My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas is a British television special devised by Firecracker Films for Channel 4 as a one-off Christmas Special of the series Big Fat Gypsy Weddings which 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.
The special aired in the UK on Channel 4 on 13 December, 2011. It is an hour long.
My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas aired for the first time in South Africa on DStv's BBC Entertainment channel on Monday 24 December 2012, at 20h00.
Synopsis
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.
Filmed in 2010, the programme follows a mass-Yuletide First Communion ceremony.
It also follows some of the unique traveller preparations that go on in the run up to Christmas, and spends Christmas Day itself with Paddy and Roseanne at their home on a traveller site in Salford.
This warm and joy-filled film offers a window into the close-knit and fiercely private community. It explores some of the age-old traveller traditions - and some of the newer ones too.
Seasons
Season 1 (5 episodes)
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 17 Nov 2011 | Finale: 15 Dec 2011 | Thursdays, 21h00
Channel: BBC Lifestyle | Premiere: 13 May 2012 | Finale: 10 Jun 2012 | Sundays, 18h00
Season 2 (7 episodes)
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 6 Aug 2012 | Finale: 17 Sep 2012 | Mondays, 20h00
Channel: BBC Lifestyle | Premiere: 16 Sep 2012 | Finale: 28 Oct 2012 | Sundays, 18h00
My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas (1 episode)
Channel: BBC Entertainment | Premiere: 24 Dec 2012 | Monday, 20h00