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-In 1989, a series of films

-were shown on S4C...

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-..portraying Wales

-through the eyes of five children.

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-We had so many opportunities

-as children.

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-We enjoyed socializing.

-I'm still the same!

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-The children

-have now flown the nest.

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-For the first time in many years,

-they get to watch their film again.

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-The village looks the same.

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-The old factories have gone,

-the people are different.

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-The houses and streets are still

-here. The atmosphere's the same.

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-Have the dreams faded

-now they're 40-year-old adults?

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-It hasn't turned out the way

-I thought. That's what life is like.

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-This is the story of the children

-of Fy Nghymru I. Where did they go?

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-The '80s. A decade

-of revolution across the world.

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-In Wales, this was the decade of the

-start of S4C, the miners' strike...

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-..and Thatcher.

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-The decade of big hair, huge phones

-and the Web.

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-But what was it like to be a child

-in Wales in 1989?

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-My name is Donna Morgan.

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-I love attending Brownies

-once a week...

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-..at the church hall in Llanbadarn.

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-When I was chosen for the film...

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-..I was so excited I told everyone,

-though Mam was more excited than me!

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-Donna was one of the five children

-filmed for Fy Nghymru I.

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-I remember feeling special.

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-There was an article in the

-newspaper about what was happening.

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-Everyone was asking me about it.

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-I felt very lucky

-to have been chosen.

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-We learn a lot of things

-in the Brownies.

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-How to help people

-and make pretty things.

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-You can give people a lot

-of pleasure by making pretty things.

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-Donna was chosen because

-her upbringing was different...

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-..to other Aberystwyth children.

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-Go and show the old people.

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-Our family is a very large family.

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-Eleven in total.

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-That's because I live

-in an old people's home.

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-It's called Havelock Villa.

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-We're one big happy family.

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-It's hard to describe what it was

-like living in an old people's home.

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-It was so different

-to my friends' lives.

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-When I was very young,

-I'd help out with the elderly.

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-From a very young age.

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-Every day, my sisters and I

-had jobs to do in the house...

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-..to help Mam and Dad.

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-Here's a drink of water for you.

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-Here's a drink of water for you.

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-Thank you, Donna.

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-When my friends were out,

-I was at home.

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-When my friends went on holiday

-in the summer, I was at home.

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-But I never complained - I didn't

-know any different. I was happy.

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-Looking after the elderly

-is a full-time job for Mam and Dad.

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-That's it, up we go.

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-There you are.

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-Donna is one of three sisters.

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-One of them, Anita, still lives

-near the old home in Aberystwyth.

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-Aberystwyth

-is a nice place to live...

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-..but it gets very busy here

-during the summer.

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-Anita and I enjoy the summer

-as well.

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-There are only 18 months between us

-so we're very close in age.

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-We're very close as sisters too.

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-I remember going on the back

-of a donkey at the seaside...

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-..and thinking, "Oh, no.

-My friends are going to see this!"

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-Donna was a very clever girl.

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-She liked reading.

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-She was good at school.

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-She always tried her best.

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-She was a very happy girl.

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-She had lots of friends -

-girls and boys.

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-She got on with everybody.

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-I go to Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth.

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-It's quite a big school

-and I'm very happy here.

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-On one special day

-before the end of term...

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-..some of my school friends

-go to Havelock Villa...

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-..and we have

-a small party together.

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-# Come everyone this year

-to remember the man

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-# Who wrote the Bible

-in our language

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-# Wales, let's celebrate

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-# We have to praise him #

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-I enjoyed it.

-I used to do it every year.

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-It was a highlight

-when my school came to my home...

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-..and sit in my garden.

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-Mam would give out ice cream

-and squash...

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-..and the old people

-would listen to us on the lawn.

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-# As part

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-# Of the celebrations #

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-Living your life around others

-and putting other people first...

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-..isn't a bad thing.

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-I feel I still do that now

-in my job.

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-Donna is now almost 40 years old

-and works as a Modern Languages...

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-..and Additional Learning Needs

-teacher at Brecon High School.

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-I work with adopted children,

-children who live in homes...

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-..Army children, children whose

-English is a second language...

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-..and dyslexic children -

-it's a huge spectrum.

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-Hello. OK? I just want to chat

-about that girl.

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-How's she getting on?

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-She's settled in well in Year 11.

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-The job is a very challenging one,

-both physically and emotionally.

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-I come home sometimes

-and I just want to cry...

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-..because

-of the children's problems.

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-On the whole,

-I have great job satisfaction.

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-Young people

-face a lot of problems these days.

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-Social media, things like Facebook,

-Instagram and Twitter...

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-..bullying.

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-Misuse of social media

-can destroy lives.

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-I've seen it happen.

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-It destroys relationships

-between friends and families.

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-It's a shame.

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-Josh, go round.

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-Oliver, in you go.

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-As a single parent

-to Joshua and Oliver...

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-..life outside work

-is very busy too.

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-Life in general

-is tiring and fast-paced.

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-It's hard

-trying to fit everything in.

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-But so far, we're doing fine.

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-Everyone goes

-to wherever they want to go.

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-They can take part in

-their sports and music clubs.

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-I think that mothers carry guilt...

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-..about working full-time

-and having children.

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-I don't think that society

-always helps there.

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-I had no choice.

-I had to work full-time.

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-Fortunately, I enjoy my job.

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-However, I don't do any schoolwork

-at home until the boys are asleep.

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-I like to think that time spent

-at home is spent with the children.

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-Shoes, please, Oli.

-Do you want to put these on?

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-I realize sometimes

-that I have to do a lot myself.

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-Friends talk about grandparents

-collecting children...

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-..or the husband or partner

-picking up the children...

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-..and looking after them

-overnight.

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-But I have to do most of that

-myself.

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-Having said that, what doesn't

-kill you makes you stronger.

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-Donna goes back to Aberystwyth

-as often as she can...

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-..to see her mother Gwen

-and the rest of the family.

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-I go back often.

-My heart is in Aberystwyth.

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-My roots are in Aberystwyth

-despite not living there any more.

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-I can't see myself

-returning there to live...

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-..but there'll always be

-a connection.

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-I have great memories

-of living in Aberystwyth.

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-I enjoyed growing up in Aberystwyth.

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-Though Anita's my sister,

-she's also my best friend.

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-We're always there for each other.

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-Though she's in Aberystwyth,

-it doesn't make a difference.

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-I know I can pick up the phone and

-she'll be there, and likewise too...

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-..if there are problems

-or it's good news.

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-She's expecting her fourth child

-and I was one of the first she told.

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-Another daughter.

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-Though we're friends,

-we're a lot more than that.

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-There's an emotional connection.

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-She finishes my sentences and we go

-shopping and we buy the same things.

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-We've grown up together and

-we've been through a lot together.

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-There's a bond between us

-that will never be broken.

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-It's one big happy family here

-in Havelock Villa.

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-I feel very fortunate

-to be part of it.

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-What happened to the family home?

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-What happened to Donna's

-eldest sister? Where did Sian go?

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-I would tell anyone

-who gets married...

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-..to make sure

-they take the time to enjoy the day.

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-It goes by so quickly.

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-Donna Morgan was nine years old

-when she was portrayed on film.

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-Thirty years later,

-she'll return to her family home...

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-..to watch that film once more.

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-But what happened to Havelock Villa?

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-What memories will Donna relive

-as she watches that film?

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-This is Bill.

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-And this is Mrs Morris.

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-Her upbringing in a care home

-had a great influence on Donna.

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-One of the residents received close

-attention in the original film.

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-My favourite is Tugela.

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-Tugela Rees.

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-She's a very special person.

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-Thank you, love.

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-I have very fond memories of Tugela.

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-She was a very special woman,

-not only for me but for the family.

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-I'd go and see her every day.

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-I'd always give tea to her first!

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-She used to sit in the corner

-by the window.

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-She liked watching

-the students pass, the cars pass...

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-..and people coming to the house.

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-She had a kind word for everyone.

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-Tugela had a daughter.

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-She's now the same age as

-her mother was in the original film.

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-This is the first time

-that Eiluned Rees has seen the film.

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-It reminds her of the happy time

-her mother spent in the home...

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-..at the end of her life.

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-Mam looks pretty.

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-My favourite is Tugela.

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-It wasn't like an old people's home.

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-I don't think I ever left Havelock

-without laughing.

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-She was more like

-a part of the family.

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-The children saw her

-as some sort of grandmother.

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-Sometimes,

-the children would go missing.

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-They'd be in bed with Mam!

-They'd creep into bed with her!

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-Having small children she saw every

-day and who she saw growing up...

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-..was a very valuable experience.

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-She had a role in life.

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-The children got her to

-listen to them singing or reciting.

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-So she had a role.

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-She wasn't just a person

-who was fed or looked after.

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-She had a purpose to her life.

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-She was very fond of the children,

-especially Donna and Anita.

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-But there was another sister

-in Havelock Villa.

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-During filming...

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-..there was an opportunity

-to record her wedding day.

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-Am I hooked to the top?

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-Am I hooked to the top?

-

-We need to do your headdress.

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-That button needs to be done.

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-I'll never forget that morning.

-We were terribly busy.

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-It was bedlam in our house.

-Our cousin had had a car accident.

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-My aunt was going bananas

-and my uncle wasn't impressed.

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-My father was hiding

-from the TV crew in the toilet.

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-The chaos around her

-didn't affect Sian at all.

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-It's something that hasn't changed.

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-Move.

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-I've been helping children

-cross the road for almost 16 years.

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-Ta-ra.

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-Are we cold this morning

-with no coat?

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-Where's the coat is the question!

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-Stopping the traffic

-in Rhydypennau is a dangerous job.

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-Sian's had

-many unpleasant experiences.

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-I know about the risk.

-A hearse ran over my foot once.

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-I asked the driver if he was touting

-for business as the back was empty.

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-One man parked his bike in my bum.

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-The head teacher

-had fun with the accident form.

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-Good morning. How's whatshisname?

-Is he better?

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-I look like a duck.

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-You'll have more fun

-standing at the side of the road...

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-..not knowing

-what's going to happen next...

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-..than in any office job.

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-I look beautiful?

-Thank you, William.

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-Sian and Martin's wedding day...

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-..brought lots of pleasure

-to the Havelock Villa residents.

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-We've now been married 30 years.

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-The year we got married

-we went to over 40 weddings.

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-Out of those weddings,

-four couples are still married.

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-When we got married,

-it was my belief, and it still is...

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-..that if you get married,

-you've made a promise.

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-No matter what happens,

-you carry on.

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-I remember when I got married

-I felt so hopeful for the future.

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-I was happy and ready to go anywhere

-with my husband.

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-But things don't always work out.

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-You can't predict what's going

-to happen, which is a shame.

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-OK, I need to do your sandwiches.

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-Can you get me a plate, Josh,

-please?

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-You marry someone in the hope

-of being with that person forever.

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-I think she worked hard

-at the marriage.

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-But, sadly,

-it didn't work out as she'd hoped.

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-Though we're close...

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-..for many years, she kept

-how unhappy she was to herself.

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-But I think she carried on

-because of the children too...

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-..and that she has an important job.

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-We're also worried what people

-will say and think about us.

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-But, in the end,

-it was for the best...

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-..for her and her children

-more than anything else.

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-I think the failure of her marriage

-was a huge disappointment for Donna.

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-She tried her best, I think...

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-..but to be honest,

-I wasn't that surprised.

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-They wanted different things.

-They had different ideas.

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-It's very hard when there

-are children in a marriage...

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-..for both of you to continue

-your careers as they were.

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-No-one was willing to give.

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-In every marriage,

-one has to give on occasions.

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-Nobody can have their own way

-all the time.

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-That's true for everyone,

-not just Donna.

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-As the years passed, the

-Havelock Villa family got smaller.

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-The home was sold in 2002.

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-The house has now been converted

-into offices.

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-Donna has decided to return there

-to watch the film once more.

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-I feel nervous.

-I haven't been here for 15 years.

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-I don't know what to expect.

-I'm quite excited too.

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-It's a house full of memories.

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-Good ones on the whole.

-A few bad ones too.

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-I spent my childhood here.

-I can't wait to look inside.

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-Wow!

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-It looks totally different.

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-There was a chairlift here.

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-This is totally new.

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-Tugela's chair

-would have been in the corner.

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-Dad had a frame

-containing lots of pictures.

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-He took a photograph

-of the residents...

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-..and put it, along with the

-residents' name and age, in a frame.

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-Seeing this place,

-and I know it has another use now...

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-..but it feels so impersonal.

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-All the characters who lived here

-who spent their final years here.

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-It's hard to believe really.

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-Looking after the elderly

-is a full-time job for Mam and Dad.

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-They have to make sure the old

-people don't have any accidents...

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-..as they move around the house.

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-There aren't family-run homes these

-days. They're more of a business.

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-I gather

-there's a lot of money to be made.

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-But it was never about the money

-for us. It never felt that way.

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-It was

-about respecting the elderly...

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-..and giving them a good life

-at the end of their lives.

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-It's a shock to see Dad.

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-I definitely had more than my share

-of death when I was young.

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-I remember finding one or two

-individuals who had passed away.

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-Though we got used to it,

-it was never easy.

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-Dad was a very gentle person.

-He was quiet.

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-He was a family man.

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-Everybody liked Dad. Nobody

-had a bad word to say about him.

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-Even though I enjoy myself

-in the town in summer...

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-..it's nice to escape the tourists

-sometimes...

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-..and visit Cwm Rheidol.

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-It's so beautiful there.

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-Dad died in 2001

-during my first term as a teacher.

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-I was very close to Dad...

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-..so it was difficult seeing

-the good times I spent with Dad...

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-..on the bike and in the car.

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-He'd take us everywhere.

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-It was difficult

-seeing the old people too...

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-..and remembering our childhood.

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-I have great memories...

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-..but, looking back,

-there's sadness too.

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-That period of my life is over.

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-That's quite sad.

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-One nice thing

-that's happened to Donna recently...

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-..and put a smile on her face

-is meeting Jon.

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-I'm now with my first boyfriend.

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-We were first together

-when we were both 14.

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-He said he regretted that

-we'd split up in the first place.

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-But I feel strongly that

-our experiences in the meantime...

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-..has moulded us as people...

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-..and has been an important process

-in bringing us to where we are now.

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-We're very happy - happier

-than we were when we were 14.

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-You never know

-what's going to happen in life.

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-The past can catch up with you,

-for better or for worse.

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-In Donna's case,

-it's for the better.

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-It's nice to see her happy.

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-I never thought

-someone would film us again.

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-Once was enough.

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-Donna was a child.

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-She's now a mother of two.

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-Time's passed so fast

-it doesn't bear thinking about.

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-It's gone in the blink of an eye.

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-I suggest everyone does the best

-they can with the life they have.

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-You won't get another one.

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-I've told Donna that.

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-There's no point thinking

-you can start again.

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-You can't start again.

0:22:510:22:53

-I think little Donna would notice

-a big difference in big Donna.

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-As I've got older,

-I've matured a lot.

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-That's what life is...

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-..living through experiences

-and coming through the other side.

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-I'm not sure

-how little Donna would respond.

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-I'd like to think

-she'd be proud of me.

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