Gypsies

Exploring Britain's oldest, most exclusive Gypsy gathering.

Channel 5's top-rating "& Proud" series returns with a one off special.

"Welcome to Gypsy Land!" Writer Damian Le Bas invites us to join him as he explores a pivotal decade in the lives of Romany people. In the 1960s many were forced to abandon their nomadic way of life for a more settled existence.

Explores Britain's oldest and most exclusive Gypsy gathering, the Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria, which is attended by more than 10,000 travellers. The programme explores how new police restrictions are impacting on the festival's traditions, as well as the disruption caused by torrential rain, including a nearby river rising to a dangerous level. Plus, local business owners share their thoughts on the event. While some stand to make a profit from the visitors, others find the size of the fair overwhelming.

Far from the stereotype of uncivilized nomads, the Gypsies are a vibrant community whose way of life influenced high fashion and art and gave the world artists like Chaplin and Picasso.

Fake fortune teller Professor Bird and his assistant Sparrow are in a Mexican resort near a gambling casino. Sparrow has fallen for Anita, an American girl who has lived with gypsies since she was four. But the gypsy leader Julius also wants her, and is willing to get her at any cost. Also at the casino are Miss Furst and her niece Ruth, who loves aviator Billy, but Miss Furst wants her to marry the Baron. But the Baron is only after Ruth's money. Miss Furst is very interested in contacting her late husband and hires Bird, especially after he helped her getting back her purse that was stolen by Julius.

Siamo nel 1815, il conte Potoski sta lavorando al suo romanzo nell’elegante dimora in cui vive. Maggio 1734, Alfonso di van Worden, giovane ufficiale Vallone al servizio di Re Carlo, ha ricevuto l’ordine di raggiungere il suo reggimento a Napoli nel più breve tempo possibile. Nonostante Lopez, suo fedele servitore, cerchi di dissuaderlo…