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FACTS ABOUT THELMA'S GYPSY GIRLS

Narrator: James Thornton


Producers include: George Hughes, Zoe Page, Jes Wilkins (Firecracker Films), Sue Oriel, Mark Soldinger, Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Gary L. Margolis

Music: Graham Reilly

Film editing: Brad Haley, Morgan Roberts

Sound department: Josh Morton

Editorial department: Joshua Sgarlata


Brief plot: Thelma Madine designs and creates her famous gypsy wedding dresses, and this Channel 4 series follows her attempts to train gypsy and traveller girls to sew and work for her.


IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2368285/?ref_=ttawd_awd_tt


About My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding (information from Wikipedia...)

Series 1

1x01 Born to Be Wed: 16 year old Josie marries her fiancee Swanley after four months of dating

1x02 No Place Like Home

1x03: Desperate Housewives

1x04 Boys Will Be Boys

1x05 Bride & Prejudice


Royal wedding special (2011): Big Fat Royal Gypsy Weddings

Royal wedding special following the wedding of Irish traveller Mary, the first wedding fully planned by dressmaker Thelma Madine. Notably, it first aired the night before the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.


Christmas special (2011): My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas

Follows the celebrations and traditions of the gypsy community at Christmas, as well as the weddings of Lavinia and Charlene respectively. In addition to this, the program covers a mass first communion.


Series 2

2x01 Diamantes Are Forever"

Follows 16-year-old Sammy Jo as she takes part in a traveller-only beauty pageant. Irish Traveler Dolores commissions dresses from Thelma Madine for her wedding in Rathkeale, Ireland. Four cousins compete to have the most memorable outfit at their first Holy Communion.

2x02 I Fought the Law

This episode shows how Romani gypsies and travellers' attempts to live a traditional life can get them in trouble with the law. Covers the hen party of Danielle, whose fiancee happens to be in court on the same day. Also features an illegal horse-and-trap road race, a family faced with eviction from their illegal site and 8-year-old Chloe (preparing for her First Holy Communion) visiting her father in prison.

2x03 School of Hard Knocks

Follows several traveller girls and their differing experiences with education, ranging from those who left school illegally early to those who are "bucking the trend" by completing their secondary education. Alice talks about her encounters with school bullying.

2x04 Love Conquers All

2x05 Reputation is Everything

After causing a scandal by spending time alone with her boyfriend, Irish traveller Rosanne is rushed up the aisle to save her reputation.

2x06 Out of Site, Out of Mind

17 year old Freda prepares to get married and leave home for the first time. Chantelle plans her own wedding in Rathkeale, Ireland. Dale Farm faces eviction.

2x07 We Are Family


Stand-alone specials

My Big Fat Gypsy Valentine

This one-off Valentine's special explores love and courtship in the Traveller community, following Ina and Danielle as they prepare to wed their first loves. This episode famously featured Joe 'Valentine' Gaastra the head of the Royal Wootton Bassett Gypsy and Amish community in typical jovial mood on the dance floor.


My Big Fat Gypsy Fortune


Best Dressed Brides

Dressmaker Thelma Madine reveals the secrets behind her most outrageous creations, from design and production through to the unique excitement of a Traveller or Gypsy wedding day. Thelma relives the mayhem and magic that went into creating the most incredible outfits, recalling everything from glow- in-the-dark wedding dresses to her famous pineapple and palm tree costumes.


Life On The Run


The Luck Of The Irish


My Big Fat Gypsy Ladies' Day


My Big Fat Gypsy Christening


Big Fat Gypsy Christmas: Carols and Caravans


My Big Fat Gypsy Holiday


My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas: Tinsel and Tiaras


My Big Fat Gypsy Grand National

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