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• Big Fat Gypsy Weddings - Series 1 and 2 Box Set | DVD | (07/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  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. The first film in the new series follows 16-year-old Sammy Jo as she takes part in a traveller-only beauty pageant. Four cousins compete to have the most memorable outfit at their first Holy Communion, as they try and look their best 'for God'. The show explores the now infamous 'gypsy look' - the motivations behind it and the time, effort and money it takes to get it right.

• Big Fat Gypsy Weddings | DVD | (18/04/2011) from £4.16   |  Saving you £15.83 (380.53%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Big Fat Gypsy Weddings paints a portrait of the secretive extravagant and surprising world of gypsies and travellers in Britain today. The series uses the extraordinary rite-of-passage celebrations and events - including weddings communions and christenings - to offer a window into the world of the gypsy and traveller community. Each episode stands alone offering insight into attitudes toward gender roles and education the customs of courtship and their relationship with 'gaugers' (non-travellers). Through the experiences of the unforgettable cast of characters the series will explore the remarkable rituals traditions and beliefs held by this minority group to tell the story of 21st century gypsy and traveller life in Britain. Warm intelligent engrossing and funny and with a strong series identity Big Fat Gypsy Weddings tells intimate stories on an epic scale laying bare an exotic unseen Britain that exists right on our doorstep.