Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

Series & Episodes

  • Big Fat Gypsy Weddings: Best Dressed Brides Best Dressed Brides

    First broadcast: Friday 26 April 2013, 8PM on Channel 4

    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.

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  • My Big Fat Gypsy Fortune my_big_fat_gypsy_fortune_wk16_625x352

    First broadcast: Sunday 14 April 2013, 9PM on Channel 4

    Ever since the first Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, millions of viewers have watched the extravagant weddings and asked the same question: where does the money come from? It has been one of the Travelling community's most closely guarded secrets. Until now...

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  • My Big Fat Gypsy Valentine My Big Fat Gypsy Valentine

    First broadcast: Monday 11 February 2013, 9PM on Channel 4

    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.

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  • We Are Family Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 27 March 2012, 9PM on Channel 4

    Irish Traveller family the McFadyens celebrate key life events over a series of months.

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  • Out of Site, Out of Mind Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 20 March 2012, 9PM on Channel 4

    At Dale farm, after 10 years of court battles, eviction approaches for 80 families.

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  • Reputation Is Everything Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 13 March 2012, 9PM on Channel 4

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

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  • Love Conquers All Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 06 March 2012, 9PM on Channel 4

    What happens when two different worlds are joined together in marriage? This episode explores the cultural divide between Gypsies and non-Gypsies.

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  • School of Hard Knocks Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 28 February 2012, 9PM on Channel 4

    Fifteen-year-old Santana is planning a lavish 16th birthday party, to include a 16-tier cake decorated with fireworks.

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  • I Fought the Law Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 21 February 2012, 9PM on Channel 4

    This episode shows how Romany gypsies and travellers' attempts to live a traditional life can get them in trouble with the law.

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  • Diamantes Are Forever Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 14 February 2012, 9PM on Channel 4

    The popular series returns with six brand new episodes, offering unprecedented access to members of the traveller and gypsy communities to gain an even greater insight into their world.

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  • My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas My Big  Fat Gypsy Christmas

    First broadcast: Tuesday 13 December 2011, 9PM on Channel 4

    Christmas is a time for family, a time for peace and harmony - but it is also a time to celebrate. This film follows the celebrations and traditions of members of the Irish traveller community at Christmas, as well as two of the most jaw dropping weddings ever shown.

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  • My Big Fat Royal Gypsy Wedding My Big Fat Royal Gypsy Wedding

    First broadcast: Thursday 28 April 2011, 12AM on Channel 4

    If you thought all the wedding excitement of 2011 is focused on Westminster Abbey, think again. Channel 4 viewers will have front row seats to celebrate THE wedding of the year: a Big Fat Gypsy one.

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  • Bride & Prejudice Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 15 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4

    This film visits the annual Appleby Horse Fair and examines the prejudice against the travelling community in Britain today. Discrimination is nothing new to the traveller community and their secretive seclusion from mainstream society seems to be their only defence.

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  • Boys Will Be Boys Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 08 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4

    While Gypsy and traveller women want to be a princess on their wedding day, the reality in the Gypsy community is that on every other day it is man who is king.

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  • Desperate Housewives Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 01 February 2011, 12AM on Channel 4

    A look beyond the enormous wedding dresses, sequins and tiaras to unveil the lot of a Gypsy woman.

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  • No Place Like Home Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    First broadcast: Tuesday 25 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4

    Romany Gypsy Pat faces criticism for marrying a non-gypsy. But his bride Sam is determined to prove her Gypsy girl credentials with a 14-stone dress that lights up in the dark. With 21 underskirts and moving diamante butterflies, it weighs more than the bride's father.

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  • Born to Be Wed Margarita: Born to Be Wed

    First broadcast: Tuesday 18 January 2011, 12AM on Channel 4

    This episode looks at the milestones in a Gypsy girl's life leading to the biggest day of all - her wedding.

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  • My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

    First broadcast: Thursday 18 February 2010, 12AM on Channel 4

    Ancient traditions meet modern fashions in an ostentatious culture clash in the world of 21st-century gypsy and traveller weddings.

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