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May 04
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Summary for : Big Fat Gypsy Weddings – Season 1 Special
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Feb 16
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Summary for : Big Fat Gypsy Weddings – Bride & Prejudice
The documentary comes to a close by examining prejudices against the Gypsy community in Britain today, meeting would-be brides who are struggling to arrange venues for their weddings, but encounter difficulties because of their traveller heritage. Plus, a Gypsy elder trying to arrange the traditional Appleby Horse Fair struggles to maintain order among his people as an increased police presence threatens to derail the event.source:LocateTv.com
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Feb 09
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Summary for : Big Fat Gypsy Weddings – Boys Will Be Boys
An insight into the lives of Britain’s traveller men, providing a contrast with the experiences of their wives and daughters. The programme introduces the patriarch of a Salford community, who explains the role men play in his culture, and offers views of traditional gypsy christenings and weddings from a male perspective. An independent girl also prepares to reveal her Romany identity to her employer before she leaves work to get married.source:LocateTv.com
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Feb 02
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Summary for : Big Fat Gypsy Weddings – Desperate Housewives
The documentary series takes a look behind the extravagance of gypsy weddings to explore the everyday lives of wives within Britain’s traveller communities. The programme reveals how a lack of literacy and education only serves to highlight the stark contrast between the women’s daily duties and their taste for fairytale nuptials.source:LocateTv.com
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Jan 26
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Summary for : Big Fat Gypsy Weddings – No Place Like Home
A Romany is subject to criticism for choosing to marry someone from outside the community, but his 17-year-old bride is determined to prove her credentials by acquiring a 14-stone wedding dress that lights up in the dark. Meanwhile, a six-year-old girl receives a spray tan in preparation for her first Communion, which her family is celebrating early before being evicted from a traveller site.source:LocateTv.com
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Jan 19
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Summary for : Big Fat Gypsy Weddings – Born to Be Wed
An exploration of the often extravagant and surprising world of gypsies and travellers in Britain today, focusing on rite-of-passage celebrations to reveal the community’s attitudes toward gender roles, education and outsiders. It begins with a look at the milestones in a gypsy girl’s life, highlighting an eight-year-old’s first Holy Communion and the spectacular wedding of a couple who met four months previously.source:Tv.com
