else, sir?

-No, all done. Thank you.

-There were around 200 estates

-in Wales during 1910.

-Llanerchaeron, with its 4,300-acre

-estate was small...

-..compared to the larger ones...

-..which covered

-a sprawling 90,000 acres.

-Mr Griffiths is late arriving for

-the master's tour of the estate.

-This is completely unacceptable and

-Mr Davies is ready to scorn him.

-Hello.

-The master

-has been waiting for 15 minutes.

-15 minutes?

-Hello. Alright?

-Hello. Alright?

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-Hello, Mr Griffiths.

-I'm supposed to take you

-around the farm.

-Are we ready?

-Are we ready?

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-Yes, the weather's not too bad.

-We're ready to go.

-We're ready to go.

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-I'll follow you.

-What have you

-been doing this morning?

-Just putting the boys to work...

-..and seeing everything's

-running smoothly.

-Everything in good order?

-Everything in good order?

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-Yes, can't complain at all.

-Are you settling in alright?

-Are you settling in alright?

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-Yes.

-The garden is full of fruits,

-vegetables and herbs...

-..for the kitchen.

-The estate manager, along with

-farmhands, are responsible for them.

-Look at that flower.

-Look at the apples.

-Everything's in bloom,

-no doubt about it.

-The gardener's

-doing his job very well.

-It looks beautiful.

-The boys are at it now,

-and the gardener.

-The box hedge is lovely.

-Well trimmed.

-So many apples on the trees,

-it's in very good order.

-The wall garden is just amazing.

-I thought it looked like rhubarb.

-The apples can be used by Mrs Wilson

-for cooking some pies.

-They can be pressed,

-hopefully some apple juice...

-..and maybe some cider.

-There are too many apples

-for the manor alone.

-The rest will be given to locals.

-The gentry at the time played

-a central role in society...

-..and became patrons

-of the valley's charities.

-Mr Quick pays a visit

-to the farm servants' quarters.

-It's slightly more luxurious

-than other estates.

-Often servants would sleep

-on straw in a stable or barn.

-The servants' quarters are here.

-Oh. They live here, do they?

-I hope it's clean with them.

-It looks alright with them.

-Watch your head.

-This is how they keep it.

-It's quite clean and tidy.

-Fair play.

-The chamber pot needs emptying.

-What time were they up this morning?

-What time were they up this morning?

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-They were meant to be up at 6.30...

-..but things went wrong

-with their new clock.

-They were half an hour late.

-Will you have a word with them?

-Will you have a word with them?

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-Yes, I will.

-So long as they do an extra

-half an hour to compensate.

-That's what I told them.

-The life of an Edwardian gent

-is more to Mr Quick's liking.

-Better in the house.

-Better in the house.

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-Something to think about in winter.

-It would be

-something to think about.

-Yes.

-They need to marry well, I think.

-That's a good one!

-That was a good one.

-The servants' current task

-is to find sheep, not spouses.

-Mr Griffiths has asked them to move

-the sheep to another field.

-It should be easy, shouldn't it?

-It should be easy, shouldn't it?

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-Yes.

-There to help them

-is Delyth Thomas and her dog, Glenn.

-We'll do a three-way -

-rock, paper, scissors.

-Whoever loses does the sprinting.

-The servants

-have never done this task before.

-After a game of

-rock, paper, scissors...

-..it's Anna's job to herd the sheep

-into the other field.

-Unlucky.

-You'll have to run on ahead.

-That's fine.

-A simple job, one might think.

-Go, go, go, go!

-Great!

-Run on in front of them.

-They're coming!

-She's guiding them at the moment,

-but they'll soon overtake her.

-It looks as though

-they're chasing her...

-..instead of her guiding them.

-She's not leading them.

-And they're off.

-Considering she's in a corset...

-..and a dress that's a metre and

-a half wide, it's a good effort.

-Everything's riding up.

-I lost the sheep.

-They went the wrong way

-and they broke away into two groups.

-So it didn't go too well.

-But nobody else helped me.

-We've done all the hard work, Anna.

-Come on!

-They're going that way.

-They're going that way.

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-I know, that's what I'm doing.

-You have to be in front of them.

-They know where they're going.

-I'm splitting them up.

-I'm splitting them up.

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-Get in front of them.

-We'll chase them.

-We'll chase them.

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-You're just standing there.

-The farm servants

-are having lots of fun...

-..but if Mr Griffiths knew what was

-happening, they'd lose their jobs.

-And jobs were scarce.

-As the Quicks sit down to dinner,

-Cathryn is still working downstairs.

-As a scullery-maid, she has the

-lowest standing of all the servants.

-Her annual wage

-would have been 14...

-..which equates to

-798 in today's money.

-The men think

-all I do is the washing.

-It's one thing finishing the washing

-but then it starts again...

-..because it's teatime or whatever.

-It's one thing after another.

-It's monotonous.

-That's one way to describe it.

-But not everyone

-in the kitchen is busy.

-We could clean the dishes.

-We could clean the dishes.

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-But there's only one sink.

-The dishes from upstairs are coming

-down but they're left in the sink.

-We had to wash...

-..25 tea towels in two days.

-We used 25 kitchen towels.

-I'm getting small cuts

-over my hands.

-They're not drying.

-Having to wash clothes

-and dishes by hand...

-..took its toll

-on a maid's hands in 1910.

-But there is one servant who never

-complains, despite his workload.

-It's monotonous work...

-..but it needs to be done.

-I enjoy working for Mr Davies.

-This is

-the favourite part of my job.

-The butler-type duties.

-Dinner's at eight o'clock.

-Once I've finished this job,

-I'll lay the table for dinner.

-I've more or less finished.

-Aled is the backbone

-of the operation.

-I help everyone.

-At the end of their first full day

-tending to the Quicks...

-..Mrs Wilson has been a little sly.

-Unbeknown to Mr Davies,

-I used this port wine.

-There's quarter of a bottle...

-Hello, Mr Davies.

-Right.

-I hope he didn't see that bottle.

-That'll lift our spirits, I'm sure.

-Wonderful!

-We'll have a tot later on.

-As the Quicks finish their dinner...

-..the family

-discusses the servant's work.

-I think the servants

-are very good at their jobs.

-They know when to do everything.

-I wouldn't want to be a maid...

-..because they have to do jobs

-that aren't very nice.

-The service is fantastic.

-It hasn't been easy for them...

-..getting everything to work.

-But when we need help,

-they're there straight away.

-Like Elicia, I wouldn't want to do

-their job because it's a long day.

-Despite their fatigue,

-there is still time for some fun.

-I can make this move

-without moving my arm. OK?

-I want the key to go back and forth,

-back and forth.

-You're moving.

-But not everyone's

-joining in the fun.

-I think the staff

-are having time to relax...

-..and discuss their day.

-They're talking about things

-they enjoy talking about.

-It didn't appeal to me, so I thought

-I'd get a head start on the work.

-Hopefully someone

-will follow my lead.

-If nobody moves

-by the time I've finished this...

-..I'll put an end to this

-mumbo-jumbo and get them working.

-Fizzy apple juice.

-Fizzy apple juice!

-I'm having withdrawal symptoms from

-not having a pint in a long time.

-It's nice to have beer. We've worked

-hard for it and we deserve it.

-I'm looking forward to a drink.

-After sinking a few glasses

-of cider, the noise level increases.

-I'll have to put a stop to this

-or the noise will carry.

-They can't sing.

-Hush! They're still upstairs

-and the noise is carrying.

-Keep the noise down and don't sing

-or it'll get wild here.

-He's telling us off for having a

-bit of a life outside of upstairs.

-In the next episode,

-Aled saves the day...

-..and is rewarded for his efforts.

-..and is rewarded for his efforts.

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-I'm so pleased for you, Aled.

-Mrs Wilson has a glass of something

-special to add to the food.

-And the children

-are full of energy...

-..after taking more cod liver oil.

-..after taking more cod liver oil.

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-One, two, three!

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