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It's a mile-and-a-half long and attracts 30 million visitors a year, who spend £5 billion. It's the street that never sleeps. The rogue rickshaw drivers of Oxford Street - the police crack down on the unlicensed opportunists flouting highway rules and taking advantage of visitors. There's a grand opening for Danish chain Tiger's flagship Oxford Street store - but will it be a success? An Oxford Street shopper has taken a nasty fall on a tube escalator and is badly injured. British Transport Police paramedics are forced to take drastic action to help her. We also meet the dedicated Thames Water team that keeps Oxford Street's sewers flowing. There's some Victorian equipment that needs their attention - if they can get past the rats.
There's been a bag snatch in a department store, but not just any bag snatch. The bag's worth £35,000 and there's over £100,000 of cash in it. The specialist police team go the extra mile to get it back. Rush hour leaves blood on the tracks at Britain's busiest station, Oxford Circus. The Thistle hotel is expecting a delegation from Finland, but they've lost their Finnish flag. Can they find it in time? And one girl doesn't know it, but she's about to be asked for her hand in marriage. And it's not just any old proposal - there's a choir, musicians, dancers, a groom with a guitar and half a dozen hidden cameras. But will she say yes?
The specialist undercover police team take action on pickpockets and discover something that turns everything they know about pickpocketing upside down. An emotional Spanish tourist has lost her boyfriend on the London Underground. Can staff help reunite them? There's a designer makeover and a catwalk fashion show for an ordinary member of the public. Pride comes to Oxford Street, but the crowds of spectators that come with it threaten to overwhelm it. Can the stewards avert an incident?
Two teenage shoplifters have been caught in an Oxford Street store. We follow the police as they have to make the call every parent dreads. There's a new store opening on Oxford Street, but will star cricketer Freddie Flintoff turn up to open it? And will the publicity photos make it to the papers on time? There's an injured woman and an intruder on the tracks for tube staff to deal with. Meet the team using an Oxford Street rooftop to make urban honey. And the Gumball Rally hits the West End, but can staff get all the cars there in time?
Police instinct brings a lucky break as the anti-theft team crack down on pickpockets. The paparazzi and celebrities are out in force for a charity launch. A tourist takes a nasty fall at the tube. Police and tube staff set about getting her patched up and on her way. And there are not one but two new restaurants opening at John Lewis. But will restaurant staff master their new hi-tech equipment in time for the opening? And, meet the Hare Krishnas, dedicated to bringing a little bit of spirituality to the world's most famous shopping street.
Pop superstar Nicole Scherzinger is coming to HMV. Can shop security cope with the crowds? We meet Chester, a homeless man who has set up home on Oxford Street. The police intend to arrest him, but when they do he's far from happy. When passenger numbers at Oxford Circus get too high, staff have to close the station. It's called manning the gates and we see how staff go about it. There are vermin on the loose above and below ground. We follow rat catcher Gary as he cracks down on rodents, while harris hawk Hope takes on feral pigeons. And, night in the department store: the staff at John Lewis complete their nightly restock.
Homeless Romanians have taken over a key underpass. Oxford Street police are given new powers to move them on. But will they go quietly? Christmas comes early as a specialist team sets about getting the street's lights up. But all doesn't go to plan. There's a major new fashion launch for a landmark Oxford Street store. Time's running out for the team tasked with reupholstering a top nightclub's seats. The black cabs of Oxford Street do their bit for UK tourism.
Things turn ugly when the Oxford Street security team deal with a disgruntled customer who is convinced she is right. John Lewis have a mountain to climb if they want to unveil their Christmas lights. Police are called when a passenger squabble at Britain's busiest station threatens to overwhelm the platforms. An experiment with live cooking threatens to go horribly wrong at an Oxford Street hotel. The buskers of Oxford Street are looking for their big break. Has one of them just found it?
The British Transport Police deal with an injured passenger and two disgruntled tourists. Is this the toughest commute in Britain? Abdi runs 13 miles a day to work on Oxford Street, but will it help him realise his dream of making the British marathon team? The clean team deal with tonnes of rubbish and the general public as they get to grips with a busy Friday night. Can a team of Irish miners stop a £1 billion London Underground project hitting the buffers? Dan and Dunya are celebrating their first anniversary by going down an Oxford Street sewer in search of a fatberg.
It's the biggest day in the street's calendar: the Christmas lights switch-on. Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has been booked to push the button, but before she gets near it, a specialist team have got to make sure everything's in place for the big moment. The Metropolitan Police pickpocket team have an eventful weekend. There's a key job for the team building Crossrail, a brand new underground railway running underneath Oxford Street. We meet the personal shopper helping the Great British public dress better. A light has gone out at a landmark Oxford Street building. The problem is, it's 400 feet above the ground.
The battle of Oxford Street - police officer Andy Pescott wages war against the unlicensed pedicab drivers flouting the rules. Department store Debenhams gets ready for its first ever live in-store pop performance from soul singer Rebecca Ferguson. Scaffolders fight the elements 400 feet up as the street's tallest building, Centre Point, undergoes a renovation. And it's Top Gear at a car park as one of the street's hidden multi-storeys gets ready for a celebrity opening.
Skimming devices on cash machines are affecting high streets up and down the country; this episode follows the dedicated Oxford Street police team as they hunt down the gangs responsible. Elsewhere, Simon Cowell is visiting an Oxford Street theatre; can celebrity photographer Andy Barnes get himself a picture? Plus the state-of-the-art robot building London's newest tube tunnels, and a big Welsh surprise for customers in the food hall at John Lewis on St David's Day.
The undercover police team crack down on distraction thieves trying a new trick - a shoulder roll. At Debenhams, a French make-up line launches, with live body painting in the shop's windows. Plus the response team tasked with keeping London's buses on the road, and a look at Oxford Street from above with a specialist aerial photographer.
This episode looks at the cunning tactics used by shoplifters, joining the undercover police team as they catch them in the act. Burns Night comes to John Lewis, with a piped parade planned for the store. And the Lord of the Dance comes to Oxford Street as the Dominion Theatre gets ready for the opening of the latest West End blockbuster.
Oxford Street's undercover police team try and stamp out the cup and ball gaming scam taking tourists for a ride. Elsewhere, it's opening day for a new tube station at the east end of the street, and there's an Olympic champion in town for a bike race with a difference.
Some have just arrived, some want to go home - Oxford Street's police team deal with rough sleepers at Marble Arch. Staff at an Italian restaurant prepare for a visit from Hollywood legend Al Pacino. Can celebrity photographer Andy Barnes net himself an exclusive? John Lewis gets ready for the biggest announcement of the year, live in store. And a trainee guide dog is on the street to take on his biggest challenge yet.
Oxford Street comes to a standstill as protesting cabbies take to the road. The team are with police and transport control as they try to keep the street, and its buses, moving. Cosmetic chain Lush prepare for the opening of their biggest ever store, with a little help from a rock superstar. A secret shopper searches for fake handbags. And the rooftop photographer who is on the hunt for a perfect sunrise.
Squatters have taken over a building in protest at an Oxford Street development. The developers want them gone, but the squatters are determined not to go quietly. Celebrity chef Michel Roux Jr is in Debenhams for a live cookery demonstration - but there is a problem with the oven. There is a passenger taken ill at the UK's busiest underground station. And a local gallery is bringing in a work of art too big to get through the door. Time for plan B - close the street and bring in a crane.
The undercover Oxford Street police team take on table-surfers: distraction criminals targeting bars and restaurants. It's all change down under as the tube trials the closure of the ticket office at Oxford Circus - how will staff cope with being out on the station floor? Michelle Keegan is coming to House of Fraser - can celebrity photographer Andy Barnes get a snap? And it's the biggest day of the year for Oxford Street shops - the Boxing Day sales.
An Oxford Street policeman has a shift to remember as he takes on dangerous cars, drunks and rooftop intruders. Gardening on the fifth floor - we meet the team responsible for John Lewis's new rooftop garden. A look into the secret world of bicycle couriers. And welcome to Crossrail - the giant new railway being built under Oxford Street.
Rogue rickshaw drivers on Oxfors Street - PC Andy Pescott takes errant pedicab riders to court in an attempt to stop their rule-bending. Can he convince a judge to set a legal precedent? Builders teeter on the edge of a 10m hole as they construct a major new building. A group of students are invited to design a new shop window for a competition for a major UK fashion chain, but there can only be one winner. Plus behind the scenes with bus and tube drivers as they face their daily challenges.
There's anarchy in the bus queue as a tube strike brings chaos to Oxford Street. Police, the street's security team and welcome ambassadors battle to get people home safely. John Lewis is overhauling the homeware department. A Cornish furniture maker is tasked with designing a room on the new floor. With the press launch imminent, nerves are kicking in. London's Ice Bar gets a refit, which means Swedish ice experts importing a truckload of Scandinavian ice to carve on site. Plus where there's muck there's bronze. A team of bronze restorers are tasked with keeping art deco shop window frames up to scratch, but time is running out if they're to finish their job before the shops open.
The police are on the hunt for a shoplifter they believe is responsible for tens of thousands of pounds worth of theft from an Oxford Street store. There's a new toy shop opening - if they can overcome language problems, an overrunning lift installation and two large dragons. Overcrowding on the tube reaches epic proportions at the UK's busiest railway station. Plus not just a load of old rubbish - the programme follows the journey of Oxford Street's waste from the bin bag to the recycling centre.
On the trail of pickpockets - police arrest a woman they believe is using a disguise to help her avoid getting caught. A new flagship trainer store is opening, if they can get the escalators working, the trainer lift running and pick a winner from a competition to find a face for the new shop. A plumber kicks up a stink when he finds a beauty PR agency's drains are blocked. Plus there's a wedding proposal afoot on a double-decker bus, if the groom can overcome his nerves.
The police work in Soho, helping to tackle the area's drugs problem. It is the Rugby World Cup and the Australian team are visiting Oxford Street for a shirt signing session in a sports store. The programme follows sewer flushers Gary and Tim as they try and tackle the fat build-up in the drains. And a guerrilla photoshoot taking place on the busiest shopping street in Europe turns Oxford Street into a catwalk.
Observational documentary series following the people who keep Oxford Street running. The police work in Soho, helping to tackle the problem of drug dealers conning pub and club-goers. Plainclothes police officers take the criminals down. There is a celebrity London Fashion Week photoshoot at a leading department store and photographer Andy Barnes is on the hunt for some exclusive pictures. The programme meets the staff of Oxford Circus tube station as they deal with the everyday challenges of working in Britain's busiest railway station. And a New Delhi entrepreneur has chosen Oxford Street to stage her unique Indian-themed fair - but can she get the public in to take a look?
Plain-clothes police officers on patrol run into an argument outside a shop. But when they try to find out what is going on, they encounter a surprise. It is Carry on Oxford Street as Barbara Windsor gets a new suit to front the Poppy Day Appeal. Celebrity-snapper Andy Barnes is at the photoshoot launch to capture it in all its glory. The programme meets the workers from across the UK helping to build a new railway deep under Oxford Street. And supercars hit Europe's busiest shopping street.
Christmas comes to Oxford Street as tens of thousands of people arrive to watch the festive lights being switched on. The programme follows the behind-the-scenes team making sure everything lights up as it should. Plain-clothes police officers on patrol have to deal with all manner of problems, from illegal immigrants to teenage shoplifters. There is a rumble underground as part of a famous public artwork is removed on the tube - will it see the light of day again? And Oxford Street in bloom - there is a look at the men who keep the area's floral displays fed and watered.
Plain-clothes police officers on patrol in the West End uncover what they believe to be a phone scam. An underwear designer wants to get samples of her new collection ready for a meeting with a major Oxford Street department store - but on a visit to the factory in Wales, all does not go to plan. There are an estimated 3,000 restaurants within a kilometre of Oxford Street, but how do they keep ahead of the competition? The programme takes a look at how they source some of the most sought-after ingredients in the world. The only charity shop in the Oxford Street area is trialling a new scheme to improve its stock. Plus, a look at the police licensing team as they crack down on unruly pubs and clubs.
This episode is on the road and deep underground with Transport for London's ticket inspectors as they battle fare dodgers and deal with verbal abuse and a host of grumpy passengers. It is opening night for Elf the Musical at the Dominion Theatre, but how will staff cope when the reindeer and sleigh that have been hired for a publicity event run into an anti-capitalism riot? Mounted police make their way down the street. Plus, a look at a coffee shop doing its bit to help keep rough sleepers fed.
