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#ThelmasGypsyGirls #GypsyGirls #gypsydresses Thelma Madine-Akin is a wedding dressmaker from Liverpool. Do you love this show and My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding?
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