The Town the Gypsies Took Over - Channel 5
From the creators of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings comes unprecedented access to the world-famous Appleby Horse Fair – the biggest gypsy fair in Europe.
From the creators of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings comes unprecedented access to the world-famous Appleby Horse Fair – the biggest gypsy fair in Europe.
Over
10,000 Gypsies and Travellers, thousands of caravans, several hundred
horse-drawn vehicles descend upon the sleepy town of Appleby in Cumbria every
year. The fair has been going for over 500 years. This celebration of
travelling culture draws thousands of tourists and creates challenges and
conflicts for local residents and business, the police and other authorities. With
unprecedented 360 degree access this feature documentary captures all those
cultural clashes .
The
Town The Gypsies Took Over was
the highest rating Channel 5 documentary of the year to date when it broadcast,
and beat the Channel 5 slot average by more than 50% with a consolidated
audience of 1.9m, holding viewers for the full 90 minute duration.
