A Romany Summer - Preview

In the early 1970's the late Barry Cockcroft made a series of films called "Once in a Lifetime". These programmes were shown on the whole ITV network. One of the more memorable programmes was called "A Romany Summer", which featured a family of Romany Gypsies who travelled and lived on the lanes around York.

The main character in the programme was Sir Montague Smith, better known as Cooker Smith. Cooker allowed the television cameras to come and film him and his family living a life that in to days society beggars belief. This film features many of the aspects of a life that has sadly changed beyond recognition. Join Cooker and his family as they show us a life on the road ad they travel from village to village scraping a living and dealing in horses. Cocker also attends the famous Appleby Horse Fair as we see a fair that has hardly changed in one hundred years. Also on this video, you can see another film produced by Barry Cockroft called "A Family Affair". This films shows the gypsies at the popular Lee Gap Fair.

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• Gypsy
• Gypsies
• Romany

[garrygold123]

stop talking like a dinlo,she is a proper needy,not like most of the wanabees today

[RUBY17ification]

No mot no petrol NO INSURANCE.......A Very WISE Woman......

[MrPoacher57]

i met cocker many years ago good horse man ..r.i.p

[stiglaa]

Loved her comment about having a car......no she wants her horses. Lol, I will now think of her when I am putting my horse between the shafts, and know I am following a wise woman!.

[woodcuttersgypsy]

Good little preview. Would love to see more. The link at the bottom is broken or I'd have bought the whole dvd.

[steve57ish]

i new this lady yes i mean a lady i also new cocker well respacted man good honest family..i was a young man then

[BlainePistolle]

any other Rumnys rokker ke jin? ke huckapin gorjas kekka rokker, te mandi diks ke difference. we do look white, sometimes, but arent assimilated and arent too far away from our roots.