Pennod 5 Y Plas

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-In an exciting experiment,

-18 people step back in time...

-..to experience life upstairs and

-downstairs in a 1910 manor house.

-Tonight, Rowan isn't happy

-with the problems in the kitchen.

-Because of the nonsense this morning

-with the lack of fire...

-..our porridge has gone upstairs

-and we're back to bread and cheese.

-Anna and Ruth have a shock.

-Oh, my God!

-Mistress Tobias

-is having problems with her food.

-Have some garlic mushrooms

-with your pepper, Mam-gu.

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-In manor houses

-across the country in 1910...

-..the hall boy would be one

-of the first out of bed every day.

-Aled is 20 years old but at

-the turn of the 20th century...

-..boys as young as 14 years old

-would have been doing his job.

-As the person who's paid the less,

-I'm doing a lot of work.

-Gary and I are very close.

-I'm closer to Gary than anyone else

-in the house at the moment.

-We share a room.

-Every night, after leaving the

-house, we catch up with the gossip.

-We have a long chat about the

-day's events before going to bed.

-Gary is also up to try and rectify

-a problem in the kitchen.

-Again.

-There's no fire,

-so there's no hot water.

-We need hot water

-to make the tea and coffee.

-This is Mr Davies's second day

-without a cuppa at 7.00am.

-He'll be understanding, I think,

-but not for long if this carries on.

-We could be in big trouble.

-Who is Gary impersonating

-as he lays the table?

-Mrs Quick likes coffee.

-She doesn't do tea!

-We're all getting along,

-we're all having fun.

-The day doesn't drag on so much.

-You have to have fun.

-Otherwise, you'd be in tears.

-Isn't that right, girls?

-Once it takes hold, add some coal.

-Do it slowly, don't suffocate it.

-OK, let's get a tray ready.

-Mr Davies is almost on his knees.

-The constant problems with the fire

-affects the whole household.

-Temperamental.

-All the shoe shining

-has made Aled hungry...

-..but are there still problems

-in the kitchen.

-What's my breakfast this morning?

-Because the fire went out...

-..our porridge has been

-sent upstairs with honey.

-We'll have to make do with bread

-and cheese - a cold breakfast.

-That's the way it goes,

-unfortunately.

-I was looking forward to some

-porridge but that's the way it goes.

-The family comes first.

-It's important to serve them

-the best food available.

-If we only eat bread and cheese,

-it's better than nothing.

-It fills a hole.

-Don't drop it.

-Having a hot meal first thing in

-the morning is important to others.

-Because of the nonsense this morning

-with the lack of fire...

-..our porridge has gone upstairs

-and we're back to bread and cheese.

-At least you won't have

-to stand here watching them eat it.

-Go away!

-In 1910, the staff would never

-have complained about their food.

-Their working conditions

-were better than coalminers...

-..and factory workers in 1910.

-It's 9.30am and the family

-sit down for breakfast.

-They have no idea they're eating

-the workers' breakfast.

-Miss Elicia...

-Miss Elicia...

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-Is it salted porridge?

-Is it sal...? Is it salted?

-It's like wallpaper paste.

-Oh, Mrs Wilson!

-The porridge is like wallpaper

-paste. Those were their words.

-It's time to scatter manure

-on the fields.

-Throw it as far as you can.

-Throw it as high as a crow.

-In a field of this size...

-..the manure of 12 horses, 100 cows

-and the muck from a pigsty...

-..would be needed

-to fertilise the land.

-We're just trying to cover as much

-grass as we can with these piles.

-It'll be a little

-hit and miss initially.

-When we reach the last piles,

-I hope we'll have mastered it.

-That's better.

-If you stand there,

-I'll try and aim for you.

-I'll be your target.

-There you go, that's better.

-An unexpected visitor arrives

-to supervise the servants.

-The boys are hard at it.

-They're hard at it. I'm glad

-I'm not doing it. It's a bit warm.

-Good morning.

-Good morning, Mr Quick, sir.

-Are you working hard?

-Are you working hard?

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-Very. We'll be done by tonight.

-Very good. There are plenty of lads

-out there that want this work.

-Keep that in mind.

-Yes, fair enough.

-I expect them to work hard.

-They get paid and they get fed.

-They've got a roof over their heads.

-In return, they need to work hard,

-both for me and the estate.

-They're trying to make a mess of me,

-I think.

-They've got their limitations.

-Target practice, Mr Griffiths.

-Yes, I can understand Mr Griffiths!

-He speaks English to me.

-I haven't heard him speak Welsh.

-They've just got him!

-I understand his Welsh is in a very

-thick Welsh accent and very fast.

-So that'll be interesting.

-Yes, the grass

-will grow through that.

-You can spread some more of it.

-There's no need to be so fussy.

-We've been doing this

-for half an hour.

-We've scattered two mounds.

-Twelve still to go.

-You're talking six hours,

-and that's if we don't stop...

-..or don't get tired.

-Keep at it now, lads.

-OK, sir, thank you.

-Cheerio.

-This is Miss Elicia and Master

-Macsen's second day at school.

-Some pupils are absent

-as they're working on local farms.

-These children won't be idle today.

-Are you ready for some exercise?

-Right, hands down by your sides.

-60 degrees.

-Are you ready? Copy me. Ready?

-One, two.

-Wait - where's the straight line?

-A straight line, please.

-Right, that's better.

-One, two...

-..three, four...

-After 1909, physical exercise

-was more important...

-..and more structured in school with

-an emphasis on keeping children fit.

-..three, four.

-Every day, the masters would enjoy

-jogging, boxing and weight-lifting.

-Often, a servant would run

-and box with his master.

-This is my me time, normally,

-at home.

-So it's really good to have a go.

-I have to say,

-the kit is incredibly different.

-This woolleny thermal top

-is boiling hot.

-As far as the running shoes, I had

-daps like these in PE in infants.

-I have to say, the pants, below

-this, which I won't show you...

-..have no support whatsoever.

-I've been calling them

-my flasher pants. You can guess why.

-So, yeah, that's me. I'm going

-to go and do some more running.

-The Llanerchaeron maids

-have some respite to sit outside...

-..chat and have a laugh.

-By now, after we've

-lit the fire, made the breakfast...

-..and heated the water...

-..by now, we like to cool down

-and enjoy ourselves.

-Anna has a different way

-to enjoy herself.

-This job is like a break for me...

-..from working with the animals

-on the farm.

-I come here for a break...

-..and remove the moss.

-It's quite therapeutic.

-It's a nice job compared

-to washing Mr Quick's underwear.

-And Mr Davies. Sorry, and Mr Davies!

-Both jobs are just as dirty.

-There's is a sense

-that hysteria has set in here.

-I think tiredness

-is getting to some people.

-I think it might be the fresh air.

-Plenty of fresh air.

-The fresh air, being out here and

-outside the kitchen for a while...

-..is making everyone

-a little hysterical.

-The inside jokes have started.

-One inside joke, and last night

-it kicked up a lot of hysteria...

-..was the fact we'd started

-to call Mrs Tobias Mrs Tyres.

-It's Mrs Pirelli now.

-I haven't been updated

-with the changes.

-It's a cheap joke!

-The only way we'll keep

-our insanity is if we can laugh.

-Unfortunately, that's one

-of the best jokes we have.

-It keeps us going, keeps us going.

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-You're very tidy.

-You're very tidy.

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-That's how you play the game.

-In 1910,

-the mistress would keep busy...

-..by supporting charitable events,

-gardening, sewing...

-..and organising the household.

-Excuse me, I have a letter for you.

-Lovely. Thank you.

-Thank you, Mr Davies.

-The mail would arrive

-three times a day.

-Mid-morning, Mr Davies delivers

-some exciting news to Mrs Quick.

-"Dearest Mistress Quick...

-"..we accept your invitation to

-supper on Saturday night at 7.00pm.

-"Yours sincerely, the Reverend

-Canon and Mrs Chris Bolton."

-Saturday night. We're entertaining

-guests for supper on Saturday night.

-Mrs Quick and the servants

-will be under pressure...

-..from now until the big supper

-on Saturday night.

-Inviting guests for supper

-is important to the household.

-The mistress wants to show

-the quality of her dining.

-It's an important status symbol.

-It will show

-the quality of the cook.

-That's very important to the family.

-The quality of the food served

-will affect the household's status.

-Guests will arrive

-expecting a good quality meal.

-If something goes wrong...

-..it won't reflect well

-on the family and the cook.

-It's more than just a supper for us.

-Entertaining guests is important

-to maintain a certain status.

-In school, the children

-are learning to sing Calon Lan.

-# I seek not

-life's ease and pleasures...

-If they impress, they may be invited

-to perform on Saturday night.

-# Give to me a heart made happy

-# Clean and honest to unfold #

-The song was out of tune.

-That's why we were laughing!

-Everyone was going...

-"Mmm, mm, um..."

-We were out of tune

-and we were giggling.

-We couldn't keep up

-with the violin...

-..we didn't know

-what we were supposed to sing.

-I'm used to singing with a piano.

-Only the girls sang.

-Oh, my gosh.

-In the kitchen,

-Aled is today's hero.

-He's managed to get the oven working

-once again.

-The situation with the oven

-is improving.

-We have the most suitable coal now.

-It's helped us to increase the heat

-when it's most required...

-..to allow us to cook.

-It's still a little bit slow

-at the top.

-We only have one ring,

-or one hotplate.

-I'd rather we had two or three here.

-That's the best we can do.

-I have cauliflower in the pot

-but it's not boiling.

-There's only one hotplate

-at the right temperature.

-It's hectic.

-We have to check them

-every five minutes...

-..to make sure everything is OK.

-I have such an important role.

-Without me,

-Mrs Wilson can't cook anything.

-Mrs Ifan can't take

-any hot water up for the baths.

-It's such a strain.

-I have a phobia of coal and fire.

-It's going to be non-stop work

-for the next three weeks.

-Cathryn, the scullery-maid,

-has cooked 'cawl' for the servants.

-Are we eating indoors?

-Are we eating indoors?

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-No, outside.

-The servants would often eat

-their food on a bench outside.

-Oh, a hair in the cawl!

-God!

-One, two, three.

-After school, Miss Betsan enjoys the

-company of her brother and sister.

-APPLAUSE

-After a hard day's work

-scattering manure...

-..Dan's enjoying himself.

-I'm having a bath.

-After four days without one,

-I was starting to stink.

-I needed a bath.

-I hate having baths at home -

-I just have a shower.

-Right now,

-this is like being in heaven.

-I'll have to get out soon

-because Dewi will need a bath.

-We've become so close,

-we even share the bath water.

-My feet...

-They look like this after

-a hard day's work, in the rain.

-Farm workers would only have a bath

-once a week.

-That would usually happen

-on the weekend.

-I need to go in...

-I need to go in...

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-Oh, my God!

-I don't know why I looked

-a second time.

-I'll go the long way around.

-A treat? No.

-I'd like to think it was a treat

-but I feel rather ill.

-Did you wee...?

-Did you wee...?

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-I didn't wee in the water.

-You smell clean.

-I don't stink of manure.

-I was thrilled.

-Were you thrilled?

-Were you thrilled?

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-Yes!

-I'm not that old yet.

-A real shock.

-A nice shock.

-Dewi, even the dog

-is giving you a wolf-whistle.

-Is this the steam room?

-The sauna.

-I'm being spoilt.

-The shoulders too.

-The shoulders too.

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-While I'm here.

-Rowan must be careful that Mrs Ifan

-doesn't see her this close to Dewi.

-Especially when he's in the bath!

-The children weren't happy with the

-porridge they had for breakfast...

-..so Mrs Wilson is preparing

-a special meal for supper.

-They children are having patties -

-they're similar to beef burgers.

-We're also serving fried potatoes.

-They'll be eating sauteed potatoes

-and tomato ketchup.

-That's a very traditional meal

-for 1910...

-..but at the same time,

-it's similar to burger and chips.

-The adults' first course

-is being prepared.

-Mushrooms on toast.

-The family would be offered two

-to three courses on a normal night.

-Seven or eight courses would

-be served when guests attended.

-I'll add some white wine...

-..and some cream.

-Can I have a glass of white wine,

-please?

-Here you go, Mrs Wilson.

-Don't drink it!

-Mistress Tobias is having

-a few problem with her food.

-Have some garlic mushrooms

-with your pepper, Mam-gu.

-Everyone enjoyed the mushrooms

-in cream and wine.

-They're ready for the main course.

-Gary and I will take this up

-and serve it.

-We'll come back for the remainder.

-Oh, wow.

-The food is hotter,

-the plates are hotter.

-I suspect the oven

-is working in the kitchen now.

-That's good news tonight.

-The food is delicious.

-Fair play to Mrs Wilson, she's

-cooked food just for the children.

-She cooked for us and made

-beef patties for the children.

-It's very suitable for them.

-They're happy.

-Fair play to her.

-The children enjoy their meal...

-..and one of the hardest workers

-is about to receive a surprise.

-Aled...

-..Mr and Mrs Quick

-want you to have this patty.

-A party?

-They'd like to thank you

-for keeping the fire going.

-Wow, thank you.

-Wow, thank you.

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-Just for Aled?

-Enjoy!

-Well done, Aled, well done.

-Lovely.

-I'm so happy for you, Aled!

-Genuine smile.

-Do you want some?

-Do you want some?

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-No, it's OK.

-They're very happy. They've

-eaten well. They're all smiling.

-They're happy and they appreciate

-the team effort that's going on.

-It was quite funny.

-Macsen and Elicia said,

-"We've seen the dirty little boy."

-I was listening and I thought

-to myself, "Dirty little..."

-"The little boy

-that's covered in coal."

-"Oh, Aled. Yes."

-In recognition

-of Aled's hard work...

-..Mr and Mrs Quick wanted you

-to have an early supper.

-As it happens, there's some meat

-left. I could make more tomorrow.

-But not for Aled!

-Next time,

-talk of a party worries Mr Davies.

-Breakfast, lunch

-and supper for the family...

-..and then we can think

-about a party.

-One, two, three.

-The servants and the family

-pose for a special photograph.

-I feel like a celebrity.

-And Gary shows off

-his special bowling skills.

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