“In the film we think we’re going really fast, and then you cut to us and it’s just pathetic \u2013 ducks could’ve gone past us,” said Speirs.<\/p>\n
The show is part of a series of programmes that celebrate the history, culture and people of Merthyr Tydfil – the world’s first industrial town – as Cyfarthfa Castle celebrates its 200th birthday. <\/p>\n
Speirs said the idea of the show was for him to show “a great friend that I love very much around Merthyr”.<\/p>\n
“I couldn’t get hold of him, so Ruth came,” he joked.<\/p>\n
Jones said she knew a little bit about Merthyr before making the show because her sister worked there as a doctor, but what surprised her the most was how green it was.<\/p>\n
“We met so many people who had set up different business \u2013 it was a very proactive place,” she said.<\/p>\n
Jones also said she would like to reciprocate Speirs’ hospitality and show him around her hometown of Porthcawl, Bridgend.<\/p>\n
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