Big Fat Gypsy Weddings (2010)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 14 episodes

Rated

7

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series follows Irish Traveller and Romanichal families in the UK as they prepare for weddings. It shows their customs, ceremonies, and the personal stories behind the big day.

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What happens

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is a British documentary series broadcast on Channel 4, that explored the lives and traditions of several Irish Traveller and Romanichal families in the United Kingdom as they prepared to unite one of their members in marriage. The series has been criticised for not accurately representing England’s Romani and Travelling community. It was first broadcast in February 2010 as a one-off documentary called My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, filmed as part of the Cutting Edge series and voted Most Groundbreaking Show in the Cultural Diversity Awards 2010. A series of 5 episodes were later commissioned, and the series first aired in January 2011. A second series began airing in February 2012. A third series was not commissioned, rather the show ended with eleven stand-alone specials. In North America, the show airs on TLC under the title My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, with the original narration by Barbara Flynn replaced by Ellen K., while the TLC network started airing a spin-off featuring American Roma called My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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