Britain's latest craze is the new Channel 4 TV show 'My Big Fat Stoke Wedding'! The show has attracted a huge fanbase for lifting the lid on the normally secretive world of weddings in the Stoke community.
The programme features the often bizarre Stoke weddings, which feature extravant dresses and behaviour some people view as strange.
The show has come under fire from critics as it shows children pole dancing, men grabbing women and people drinking themselves into a stupour.
Some Stokies have also criticised the programme. "It doesn't take much to bolster crude stereotypes about Stoke," says local Tory peer Lord Hankey. "The accent on bollocks like frills and flouncing is a missed opportunity to show contemporary Stoke culture as it really is," he adds.
Channel 4 has defended the programme. "The series is an observational documentary and is a fair and accurate reflection of what the programme makers experienced during filming in Stoke," a spokesman for the broadcasters said. "The programme clearly states that Stokies are complex, with many different customs, and the programme makers have taken great pains to ensure that Stokies are represented fairly. All the themes featured are backed up by first person accounts from within Stoke."
The programme features the often bizarre Stoke weddings, which feature extravant dresses and behaviour some people view as strange.
The show has come under fire from critics as it shows children pole dancing, men grabbing women and people drinking themselves into a stupour.
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| A typical Stoke wedding |
Some Stokies have also criticised the programme. "It doesn't take much to bolster crude stereotypes about Stoke," says local Tory peer Lord Hankey. "The accent on bollocks like frills and flouncing is a missed opportunity to show contemporary Stoke culture as it really is," he adds.
Channel 4 has defended the programme. "The series is an observational documentary and is a fair and accurate reflection of what the programme makers experienced during filming in Stoke," a spokesman for the broadcasters said. "The programme clearly states that Stokies are complex, with many different customs, and the programme makers have taken great pains to ensure that Stokies are represented fairly. All the themes featured are backed up by first person accounts from within Stoke."
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