Thelma's Gypsy Girls (2012)
Dressmaker Thelma Madine, from Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, has a reputation for creating incredible wedding dresses for gypsies and travellers, and has worked closely with the community for over 15 years. But now Thelma's decided she wants to give something back to the people who put her on the map. With business booming, Thelma needs to expand to keep up with demand. So she's taking on a group of inexperienced gypsy and traveller girls as trainees. But with no prior work experience, can these young girls really learn to make such intricate dresses in just six months?
Cast: Thelma Madine
Episode 2
Thelma's girls start their course in dressmaking. The first day at the factory is the first day's paid work most of the girls have ever done. The trainees find it hard to understand the general rules of a professional work place. Irish traveller Margaret finds it hard to deal with authority and clashes with fellow trainee Bridget. Shannon, the youngest of the group, ends up being suspended from the course after Thelma described the thing that she has done as pure evil.
Episode 1
Thelma wants to expand her business to keep up with demand. In aneffort to give something give back to the community that helped make her name, she is hiring a group of gypsy and traveller girls as trainees.