| Big Fat Gypsy Weddings | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Jenny Popplewell |
| Directed by | Sam Emmery
Morag Tinto Jenny Popplewell Osca Humphreys |
| Starring | Paddy Doherty |
| Narrated by | Barbara Flynn |
| Composer | Ian Livingstone |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jes Wilkins |
| Production location | United Kingdom/Ireland |
| Editor | George Taylor |
| Running time | 49 minutes |
| Production company | Firecracker Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 18 February 2010 – 6 April 2015 |
| Related | |
| My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding | |
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Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is a British documentary series broadcast on Channel 4, that explored the lives and traditions of several British Traveller families as they prepared to unite one of their members in marriage. The series also featured Romanichal (British Gypsies) in several episodes, and has been criticised by some Romani for not accurately representing England’s Romani and Travelling community.[1] 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.[2] A series of 5 episodes were later commissioned, and the series first aired in January 2011.[3] A second series began airing in February 2012. A third series was not commissioned, rather the show ended with eleven stand-alone specials.[4]
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.,[5] while the TLC network started airing a spin-off featuring American Roma called My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding.[6]
- ^ "Big Fat Gypsy Weddings 'has increased bullying of Gypsies and Travellers'". TheGuardian.com. 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Most Groundbreaking Programme 2010". Cultural Diversity Awards. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Corporate Website of Orange - orange.com". www.orange.com.
- ^ "'Gypsy Wedding' Axed By Channel 4?". HuffPost UK. 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Meet the Narrator!". TLC. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "About My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding", TLC, retrieved April 26, 2012 Archived 23 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine