Seven Dwarves

8:30pm – Wednesday, January 2 on ABC2

Seven Dwarves returns to our screens one year on. The housemates are back together for Max and Karen’s wedding and we find out what they’ve been doing since they lived together.

We learn about Jamie John’s drag act and Craig’s Hollywood movie, while Ryan and Laura have some good news of their own. Meanwhile, wedding plans are not running smoothly. Max is feeling the fear of both the lifetime commitment he’s making and the impending stag day parachute jump he’s planned, leaving Karen struggling with the ceremony arrangements and her specially-made dress.

The film charts the ups and downs of their stormy relationship in intimate detail as the wedding day approaches, with Max losing sleep and Karen turning into Bridezilla as the pressure mounts.

The cameras capture the emotions and excitement on the day itself; can Max and Karen pull off the wedding of the year? With their tempestuous relationship pushed to the limit will they even make it down the aisle?

9:30pm – Wednesday, May 16 on ABC2

Ryan, 26, is the final of the seven dwarves to tell his story. Of the group housed together in Woking for the Christmas pantomime season, he is the shyest and quietest.

He works in marketing for an international perfume company and met the other dwarves when they appeared in Harry Potter.

This is his first pantomime and he is nervous as he finds acting on stage a daunting prospect.

Ryan finds spending time with the other dwarves boosts his confidence and they are very welcoming to his love interest, Amy, whom he met while being a drummer in a rock band.

9:30pm – Wednesday, May 9 on ABC2

Craig who plays ‘Prof’ the most senior role in the Snow White pantomime, is 26 and has made a career in the entertainment industry, taking on film and advertising roles as well as pantomimes.

He has Moore Federman Syndrome, a very rare condition which gives him the proportions of a seven-year-old boy. Despite doctors’ warnings that he may soon end up in a wheelchair, Craig lives to the limit, refusing to let the taunts of passers-by or the physical pain stop him enjoying his life.

In the final weeks of the pantomime run, the seven dwarves have grown closer as a unit and are seen sticking firmly together out in Woking, Surrey, united against unwelcome drunken attention.

9:30pm – Wednesday, May 2 on ABC2

At 20, Laura has already crammed more into her life than most people do in a lifetime.

As a child, she swam for her country at Disability Sport England and Dwarf Olympics, winning numerous gold medals.

Laura travels the world performing, but she returns every year to take part in pantomime. This year she is performing with best friends Josh and Jamie and she is also celebrating her 21st birthday during the pantomime run.

Jamie will be helping organise the party and transforming into his drag persona, Miss DQ to act as compere on the night.

As everyone in the house prepares for Laura’s birthday, Max and Karen are discovering that living together puts pressure on a relationship.

Things come to a head at the party when Max spends too much time dancing with another girl.

9:30pm – Wednesday, April 18 on ABC2

Jamie John is the third of the seven dwarves living in a shared house for the Christmas pantomime season.

Jamie is Britain’s only dwarf drag queen and yearns for the day when his alter ego, Miss DQ, will be famous.

By day, Jamie, 22, hosts bingo, bowls and quizzes for guests at a resort near Great Yarmouth. By night this self-confessed born performer dons a wig, sequinned dress and high heels to embody his creation.

Christmas is a difficult time for Jamie as he misses his father who died five years ago during panto rehearsals with him.

Nevertheless, he puts up decorations with gusto and tucks into a hearty Christmas dinner with Craig, Laura and her friend Claire.

9:30pm – Wednesday, April 25 on ABC2

Karen is known as the ‘fake dwarf”, because she is technically not one.

She does not have achondraplasia – the most common form of dwarfism. Karen just stopped growing, so she is about the size of an eight year old, in perfect proportion.

At 43, she is the oldest of the group in the pantomime. She is a single mother of two daughters aged 17 and 10, neither of whom are small.

Karen and Max have known each other for about 10 years, having met at various auditions, but they have been in a relationship for a few months. They are keeping things casual, choosing separate bedrooms and concentrating on just having fun.

A bubbly, outgoing person, who loves to meet people, Karen enjoys her life as a ‘little person’ and all the varied entertainment appearances and roles that come her way.

But a few weeks into the pantomime, Karen suffers a sudden terrible loss that shocks the house and brings the two closer together than ever before.

9:30pm – Wednesday, April 11 on ABC2

Seven little people with big personalities living together for eight weeks while they star as the dwarves in a Christmas pantomime, reveal their true selves away from the stage.

Josh Bennett, who plays Sniffly in the show, is the youngest of the seven, but is a veteran of the pantomime. He has been appearing in Snow White since he was 13.

He is about to turn 20 and plans are afoot for a birthday party at the house he is sharing with the six other dwarves.

Josh is the third generation of an acting dynasty. Both his mother and grandfather are dwarves and have starred as Ewoks in Return of the Jedi. They run a dwarf-hiring business through which Josh has been employed for gigs like hens’ dos and stag parties.

9:30pm – Wednesday, April 4 on ABC2

Seven British dwarves speak frankly about being small in a big world.

Professional actors employed every year for the Christmas pantomime season to appear in Snow White, the dwarves are sharing a house for the duration.

The film follows them through their personal and professional life as they rehearse, perform and live together. It breaks down stereotypes and preconceptions to show intelligent, honest and humorous people, facing life’s challenges head on.

It begins with Max, 31, who is the size of an average eight year old. Being in the pantomime every year means he leaves his telemarketing job, family and friends for eight weeks.

It’s a chance to make some extra money and pursue his dream of being a full-time actor.