"This bakery's seen a good few marriages over the years, eh?" "To my baby sister and my best mate." " To Shelly and Rich." " To Shelly and Rich." "Are you proposing to me?" "Well, we talked about it before." "Well, you said it was a good tax break." "It's just sometimes, I wonder if you're happy." "Happy?" "Why wouldn't I be?" "I'm sorry to tell you..." "Valley Bara will close with immediate effect." "You can't just shut us down." "This place will be a ghost town without the bakery." "Where would we go?" " Glasgow." " Glasgow?" "You're going to go, aren't you?" "So you're just going to go home to him now as if nothing's happened?" "Nothing has happened." " Sare, wait." " Are you going to tell Rob?" "We're just sat here like bloody sheep." " What should we be doing?" " I don't know." " It's not only our jobs, it's our lives." " Yeah, we know." "We keep losing." "You don't know how easily it all falls apart." "I am not... bloody... losing!" "The bakery's closed." "And we can get it up and running again." "If we own the place, then we have control." "It's obvious." "We have to buy the bakery." "So, you want to buy the bakery?" "Between us, we know how it all runs." "Manufacture, supply, delivery." "I've sat in that office for years watching how they do it." "Nothing goes on that I don't know about." "Apart from it closing down." "Valley Bara is already on the market." "Shel rang them." "They're desperate to sell." "They haven't had a sniff so far." "If they don't think it'll sell, they'll break it up, asset-strip it." "So, we have to get in there quick." "If no one else is stupid enough to want to buy it, shouldn't that be telling us something?" "Only what we already know." "Valley Bara means nothing to big business." "But it means a lot to us." " How much are they asking?" " 400 grand." "We could ask for a bit off." "We haven't got 400 grand, we haven't even got four grand!" " Not between us, between everyone." " Who?" "Everyone who worked at Valley Bara." "Everyone who lost their job and wants it back." "Like a cooperative." "Worker-owned, worker-run." "It's been done before." "See?" "You want people to put their own money in when they've just lost their job?" "Yeah." "Well, that's exactly what I want." "Hey." "Sorry to bother you." "Just wanted to hand you one of these." "What's that?" ""Valley Bara employee buyout proposal"." "I just want to give you one of these." "Moira." "Gwynfor in?" "Yes, he's there." "I've got a pile of ironing needs doing, I should have brought it round." "Cup of tea, Peter?" "Yep." "I'm just off." "It feels wrong leaving you here." "I'll be fine." "And don't worry." "I'll find something soon." "I'll be back by four." "Don't forget your tablet." "I came to give you this." ""For all former workers of the Valley Bara bakery."" "Whose bright idea is this?" "Right." "Pete is doing everyone above the high street." "Okay, so we need to do this lot." "I can't find my iPod." " Have you looked for it?" " Yes." "Well, look again." "I thought you wanted to be more independent." "Independent, yes." "Not neglected." "Oh, you're phoning ChildLine?" "Hi, Mum, it's me." "Can you call me back?" "I've got to do the rest of these." "Can you give me a hand?" "I've got to go at ten." "Where?" "Training day, telesales." "I put my name down when we signed on." "It's just a taster, probably won't come to anything." "Don't go, then." "I said I'd take Gwynfor." "And Karen." "What about the buyout?" "I'm just keeping my options open." "Well, thanks a ton." "Oh, come on." "No, you know what?" "Shove your options." "If you haven't got the balls for the buyout, I don't need you around." "Come on." " Us running the bakery?" " Why not?" "I know Owen." "He's a lad, he's a laugh." "But he's not a businessman." "But it's not just him, is it?" "Yeah, there's you and Pete too." " And?" " And you're out of your depth." "I'm sorry." "Owen's right." "We don't need you." "Oh, she won't like that." "Ah, yeah." "She wanted me to drop some of her stuff off at Owen's." "When's she back here?" "Er, next week." "Good." "It's very quiet without her." "I thought you'd have been glad of the break." " I know she's hard work but..." " It's a difficult age." "She's so smart, I just wanted to take her in the right direction." "Well, it's only going to get harder for her round here." "High unemployment, underachieving kids, they always go together." "That's where we come into it." "Responsible parents, setting a good example." "I haven't had a fag in years." " Me neither, I could murder one." " Me too." "Have you thought any more about Scotland?" "I don't want to pressure you." "Yeah, I know." "But you know what I'm like." "There's just so much to think about." "I do know what you're like." "You're my beautiful girl, and I'm not even gonna mention the "M" word either." "'Cause I know you're thinking about that too." "I'll wait as long as I have to." "Oh, this is very low energy." "Everyone, on your feet." "Let's shake it out." "Yeah, shake out those blues." "Those bad feelings." "Ooh..." "And breathe in positivity." "Okay." "So, you've had a look at your script." "Let's run an example." "I'm going to go for Gwynfor." "Gwynfor?" "Great name." "So, Gwynfor, you're the customer services adviser, yeah?" "Just there." "I'm the "idiot" on the phone." "And the call's coming through." "Three, two, one." "Well, finally, is that actually a person I'm talking to or just another machine?" "50 minutes I've been waiting for a human being, if that's what you are." "How would you respond to that?" " Well, I..." " Don't look at me." "The answer's not in my face, it's in your script." "Now, being organised and having your script at hand is crucial because the call will continue." "A trained monkey could do better than a useless moron like you." "All right, love, that's enough." "Gwynfor?" "I think you should learn to keep a civil tongue in your head." " That's not the scripted response." " Sod the script." "Anyone talks to me like that, they're getting a slap." "Well, they'll be on the end of a phone, so you'll need long arms." "I meant a verbal slap." "Which I promise you, I'm more than capable of delivering." "I'll show you now if you want." " Now, the job can be challenging..." " It's not a job." " Being shouted at by idiots." " Karen." "I know times change, and we all have to adapt but... with all due respect, I think you'll agree, this isn't the job for me." "Thank you." "Gina." "Anyone else?" "Redundancy payout shouldn't take more than a month." "Nearly 30 years you've been there, that's a tidy nest egg." "I know it's asking a lot." "Is this what you want to be doing at your age?" "It's more than just a job." "And there's your heart." "Look, I'm 58 now." "Not a great age to be entering the job market." "I'm still working and with your redundancy money, we could manage." "Don't put me out to grass just yet." "Hi." "I've brought some of Elen's stuff round." " She's at school." " I know." "Look, I just want to clear the air." "Okay, what happened between us was a mistake, it was my fault." "Didn't mean anything, and I wish it had never happened." "Well?" " Thanks for letting me know." " What?" "You came here to tell me it was nothing, you told me, job done." "Fine." " Have you told Rob?" " No, not yet." " So you're going to." " None of your business." "It will be when he turns up here with a crowbar and a shovel." "Do you think this is funny?" "This isn't funny." "Really?" "He asks you to run away to Scotland and marry him, and you jump in bed with an ex-husband." "I think this is bloody hilarious." "This is my life we're talking about, Owen." " Then why did you do it?" " Why did you, Owen?" " I don't know." " Oh, have a think." "Well, does it matter?" "You said it was your fault." " You said you were leaving." " And?" "And I didn't think it was a good idea!" " For who?" " Elen." "Elen?" "I don't want my daughter moving to Scotland." "I said we'd sort something out, because whatever happens between me and you, we've always put Elen first, see?" "So don't you dare say that." "All right." "Why, then?" " I just lost my job." " Mm-hm." " Shel and Rich were engaged." " And?" "What do you want me to say, Sare?" "If sleeping with me didn't mean anything, if it was just a mistake, then it doesn't bloody matter, does it?" "Let's just forget all about it." "You told me you needed to move on." " From me." " I know." "And then you slept with me." "And it made me realise how much I love Rob." "Oh, good luck explaining that one." "Are you going to tell him here, or in Scotland?" "All right, okay." "Right, the big idea is we'd be in charge." "Valley Bara will be worker-owned and worker-run." "It's called a cooperative." "We'd all keep our jobs." "We'll be making money for ourselves, no one else." "But we have to put money in to start with." "And we've all just lost our jobs." "We're all waiting for our redundancy payout." "If we pool that, we can buy Valley Bara ourselves." "How many of us get redundancy?" "34." "How much does it come to?" "Entitlement to statutory redundancy is calculated according to age and length of service." "So we all get different amounts." "Well, I've only been there four years and you have been there forever." "Well, there's an old saying..." ""From each according to his ability..."" ""To each according to his need."" "What does that mean?" "Well, those who get more, have to pay more in." "But then do you get more say?" "Get paid more?" "The stake stays the same." "One man, one vote." "How's that fair?" "Well, because everyone is still giving everything they've got." "Even if it's not much." "You want part of this, you put in your whole redundancy, whatever it is." "It's all or nothing." "Still not going to be enough though, is it?" "No, we need to raise funds elsewhere but the capital will help us do that." "There are risks, of course." "Like what?" "Like, if you put your money in and it doesn't work out, then that's your money gone." "And we would get nothing back?" "When you say raise money elsewhere, what do you mean?" "Why would they invest in us?" "Well, until recently, overseas companies were given big incentives to come here and they did." "They stayed a few years raking it in, then when the incentives ran out, they buggered off." "The assembly is changing its game plan now." "Indigenous investment, they're calling it." "That means, help the people who can't just bugger off." "People like us." "So if we can raise half the fund, then we can go to the bank to loan the rest." "And whose name would be on that?" "Yeah, we could lose all our money and end up owing even more." "Or you could be taking charge." "Look... you, me, all of us here, we're at the bottom of the food chain." "Our jobs went like that, and why?" "Because somebody somewhere in another country, decided we weren't worth it." "We've been thrown on the scrap heap like so many others." "But we've got the chance to do something about it." "So how long would we have to raise the money?" "Two months." "After that, they'll asset-strip." "How would it work, day to day?" "Who gets to decide stuff?" "Oh, sorry, Shel, I can't." "I've never done a business plan." "But the bank needs one, everything we apply for needs one." "I don't want to mess this up." " You need an accountant." " Well, that'll cost a fortune." "Look, you do this sort of thing all the time for Rob." " I know it's asking a lot..." " No, it's not that." "You don't think we can do it, do you?" "You've got so little time and it's such a huge amount of money." "Are people really going to put in their redundancy?" "And Owen..." "I mean, how is Owen behind this?" "He was never keen on the bakery or Trefynydd." "He's not interested if it's not rugby or beer, I know." "But he doesn't like being pushed around." "Well, he's not going to be wanting me to help." "Why not?" "Have you had an argument?" "Well, look, it's not up to him." "This is a cooperative." "And I'll make sure he cooperates." "I know some of the older blokes are screwed, but I'm young." "Single, no kids, no mortgage." " I'll find something." " Where?" " Cardiff." " Oh, it's expensive." "I paid four pound for a pint last international." "Yeah, well, I'll have a little bit of redundancy to get me started, won't I?" " If I don't give it to you." " But you love it here, Kar." "You do." "Can you at least think about it, please?" "Thank you." "So, there's no guarantee it'll work and we'd lose all our money if it didn't." "It's a risk." "Mate, we've got kids." "We can't take risks." "I've got a kid." "Sarah's hardly going to let her starve, is she?" "Found any work yet?" "You know I haven't." " I'm just saying..." " Everything you do is a risk, we know." "This redundancy money is all we've got coming." "Okay, you've got two little ones and that makes things hard for you." " But we all want the same thing." " Do we?" "Work, to look after our family." "More than that." "We could have some control over our lives." "If we can afford it." "So, erm, we can show you a projection of the..." "Oh, sorry, I've skipped a bit." "Well, is it in here?" "Yeah, just give me a minute, I..." " Well, why don't I just..." " Yeah, well, I'm looking for it!" "I..." "If we can assume stability in the first six months, our turnover in the third quarter should allow us a profit, which is the bit I know you're interested in." "Well, I certainly am." "This is all pretty ambitious, though." " It's a viable model." " Up and running, yeah." "I noticed you've skimmed over the strength of your order book." "We're working on it." "Yeah, and you're also reliant on a lot of grants and incentives which you simply don't have yet." "But which we've applied for and are confident about." "Just at the bottom." "I know you know your stuff." "How is Rob, by the way?" "I haven't seen him at golf for a while." "Busy." "Busy work." "So, are you going to lend us the money or not?" "Look, this is off the record." "You understand?" "The only reason this branch is here, in Trefynydd, is because of the bakery." "And because of the minimart, the garage, the Chinese, the social club." "All those little businesses Valley Bara supports." "They all trot in here on a Monday morning, wanting to bank their cash." "Look, if Valley Bara stays closed, it's not just 50 jobs gone." "It's 50 families leaving." "Or cutting back to the bone." "That means that's the end of the Chinese, the pub, this branch." "Look, I'd have to get it approved but if you can bring me a good, strong order book, then I can use this as leverage." "And with you in charge financially, that's a big plus." " Well, I..." " Are you gonna give us 200 grand?" "Well, if you lot can come up with the other 200 grand." "Thank you." "I said I'd help Shelly just for this meeting." "Look, it's not a deal for either of us, but clearly we need you." "Didn't think you'd want me involved." "It's not about me." "It's about all of us." "As far as the buyout's concerned, you're a gift horse, and I won't look you in the mouth." "Honey!" "I'm home." "Cutting it a bit fine." "Am I?" "Oh, God." " You forgot." " Ah, the opera." "Well, it's all right." "There's still time to change." " I can't." " Why not?" "Erm, I've got some work to do." "Well, we're already late, I can manage." "Yeah, it's not for you, it's for Shelly, the bakery and the buyout, so..." "Sorry." "Didn't tell you." "What are you doing for them?" "Finance packaging, funding applications..." " Are they paying you?" " No." "I'm just helping out." "And it has to be done tonight." "I'm sorry, I've got a meeting tomorrow." "I said I'd have all the work done." " Meeting." " Mm-hm." " Better get a move on." " Okay." "Erm, do you have to go?" "Well, sponsors night." "Good networking." "That's why I booked it." " I'm so..." " Sorry?" " Sorry." " Me too." "I knew you were helping them out." "I had an email from Dan at the bank." "He said you'd been in, with the buyout brigade." " Oh." " He assumed I knew." "Word gets round." "The European Central Bank.." "Hi." "Sorry, I think I got the wrong house." " I did a bit of cleaning and tidying." " A bit?" "Well, how did it go?" "Good, brilliant, you should have been there." " How long is it going to be like this?" " Like what?" "You're acting like I'm not here." "I ring Owen, he doesn't answer." "What do you expect, Rich?" "We're out there working our arses off and what are you doing?" "I cleaned the whole house today." "Yeah, and the bad news is you don't get paid for that." "If you did, I'd be a millionaire." "Hardly." "Talking of money, the bank's lending us 200 grand." " How much?" " Sarah knocked him for six." "Sarah's on board now?" "She's giving us a hand, yeah." "'Cause she thinks we can do it." "So, why don't you?" "I don't want the responsibility." "I just want a job where I turn up, do the work, get paid, go home." "That's all." " And I had a job like that." " Yeah, me too." "..within a whisker of lifting the FA Cup." "And this year again the club are pushing for.." "I'm starting work tomorrow." "Call centre, down in Treforest." "Doing what?" "Customer complaints." "Getting shouted at all day." "I've had enough practice with you." " Shel..." " I've got to go to bed." " I got a lot to do tomorrow so..." " I thought, er..." "I could stay at my mum's tonight." "She's right by the station, and maybe a bit of a breather... might be a good thing for us." "Okay, yeah." "Ah, sleeping beauty awakes." "Bit early for you, isn't it?" "Not gone midday yet." "Got any spare?" "I knew it'd get you up." "Get yourself a plate." " Frying bacon can raise the dead." " Ta." "Hang on a minute." "I want to talk to you about this buyout." "You'll be getting a redundancy payout." "And you need a job, I want you to put in." "I'll only be getting a couple of hundred." "Yeah, well, we need all we can get." "That's my money." "I want to buy a car." "What?" "For 200 quid?" " I can do it up." " No." "I've already said." "You what?" "My mate, Steve, he's, er... he's selling his." "A bit of a wreck, about a week left on the MOT." " But the buyout'll get you a job." " I'll get a job." " Where?" " With the car I can go all over." "With your one GCSE?" "Listen, I got you that job at the bakery and I want you to put into this buyout." "So, the good news is the Community Finance Initiative have agreed to loan us 50 grand." "That's brilliant." "That's a quarter of what we need to raise." "I mean, that's fantastic but the bad news is, everyone else is gonna need longer than three weeks." "Plenty of good will, just no cash." "But if we know they're gonna give it to us can't we ask the bank to cover the shortfall?" " Just until it all comes through?" " Yeah, we can try." "But I can't see that happening." "I've got more bad news." "About our order book." "Well, Valley Bara closing overnight left its customers high and dry." "They had to find other suppliers and they're not interested in coming back." " What, none of them?" " Well, erm..." "One canteen and a burger van." " That's not enough." " That's nowhere near enough." "All right, well, you're gonna have to try and find new buyers, aren't you?" "And quickly." "Shel, we can put our heads together on that." " Okay." " Okay." " Sare..." " Mm-hm?" " There is one other thing." " What?" "Erm, if we manage to do this..." "buy the bakery and get in there... please will you be our finance manager?" "Oh, please." "I mean, you know we need one." "It's in the business plan, you said it." " And you're doing so much already." " Hang on." "We couldn't have done this without you, Sare." "I said, now might not be the time to ask." "But I was outvoted." " Well, it's not just my decision, is it?" " No, but you could, couldn't you?" "I mean, would you like to if you can?" "I'll think about it." "Okay, meanwhile, there's bigger things to be thinking about." " Okay." " Okay, where your customers are." "So who did Valley Bara sell to before?" " Service stations." " Prisons, hospitals." "Captive audiences." "Which makes sense." "Our pies were awful." " No, they weren't awful." " Oh, they were." "Scrag ends of lamb, flour from China, stock from a tube from God knows where." "It wasn't a bakery, it was an assembly line, and you could taste it." "Whereas this..." "See for yourself." "They look good." "Lamb from Brecon, beef from Hereford, spuds from Pembrokeshire." "How much does it cost?" "More per unit but not as much as you think." "Mmm." "Every local supplier we contacted was dying to do a deal." "They're all desperate for business." "Local produce." "It's a marketing opportunity." "So why weren't we doing this before?" "Well, it wasn't up to you." "I mean, the parent company had Valley Bara on the same deal as all their other bakeries all over Europe." "Cheapest option for them." "But we're too small to do that." "So, with our own recipes and local suppliers, we do it better." "That's the gap in the market and that's how we win new customers." "How long have we got?" "Three weeks." "Hello, I'm calling from Valley Bara head office." "I was just wondering if you've heard of us." "We're working under new management, who are a damn sight better than the others." "Special offers for new customers..." "So, could one of our sales team come in and discuss it?" "Great." "We're on our way." "So, you sell produce to us, we make you some of our famous rustic pies." "Then you sell it here as a unique farm line..." "Plus you get our friendly personal service." "So, how big is your order?" "What's a beautiful woman like you doing in a place like this?" "Don't tell me, you're only in it for the bread." "I'm actually from Valley Bara local bakery..." "Er, excuse me, young lady, you wouldn't have honey-baked roll with mixed seeds, would you?" "Or soda bread?" "Or walnuts and rye." "Or, erm, focaccia?" "Erm, I'll just ask." "Gay couple on table nine wants some poncey bread." "Told you not to wear that shirt." "I know you're upset." "Er, I'm sorry." "I really do apologise." "Yeah, I appreciate you feel let down." "And that you expect better." "Yeah." "And that you want to speak to someone more important." "I can only apologise." "I'm sorry." "You've got one grant through and in the bank, the promise of redundancy money... amount to be confirmed... and more promises from these other backers." "Time was always gonna be a problem." "That's why we need to extend our loan." "Just for a couple of weeks." "A month tops." "And what if your grants don't come through?" "Half these agencies might not exist next month." "Well, they will." "They promised." "It's not enough." "I'm sorry, but the loan stands at 200,000." "Oh, come on." "Hi, honey." "Hard day at work?" "Oh, I'm just trying to make these numbers add up to more than they do." "You're spending a fair bit of time helping the buyout brigade." "And?" "It's very good of you." "Actually, I've been offered a job." "With the buyout brigade." "To help run the bakery." "As finance manager." "For a moment I thought you meant a proper job." "Well, it's the same sort of work as I do for you." "It's just they don't have anybody with my skills." "I bet they don't." "It'd be good for me too, you know, a job." "Responsibilities and..." "Look it..." "It might never happen." "The bid might not be successful." " Please tell me you're not serious." " Why wouldn't I be?" "I thought you wanted to do more with your life." "Yeah, I do." "What about Glasgow?" "Why does wanting to do more mean moving away?" "Because this place is finished." "There was precious little here to start with." "Which is why they're going for the buyout." "Oh, come on, what?" "Business isn't so sure, Sarah." "I know that." "Well, can we have a plan "B" for when the buyout fails?" "Why would you say that?" "Because they don't know what they're doing." "Which is why they've asked me to help." "Well, no offence, but they'll need more than you." "Yeah, I'm sure they will." "So we're putting Glasgow on hold, is it?" "Rob, I don't want to move to Glasgow." "This is where my friends are." "This is where my family are." "I don't want to see this place becoming some sort of ghost town." "This is where I'm from, and you too." "I am only here because of you." "I have waited and waited for you, for Elen to grow up." "When I heard that the bakery was closing, I was glad." "What?" "I thought finally, something will change." "How can you be so selfish?" "I'm not the one being selfish, Sarah." "Hello." "Oh, will you put some clothes on?" "No." "Today, I am driving you to school in my pants." "Eww." "And then," "I'm going to walk into your school assembly in my pants." "And I'm gonna say, "Hello, everyone." "I'm Elen's dad"." "Er, someone's towing your car." "What the hell you are you doing?" "That's my car!" "Not any more." "Oi!" "Stop that!" "Put that back." " Oi!" " Mr Price, I take it?" "What's this?" "Your car is being repossessed owing to non-payment." "The vendor has made several attempts to contact you." "Two months... two months of missed payments." "It's not like the old days." " I'll write you a cheque now." " Sorry." "What kind of job do you call this, huh?" "Taking things away from innocent people." "Stealing, it is." "You're no better than a thief." "There's full tank of petrol in there." "Are you gonna pay me back?" "Dad!" "What are you looking at?" "Owen." "Rob." "Just dropping some of Elen's things off." "Can I have a lift to school?" "Yeah, yeah, sure." "Sorry about your car." "Really?" "Get any mail yet?" "No, why?" "Redundancy's been paid." "So that's in our accounts now?" "Yep." "It's crunch time." "Bills." "Bills." "Bills." "Give them to Bill, then." "Well, well." "Thanks for the lift." "See you later, alligator." " I'm 15." " Sorry." "Elen, do you think your mum's all right?" "What do you mean?" "Is she happy?" "Dunno." " Yeah, she is now." " Now?" "'Cause she's busy with the buyout." "Not stuck in the house all the time." "Yeah." "El, you better go." "You got a car, then?" "Yep." "It's a bit battered but I can fix it up." "It smells." " I thought that was you." " Shut up." "Oh, come on." "It's one more car than your dad's got." "Shut up." "What are you gonna do now you've got it?" "Don't know." "Get another job." " In Cardiff?" " Maybe." " Will it get that far?" " Oi." "Dad told me to put the money into the buyout." "Thinks the bakery's as good as I'll get." "It's not up to him." "No." "I'm not much on paper though." "No qualifications." "I wouldn't know what to put in a CV." " You could lie." " They'd rumble me." "You're 19, you can do what you want." " It's not that easy." " Why not?" "Hello, you're speaking to Rich." "Can I take..." "Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry." "I just need to take..." "I need to take..." "Yes, I'm sorry." "I just need to take your name!" "Right, just so we know where we are, these are the customers who've agreed to make us their main supplier." "Now, if we're successful, this is work we've got for definite, for the next three months." "And there are people out there willing to back us." "So we need to decide, are we willing to back ourselves." "We're so close now." "And I just want to say, look how far we've come, the money we've raised, and the work we've found." "It's a big risk, we all know that." "You've all had your redundancy paid, and I know what you're thinking." "Few thousand quid each, just to have a job." "Except it isn't just a job." "It's a chance to do something for ourselves." "To take control." "For our families, our community, our lives." "And everyone who's pledged money to pay it in." " For real." " So please, remember why you're here." "And what we stand to gain." "Tomorrow, we need those cheques." "Hello." "Hello." "Found your mail, then?" "Yeah." "Redundancy money got paid." "Yeah." "How was work?" "Er..." "I go off on my own." "I come back on my own." "I hate it there, and nobody's talking to me either." "I haven't seen you for two weeks." "I can't do it." " Well, you said we needed a breather." " I didn't mean it." "Then why did you say it?" "You said you didn't need me." " Well, I didn't mean it." " Then why did you say it?" "I was angry at you." "Felt like everything was against us, and then you were too." "I just..." "I just thought, that if I got a job then I could put the redundancy towards the wedding and that would be the right thing to do." " It wasn't." " I know, I'm an idiot." " No, I'm a coward." " No, you're not." "Stop arguing with me." "Oh, look, I don't want you taking any old job." "I want you doing the job you want." "Well, that's gone." "Look, I don't want to push you into anything." "But you want me to join the buyout?" "I want you to join the buyout." "So, you just want me for my money, then." "Oh, always." " And the wedding?" " It'll have to wait." "If that's what it takes to make things right between us... you can count me in." " Owen's not gonna be an arse, is he?" " Of course he is." "He's Owen." "Come in." "It's not locked." " You're in, then?" " Yeah." "Shel said you would be." "Right, well, if you've come here to talk my ear off, I've got work..." "Shut up a minute." "I left messages for you." "Is that the deal, then?" "If I'm not in on the buyout, we're not mates any more?" "I've got to believe that this is gonna work, and I do mostly." "But then there's this voice in the back of my head telling me that I'm an idiot for even trying it." "And it's all gonna fail." "And I can't afford to listen to that, or anyone else who thinks that." "It wasn't about trusting you or Shel or anyone." "I was just scared." "And now?" "The thought of you in charge?" "I'm terrified." "But I'm in." "Shelly said I should probably stay and get drunk with you." " Well, if Shelly said." " Yeah." "So, how's it gonna go tomorrow?" "Do you think everyone will put in?" "I don't know." "Room service." "Oh, what's all this?" "Oh, just breakfast." "And an olive branch..." "we haven't been talking to each other." "I know, I'm sorry." "No, no, no, no, no." "I need to say I'm sorry." "I'm sorry for taking you for granted." "That I haven't valued you enough." "I haven't told you or Elen how much I love you." "Rob..." "If you want to take that job at Valley Bara, take it." "I just want you to be happy." "What about you?" "You don't want to stay here." "Well, you said you belonged here, I've just never felt like that." "Why not?" " I don't fit in." " Hmm?" "I don't wear my heart on my sleeve." "Don't like rugby." "I can't even sing." "Why I was born Welsh I've no idea." "No, I..." "I want to stay because of you." "Aww..." "But I've never made any effort to be part of your life." "I just wanted you to be part of mine." "Now I want to belong." " Can I talk now?" " No, not yet." "Okay." "I asked you to marry me before, but it wasn't really much of a proposal." "Sarah, will you be my wife?" "Look, I know it hasn't been good between us recently, but I just want to forget all that and start now as we mean to go on." "Whatever's happened, can we just wipe the slate clean?" "Please?" "Yes." "Yes, we can." "Me first." "This is for me and Nathan." "Is it him putting in or you?" "He'll pay me back." "Early doors yet." "All right, darling, give us a ride." " Where are you going?" " Down the club." "Bit early, even for you." "I'll need a drink after handing this over." "My buyout stake." "I wasted three cheques, kept messing them up." " You been down there?" " No." "Plenty of time." "I just don't trust myself to wait." "No, I'm not going." "I thought you were in." " I thought everyone was." " It's too much." " Tell me about it." " You haven't got family, Kar." "I've still got to live." "Still got bills and rent to pay, same as you." "I can get agency work, driving." "It's not great, but it doesn't cost me anything." "The buyout don't make sense for me." "What about the rest of us?" "What happens if you not putting in screws it up for everyone else?" "I won't be the only one, Karen." "Sometimes I wonder, how much time we've got left." "How we should spend it." "You know I'd do anything for you." "Two hours." "No one." "Give them a chance." "Kitchen drawer of all places." "I can't remember the last time I wrote a cheque." "It's not too late." "We can still change our minds." "That money's in the bank now." "We used to talk about going back to college." "When we were back on our feet with the kids." "Yeah, and we never have been." "Until now." "We have money now." "Slept a bit late, did you?" "We had things to talk about." "Had many in yet?" "No, not many." "Just us." "I see." "Well, in that case it is my privilege to be the first... to make my payment... into the Valley Bara... employees' buyout." "Cash it quick, mind." "I keep thinking I could be in the Caribbean tomorrow." "Here we go." "Please, God, tell me it's enough." "Okay." "We are... £15,000 short." "Not everyone who pledged came forward." "We're so close." "Thanks." "Hi." "Owen." "Rob." "How's it gone today?" "Great." "So you've got everything you needed?" "No." "How much are you short?" "Plus the grants that didn't come in," " 40,000." " Oh..." "Okay, er..." "There has got to be something we haven't thought of." "There's got to be something that we haven't done." "Okay." " Okay." " What do you mean, "Okay"?" "I can put in 40 thou." "What?" "You want Sarah on board?" "You can have me, too." "I know how to build a business." "I'll be keeping an eye on my investment." "You can't." " Why not?" " It's too much." "It's too much money, Rob, you can't." "Sarah, some of the others have put in everything they've got." "Because the bakery is everything they've got." "You are everything I've got." "No, I don't want you doing this for me." "Why not?" "All right." "It's not just for you." "It's for everyone." "For everyone who's lost their jobs and want it back." "Okay, is that better?" " What's the catch?" " There is no catch." "Obviously as a major investor I want a say in how it's run, but..." "One man, one stake, one vote." "It's a cooperative." " It's not your thing." " Owen!" " It's not just your decision." " Are you mad?" "We can't throw this away." "You said this wasn't about you." "The bid, it's about everyone." "So we have to do what's best, for everyone." "Thank you." "Oh!" "Thank you." "Right," "I'm not one for long speeches..." " Gwynfor!" " No!" "I just want to say, we did it!" "And this is just the beginning." "I suppose I should do the honourable thing and say thank you, for helping us out." "Thank Sarah." "You, er..." "You can do one thing for me though." "Stay away from her." "I will break every bone in your body if you so much as touch her." "We know it's going to be hard" "And we know there's gonna be a lot of people looking at us and thinking, "Can they do it?"" "Well, this is our chance... to step up to the plate," "and prove to them and ourselves that we can." "We've spent so much of our lives dancing to someone else's tune." "Now we've got the chance to make our own music" "God knows what it'll sound like." "But we'll find out." "And when we do, we'll be able to say, hand on heart, that's ours." "We made it." "We own it." "Now there's something to be proud of." "Now, come on, let's get started." "You're not serious." "We can't make everyone work like dogs because he screwed up." " Maybe if you go out and sell it..." " Lie to them, you mean." "What happens if we say no?" "Then we run out of money." "Hey, come back here!" " Get off me." " Hey!" "You give me a bollocking for turning up late, now you're sending me home!" "Don't get lippy with me, boy!" "Those hours were ridiculous." "He was working himself into the ground." "And you are union, you should have protected him." "Me and Rob, we're getting married at the end of the month." " All right." " We'll still be living here, me, you, him." " Well, you don't love him." " Don't be ridiculous, of course I do." "Oh, then why did you shag Owen?" "What is it, one for fun, one to pay the bills?" "As long as you're happy." "You're not gonna make things awkward, are you?"