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Channel 4 plan gypsy funeral sequel to Big Fat Gypsy Weddings?

Hit show's sequel will be more morbid

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Channel 4's hit series Big Fat Gypsy Weddings concluded last night, but it hopefully won't be long before we see it again - and with a twist.

'If something's a hit then you need to make a sequel as soon as possible,' says an insider.

'But they can't do weddings again so they need a new topic.

'And what better than funerals?'

More than 8 million people tuned in to watch the reality show, which documented the lives of a specific group of travellers across its 5 episodes. 

'In the past, gypsies have built enormous resting places for the deceased that resemble bedrooms so it looks like the person is sleeping in bed,' the source tells the Daily Star.

'They have huge floral tributes in all shapes, massive tombstones and hundreds gather to say their goodbyes.'

Many gypsies - especially Romany gypsies - have complained that the show's community of travellers are not at all representative of their culture.

A Channel 4 spokesman said it was 'still early days' to confirm a sequel.

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