Here Come the Gypsies!
Documentary series revealing the hidden world of Gypsy and Traveller communities, delving into their unique traditions and codes to understand how this community continues to thrive.
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Documentary
Documentary series revealing the hidden world of Gypsy and Traveller communities, delving into their unique traditions and codes to understand how this community continues to thrive.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
45 mins
In South Wales, horse dealer Jim 'Beb' Price puts on his first Horse Drive, a communal ride which acts as pub crawl and horse sale. In Surrey, MMA fighter Tony 'The Rhino' Giles arranges a bare-knuckle fight to settle a dispute.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
45 mins
John clashes with some locals and is accused of trespassing as he tries to find his ideal spot. Romany Gypsy Lee 'the Horse Dentist' plies his trade filing down horses' teeth.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
45 mins
It's the day of the Cooper horse drive, and no-nonsense patriarch Danny won't tolerate trouble. Tony 'The Rhino' Giles wants to discover the next Gypsy boxing champion.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
45 mins
Scrap metal man John finds himself in a tight spot when the falling price of scrap leaves him short of cash to buy a special gift for his baby daughter.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
45 mins
Beb is on a midnight rabbit hunt to stock the larder. Percy and his family are living in a wagon on a roundabout selling handmade wreaths. Lavinia puts her two-year-old daughter Valentina in her best dress and jewellery for a photo shoot.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
45 mins
In Dorset, Marie and her brother Leon honour their deceased parents with an ancient and secretive ritual. In Redditch, Percy and his daughter set out with their hunting hawks to catch food for the family. Diamond Jackson plans his funeral.