Gypsy Girls Start Earning Money | Thelma's Gypsy Girls Ep 5

Legendary Dressmaker Thelma Madine has taken on some Gypsy trainees...

Known for creating some of the most elaborate outfits ever (as seen in Big Fat Gypsy Weddings), Thelma is expanding and to give something back to the community that has made her name, she is taking on inexperienced trainee Gypsy and Traveller girls as apprentice dress makers.

In Episode 5:

After pulling the course back from the brink of collapse Thelma now decides that the girls have to start showing her that they can be trusted. With only 5 weeks left of the course and real jobs on offer, the girls have to start proving their worth.

Thelma gives four girls, Shannon, Kathleen, Vicky and Megan the huge opportunity to work on their first wedding dress for a client but two of the girls squander their chance to impress Thelma and are suspended from the course for dangerous behaviour...

17 year old Irish traveller Margaret and 17 English traveller Lilyanne make the big mistake of breaking one of Thelma’s golden rules which results in Thelma losing the sale of a very expensive dress. The girls are sent home without pay but Lilyanne is adamant she’s been mistreated and her mother goes on the war path to the factory to confront up to Thelma.

And after the dramas and tantrums calm down, the girls are given a chance to impress Thelma with their entrepreneurial skills when they are given their own stall to run at the gypsy and traveller Stowe Fair. What could go wrong?

00:00 - 1 month to go
01:40 - four girls, one dress...
04:08 - Lilyann's future
05:28 - a BIG mistake
07:35 - disciplining the girls
08:34 - Lilyann's mum arrives
11:15 - someone snitched!
11:31 - The customer's wedding dress
12:48 - we need to talk about Vicky
14:14 - the star pupils...
15:30 - what happens in the taxi stays in the taxi
16:48 - Margaret and Lilyann return
17:22 - Having it out with Lilyann
18:23 - one day left on the dress
18:56 - Tony and the Police complaint
20:20 - Thelma explodes
22:39 - a traveller dress, for a traveller
25:14 - the single most important thing
27:27 - About Kathleen
29:34 - Veronica's Wedding
27:27 - About Kathleen
29:34 - Veronica's Wedding
30:24 - First night in a hotel
32:06 - Dressing the bride
34:38 - Thelma's business studies
38:10 - Stow Fair Market
39:04 - How to make money
40:21 - Throwin' chips
41:36 - Business is a boomin

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