Rent Big Fat Gypsy Weddings: Series 1 (2011)
3h 50min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
Following on from the hugely successful Channel 4 documentary series 'Big Fat Gypsy Weddings' paints a revealing portrait of the secretive and surprising world of gypsies and travellers in Britain today. The series uses extraordinary, extravagant rite of passage celebrations including weddings, communions and christenings to offer a window into the world of the gypsy and traveller communities. Each stand alone episode offers different insights into subjects including attitudes toward gender roles and education, the customs of courtship and their often difficult relationship with 'gaugers' (non-travellers). Through the experiences of an unforgettable cast of characters, the series explores the remarfable rituals traditions and beliefs held by this minority group to tell the story of gypsy and traveller life in 21st Century Britain. Warm, intelligent, engrossing and funny 'Big Fat Gypsy Weddings' tells intimate stories on an epic scale, laying bare an exotic unseen Britain that exists right on our doorstep. - Actors:
- Thelma Madine, Bill Watson, Ann Kobayashi, Paddy Doherty, Roseanne Doherty, Martin, Violet-Anne
- Directors:
- Sam Emmery, Daniel Fromm
- Producers:
- Sam Emmery, Victoria Hamburger, Jenny Popplewell, Daniel Fromm, Alex Cross
- Voiced By:
- Barbara Flynn
- Narrated By:
- Barbara Flynn
- Aka:
- My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding: Series 1
- Studio:
- 4 DVD
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Documentaries
