0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the most famous shopping street in the world, in the heart
0:00:04 > 0:00:07of Britain's capital city.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12A mile and a half long, with 30 million visitors each year.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14With some of the world's most famous shops...
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- CHEERING ..biggest stars...- Kate Moss!
0:00:17 > 0:00:19..and busiest stations...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Sorry, guys, stand back for me.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24..what does it take to keep it running 24 hours a day...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27It's the busiest street in the world so it needs constant attention.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- ..seven days a week...- Oi! Clear off!
0:00:30 > 0:00:33You're going to be arrested on suspicion of attempted theft.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Are you ready, London?!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38A street that never sleeps.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41This sort of thing wouldn't happen anywhere else.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Oxford Street.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51Coming up, the Oxford Street police team take on skankers...
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Got a runner, got a runner! IC3 male!
0:00:53 > 0:00:56..fake drug dealers with a reputation for robbery.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00You are under arrest for offering to supply drugs.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03What does it take to work at Britain's busiest railway station?
0:01:03 > 0:01:08Love it. Busiest station. Something different happening every day.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13Photographer Andy Barnes is sniffing out celebs at a department store.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14Lovely.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23The task of keeping Oxford Street safe falls to its police team,
0:01:23 > 0:01:25known as ORB.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30And tonight, their plainclothes officers have joined Operation Bobcat,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33a special team tasked with cracking down on crime
0:01:33 > 0:01:35on Oxford Street and in neighbouring Soho.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41This area of tightly packed streets and lanes is a key part
0:01:41 > 0:01:45of the capital's night-time economy, and a popular party destination.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49For Sgt Gary Skinner and his eight-man team,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52it promises to be a busy night.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Operation Bobcat has been created primarily to reduce
0:01:54 > 0:01:56the amount of robberies.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Tonight, they're looking for telltale signs of robbers
0:01:59 > 0:02:03and drug dealers, small groups of men lurking in anyways, trying to
0:02:03 > 0:02:07attract the attention of passers-by that have had a few drinks.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Just about to walk down this little alleyway, this known is for robberies.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14And it is not long before Sgt Skinner spots two men acting suspiciously.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19Any Bobcat officers in Wardour Street, near Bourchier Street, the little alleyway?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22The men are having discussions in a nearby courtyard. Having been
0:02:22 > 0:02:25noticed, Sgt Skinner decides to move in for a chat.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Hello, mate, how are you doing? Both of you stay here.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Just stay there.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Got a runner, got a runner! IC3 male,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37dark blue puffer jacket. Five foot ten tall.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Running up towards Greek Street. Left, left, left into Greek Street.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Other officers to assist.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Yeah, stop him!
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Got him detained, one detained.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Carlisle Street.- Yeah.- Why the hell did you run? Hey, why did you run?!
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Hey?!
0:02:54 > 0:02:55Why did you run?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57I am Sgt Skinner.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Sgt Skinner suspects the man might be a drug dealer.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03I'm going to search you under section 23, Misuse Of Drugs Act.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Yes, do you understand?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- Before we start getting into it, have you got anything on you?- No. - No?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- What's this?- Paracetamol. - Paracetamol. What, you got a cold?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Yeah, for a headache. - Have you really?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19The paracetamol is the only thing the man has on him,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22but Sgt Skinner thinks it is still significant.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25He thinks the man is a skanker.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31What skanking is, is the criminal offers people drugs.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34But what he will normally have is crushed up paracetamol or
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Lemsip in the guise of drugs.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41The victim will pay 40, £50 for this stuff,
0:03:41 > 0:03:43think they're getting drugs, go to wherever it is
0:03:43 > 0:03:48they're going to take these drugs and find out they have been conned. Skanking is a con.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Skanking is a problem that's on the rise in nightlife
0:03:51 > 0:03:53areas across the UK.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57The police's main concern is the more serious crimes that come with it.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00The harsh reality of it is that 93% of the people we've
0:04:00 > 0:04:05arrested, mainly for offering to supply drugs, are known for robbery.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07And once they lure the victim in,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09once they get into the dark alleyway and
0:04:09 > 0:04:12they find that their victim has got an amount of money on them,
0:04:12 > 0:04:16the temptation for them to rob them is, a lot of the time, too great.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Skanking is a massive problem.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21To offer to supply drugs is an offence. Even if you haven't got any drugs on you.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23The man admits to having been stopped by the police
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- once before for smoking cannabis. - What happened then?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- I got a fine and tag. - You got a tag?!
0:04:30 > 0:04:34You've done a bit more than cannabis. We don't get those tags out easy.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36You have to earn those tags. Yeah?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46A search on the Police National Computer reveals a bit more than that.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50The man is wanted by Bedfordshire Police for breaching a curfew,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53having tampered with his court-ordered ankle tag.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Gary has now got all the evidence he needs to make an arrest.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Because you made us all go for a run,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I'm arresting you for wilfully obstructing police.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03When the police officer grabbed you and you ran away in your slippery coat.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07You made us all go for a run as well. That's obstructing police, all right?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11The team head back to Charing Cross Police Station to book the man in.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14He's going to be dealt with for the offence that I arrested him
0:05:14 > 0:05:16for, which was obstructing police.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Then he's going to be picked up by Bedfordshire Police to
0:05:18 > 0:05:21appear at Bedfordshire Magistrate's Court tomorrow
0:05:21 > 0:05:23morning for breach of a court order.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27The man is locked up and separated from his headache pills.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32They all seem to have colds. There's a lot of colds flying around amongst these type of people.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- Later, things threaten to get ugly... - Relax, relax!
0:05:38 > 0:05:42..as Sgt Skinner and his team continue their battle with the skankers.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Take it easy.- I'm taking it easy. You take it easy!
0:05:53 > 0:05:56There are nearly 3,000 railway stations in the UK,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59and the busiest of all of them is in the middle of Oxford Street.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Oxford Circus Tube station.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Here, three Tube lines converge, and 100 million passengers a year
0:06:07 > 0:06:09use the station.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13It gets so busy, people are regularly queueing in their thousands to
0:06:13 > 0:06:15get in.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21But what does it take to work at a station like this?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24It's no surprise staff here are renowned for having
0:06:24 > 0:06:29some of the biggest personalities and coolest heads on the network.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32People like Greg Cousins.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Love it. Busy station.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39Something different happening every day. Yeah, it is a good buzz.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43I'm kind of known on the station anyway by a lot of the customers.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48You know, the way I look, etc.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51You're exactly what I aspire to be.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54That was my photo for the interview.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I might not have got the job if I was like this.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01While Greg keeps an eye on the ticket hall, down on the platforms,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04things are getting busy for Matthew.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07It's just where you start to get a feel how busy the platform can get.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10At the moment, the team are on high alert.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13In about the last ten or 15 minutes, we had quite a close call,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15we believe, with one of the customers.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19The lady's basically approached one of the guys on the gate line
0:07:19 > 0:07:21and asked when the next train was due.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24She also asked how fast the trains come in, which is
0:07:24 > 0:07:27when obviously you do start questioning what her motives were.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30We believe she was going to jump. She came down to the platform,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33and we managed to bring her straight back upstairs. We tried to detain her,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35but she managed to take off down Regent Street.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38It means all staff must look out in case she returns.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42- See you in a bit.- See you in a bit.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46We've got a couple of BT people patrolling the Central Line platform.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48We all have a description of the girl as well,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50so it'll be all hands on deck, really.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56On the Central Line, trainee Alex is shadowing Kola Ayanwale for the evening
0:07:56 > 0:07:59to learn the ropes.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02I have lost my apprentice. He's left me.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Oh, there he is.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05He's hoping to qualify for a permanent position,
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- and his performance is being closely monitored.- This is Oxford Circus.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12You are on the eastbound Central Line platform.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Oxford Circus is certainly a different kettle of fish, really.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18It is a whole other level of busy.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21If you can do it better than I can, all good. If not...
0:08:21 > 0:08:24When you learn stuff, it is not just about sitting down and saying,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27"Right, I've learnt this." You have to put it into practice.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29For your own safety, please stand behind the yellow line
0:08:29 > 0:08:33and use the full length of the platform, using all available space.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I would like him to come just a little bit forward.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I don't want him to stand too far behind that yellow line
0:08:39 > 0:08:43because I might get worried he's going to fall off the platform onto the track, and I don't want that.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- But other than that, no, he is pretty good. - Yeah, I thought that was all right.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Up at the ticket gates is Matthew Mitchelmore.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52He's been working Oxford Circus for over five years,
0:08:52 > 0:08:57despite living with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Asperger's is a different way that the brain deals...
0:09:01 > 0:09:03with information.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10In some cases it can lead to the person having a very strong
0:09:10 > 0:09:13interest. My...my
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Asperger's interest is in transport.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Matthew has used his love of transport to pass a special
0:09:20 > 0:09:24training scheme, and is now a fully fledged customer service assistant.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28I try to be kind and help people if I can.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31He's also obsessed with something else - cleanliness.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35That is a potential trip hazard. I'm just going to move that.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Actually...
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I'm just going to bin it.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52Don't worry, I will wash my hands with antibacterial soap late...
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Very shortly.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Mind the doors, please.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Also, another thing...
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Nine-five to base, over.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06PERSON REPLIES OVER RADIO
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Could we have an Interserve operative to the bullring to
0:10:10 > 0:10:15deal with a build-up of litter at the bottom of exit one, please?
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Down on the platforms,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Matthew is still on the lookout for the woman suspected of trying
0:10:21 > 0:10:24to jump on the tracks, when a different call comes through.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27But one the team also dread.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- MAN SPEAKS OVER THE RADIO - Call for man the gates.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Every customer is going to be held, because of how busy it is about to get down here.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Oxford Circus gets so busy, that it regularly has to
0:10:37 > 0:10:41introduce temporary closures to stop overcrowding on the platforms.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Known as "manning the gates".
0:10:44 > 0:10:48For Matthew Mitchelmore, up by the ticket gates, it's a big deal.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Stop.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53This station...
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Ladies and gentlemen, this station is temporarily
0:11:00 > 0:11:03closed to prevent overcrowding at lower levels.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08It's always frustrating when someone pushes past you,
0:11:08 > 0:11:13and I would very much urge you not to do this.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16I know you need to get your trains,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19but we've closed the station for a reason.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Soon after, things reopen.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry for keeping you outside, you can
0:11:25 > 0:11:27now come into the station.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30It's another difficult situation dealt with by Matthew,
0:11:30 > 0:11:35and shows just how far he's come in the five and a half years he's worked here.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Working here at Oxford Circus has massively helped
0:11:39 > 0:11:41improve my confidence.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Everyone, whether you've got a disability or not, you've got
0:11:45 > 0:11:49fantastic potential. Use it and you'll make yourself proud.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Someone else that's proved themselves tonight is trainee Alex.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56He's doing brilliant.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Aside from the fact that we know he's an apprentice,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02anybody else who sees him will just think he's a member of staff,
0:12:02 > 0:12:03because he copes with it that well.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07And there was no further sign of the woman suspected of wanting to
0:12:07 > 0:12:10jump on the tracks, which means the staff can go home satisfied
0:12:10 > 0:12:14another night has passed safely for the UK's busiest station.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28It's London Fashion Week, and at House of Fraser,
0:12:28 > 0:12:32a famous British couture label is preparing to bring its latest bespoke
0:12:32 > 0:12:35collection to public attention in an Oxford Street first.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Ariella is launching a range of dresses in the department store.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43To get as much publicity for the event as possible,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46they are staging a red-carpet photo call,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49with models and celebrities on the steps of the store.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Achilleas Constantinou is the label's creative director.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56We thought, "Why not do something different?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59"Let's bring it to the consumer."
0:12:59 > 0:13:04It's Alison's job to oversee the event she's been planning for months.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07You need leaflets and you need to be out here now telling people
0:13:07 > 0:13:09what to do. So you need to walk about...
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I need you, first of all, do not disappear again.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15You're all disappearing, I've got nobody here. I need you here, we'll find other people.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- Get the leaflets, come out here. - Right.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21The plan today is for a team of models to wear the dresses on
0:13:21 > 0:13:26the steps of the store, and two celebrity guests are on their way to join them.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Which is what has grabbed the attention of this man,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31celebrity photographer Andy Barnes.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35We've got Sam Faiers and we've got Stephanie Pratt today.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37The Only Way Is Essex's Sam Faiers,
0:13:37 > 0:13:41and Made In Chelsea's Stephanie Pratt are just the ticket for Andy,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44who's been promised exclusive access inside the store.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Hello. Nice to see.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50He's hoping to be the only photographer outside as well.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It would be really good if not many turn up,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55because obviously that will increase my sales.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58The one thing that is really up my sleeve is, I know when the
0:13:58 > 0:14:02celebs are turning up, and I know where they are turning up as well.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03And those shots of them
0:14:03 > 0:14:08arriving are just as valuable as these shots out here.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10In fact, even more so.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13The models have already started strutting their stuff,
0:14:13 > 0:14:17but for both the organisers and Andy, the main challenge is knowing
0:14:17 > 0:14:19when the celebrities will arrive.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Andy's intel is that there is about to be an arrival at the back.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Is that her down there? That's her at the van.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Hi, Sam, how are you doing? Are you all right?- Thank you, yes.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Straight ahead this way.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Can I just get you walking from the car towards me,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41if it's OK? Lovely.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Great. Just one more.- This is just up Andy's street.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49The Only Way Is Essex's Sam Faiers is playing ball,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52and he's the only photographer in sight.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56At the front of the store, a sizeable crowd is beginning to gather.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Other photographers are now at work here, but with his shots of Sam
0:15:00 > 0:15:05arriving already in the bag, Andy is feeling pretty pleased with himself.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Got some really nice pictures of Sam just walking in.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11All the mags, they love those informal type pictures,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14so that's really good, that is. Very pleased, very pleased.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Sam joins the models.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Guys, just all looking straight this way. Oh, oh.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Just moving along a little bit for me. That's it. That's cool.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Sam, straight ahead, darling. Big smiles. Brilliant.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Look at the crowds that we've got. It is fantastic.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33They are really good for the brand. So we are really, really happy.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Things might be going well,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38but there's still no sign of Stephanie Pratt.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Ironically, traffic caused by a Chelsea football match is
0:15:41 > 0:15:44delaying the Made In Chelsea star.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- What about Stephanie, is she coming? - She's getting held by the match, she'll be here shortly.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51We are just trying to work out whether we keep taking photos with Sam,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54or whether we try and dive off and go and
0:15:54 > 0:15:57cover Stephanie Pratt coming along.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Later, the chase is on for Andy and his pictures.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Are you Sam Faiers' car?- No.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14I might need some assistance, just so you're aware of where I am.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Sergeant Gary Skinner and the rest of the Operation Bobcat team
0:16:18 > 0:16:20are in Soho.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23They've already arrested one man they suspect of being a skanker,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26someone trying to sell over-the-counter medicines
0:16:26 > 0:16:28as illegal drugs,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31and more often than not, robbing their victim in the process.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36This suspect tried to flee, but picked the wrong man to outrun.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39I'm not a good runner, I sort of plod through,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42um, but I've done the last 16 New York marathons.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45The skankers have a reputation for aggression
0:16:45 > 0:16:48and Sergeant Skinner knows his men must be on their guard.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52And while on patrol, Gary spots one man acting suspiciously,
0:16:52 > 0:16:55approaching another man outside a restaurant.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57He suspects he's offered him drugs.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00All right, don't be alarmed, don't be alarmed. Sergeant Skinner.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Sure. How are you doing?- Not too bad. How's yourself, you all right?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Yeah, good.- A fella just came up to you. What did he offer you?
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Yeah, well...
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I don't know. A bit of everything, really.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- Did he offer you, what, drugs?- Yeah.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Are you willing to give a statement regarding that, a quick statement? Cos we can nick him, then.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Yeah.- You are? You're a gentleman, sir. Thanks.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19It's all the evidence Gary needs
0:17:19 > 0:17:23and he radios in for his team to make a stop.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25But in the meantime, much to his frustration,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27the suspect has disappeared.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30OK, mate. Give it another five minutes, five, ten minutes
0:17:30 > 0:17:34and if you can't find him, we'll have to just knock it on the head.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38They're still busy looking for the suspect when HE comes to THEM.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40He's with me now. Come here.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Why? - INDISTINCT
0:17:42 > 0:17:43- Really?- Yeah.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Well, you're under arrest.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- I'm a police officer... - No, relax, relax, relax...
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- No, you relax. Put your hands out. Put your hands out.- For what?
0:17:50 > 0:17:54I'm arresting you on suspicion of offering to supply controlled drugs.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence If you do not mention
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- when questioned, something... - I'm not forcing you nothing...
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Anything you do say you may be given in evidence. Understand that?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- Gentleman...- Relax.- ..plain clothes officer, all right?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Put your arm out! Put your arm out. Good.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Relax! Relax!
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- I'm not moving, why the... - BLEEP
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Relax!- Why are you acting like a movie?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Relax. Relax, and take it easy.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19I'm taking it easy, you take it easy!
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Yeah, gents, Bobcat officers, I've got this male detained,
0:18:21 > 0:18:26I've also got a, er, witness who's willing to give a statement.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31- You're under arrest, all right? - I'm not against that, I'm saying you're pulling my arm off.- What?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- What's wrong? - You're pulling my arm...
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- BLEEP - ..my arm's hurting.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36No, look. Your arms are fine.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38How are you telling me how my body feels?
0:18:38 > 0:18:42You've got to take it easy, take it on the chin. Be a man about it, you've been nicked.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Relax...- You're shaking, I can feel your character.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46No, no, no. I'm not shaking.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49You're the one that's getting all tense. Don't do the eyes again.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Look into the eyes, around the eyes, is that what you're going to try and to do to me?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Just relax. Stop eyeballing me.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Gary searches the man and soon finds something very suspicious indeed...
0:18:59 > 0:19:02paper wraps containing white powder.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Marked up as 0.6.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05Marked up as 0.6?
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- All three as 0.6.- What's in these?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- What's in these?- Paracetamols. - Sorry? Paracetamol?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17We'll get it tested back at the nick.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18Paracetamol.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Why have you got paracetamol?
0:19:21 > 0:19:22Why have you got paracetamol?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I'm going to further arrest you, yeah? Listen to me...
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- You're wasting... - ..at 12:44, listen to me,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31on suspicion of possession with intent to supply.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- BLEEPING - Just take it easy,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37don't start adding threatening behaviour to it as well. Just relax, relax. Take it easy.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40The man is insistent the powder is just paracetamol
0:19:40 > 0:19:44but even if it is, it's not enough to get him off the hook.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Even if you didn't have anything on you,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- if you offer to supply drugs, that's the offence.- What do you mean?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I'm explaining it to you, listen to me carefully...
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- Lovely, come over here, we'll talk about it down the nick.- No, no, no.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56You are coming.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Sergeant Skinner and his team take the man back to the station.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08On being searched, he's got three wraps containing white powder.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11The white powder gives the appearance of being cocaine.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Gentleman informs me it's paracetamol.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16I can't do this all night.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17This ain't Come Dancing, come on.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20For Gary, it's a very satisfying result.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22DOOR SLAMS
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Later...
0:20:24 > 0:20:25OK, then. We're going to cuff you.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27..Gary has his hands full
0:20:27 > 0:20:29as the problem with skankers persists.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30I never sell for no-one.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Offering to supply, let's go. If anything's in that van...
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Man! What are you doing?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Andy Barnes is at House Of Fraser,
0:20:44 > 0:20:48covering a London Fashion Week photo shoot for a couture brand.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52He's managed to catch TOWIE's Sam Faiers,
0:20:52 > 0:20:56but he's still waiting for Made In Chelsea star, Stephanie Pratt,
0:20:56 > 0:20:58who's caught up in football traffic.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00We need to get Stephanie getting out as well,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- cos she's just as important.- Fine.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05All right, I think she's, like, literally a minute away.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08But before the 60 seconds is up,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11word comes through that Sam Faiers is leaving round the back.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- It's a keen shot for Andy. - There's a car, over here.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Hi, guys.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Are you Sam Faiers' car?
0:21:19 > 0:21:20INDISTINCT
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- Are you Sam Faiers' car?- No.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26He might have the wrong car,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30but Andy's definitely in the right place at the right time
0:21:30 > 0:21:32for a celebrity exit.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Oh.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- No-one was there. - Next one.- Next one.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37FAINT LAUGHTER
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Just looking straight ahead for me, Sam.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- Take care, darling. - For Andy, this is gold dust.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46He's still the only photographer getting these photos.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48But if he's to sell big numbers,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51he needs to get the same again with Stephanie Pratt,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54who's still stuck in football-related traffic.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56I'll have a bet with you that this is it.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58It is. It is.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07It's the star of The Hills and Made In Chelsea, Stephanie Pratt.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Thanks, Stephanie.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Are you OK?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Fine, how are you?- Lovely, good.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Hello. That traffic is insane.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17INDISTINCT
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Mwah.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24There. Oh.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Cool, thank you.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Andy heads inside for a shoot so exclusive
0:22:29 > 0:22:31even we're not invited.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Finally, the crowd out front get what they were waiting for.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Guys, just all looking this way for me.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45CAMERA CLICKS
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Brilliant, and then can we all turn...
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Have you finished that? That's brilliant. OK, here you go.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54Brilliant, big smile. Great. That's lovely.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58For couture label Ariella, it's just the buzz they wanted.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01We've got the public involved with London Fashion Week,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04we've brought glamorous fashion, catwalk fashion,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07to Oxford Street, and I think that's where fashion is going.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10But Andy's day's work is just beginning.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- Lovely to see you, can't wait for the pictures.- Oh, yeah.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15What worries me a bit is that all the, er,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18all...the two celebrities that I photographed,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22they're going to be doing the circuit and going to other events,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25so I really need to get these pictures out as quickly as possible
0:23:25 > 0:23:28so we make sure we, we hit all the magazines.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30At a secret location,
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Andy hooks up to the net to get his pictures online as soon as possible.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36We've got some really strong pictures there.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40I'm looking for the likes of OK! Hello!
0:23:40 > 0:23:41those sort of type of magazines,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44I think they could really pick up on this, big-time.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Hopefully tomorrow morning when I look at the papers
0:23:46 > 0:23:49and in a couple of weeks' time as well, looking at all the magazines,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51I should be able to see how I got on.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53And after we filmed,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56a number of publications did pick up on Andy's pictures,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59including Reveal and Now magazines
0:23:59 > 0:24:01and the crucial Mail Online.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Sgt Gary Skinner and his team are continuing their patrols
0:24:15 > 0:24:18of Soho on the lookout for skankers.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Their main focus is on preventing robberies
0:24:23 > 0:24:25and their work is having an effect.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28They've only been operational for eight weeks, but already robberies in
0:24:28 > 0:24:32the area are down 38%.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35They've not been back on patrol long when two of Gary's team
0:24:35 > 0:24:40radio in to say they've spotted more men acting suspiciously.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44I just separated what looks like a dealer from a potential victim.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47But this'll be a hell of a result if we get this one.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Gary moves in to talk to the victim.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50All right, sir? How are you?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Oh, bit the worse for wear, eh?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54The man, who has been drinking in the area,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57says he was offered drugs by a suspect the police have stopped.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01The search has revealed he had paracetamol on him.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04The victim's witness testimony is crucial.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Without it, there will be no evidence the skankers had been offering drugs.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10I tell you what, I never done nothing wrong!
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Two friends of the stopped suspect are also taking an interest
0:25:14 > 0:25:17and Gary wants to ask one of them some questions.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18What are you doing here tonight?
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Dave, have we got this fella's details?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24No, no, no. Just wait a minute.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26The man attempts to walk off, so Gary takes action.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29In a minute I'm going to cuff you, because I've got a pair in my case.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32OK, we're going to cuff you. All right.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35You said you were going to walk off and we can't allow you to do that.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- The grounds for me stopping you is that you are in an area known for drugs.- I didn't even...
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Listen to me!
0:25:41 > 0:25:43The object is to see if you've got drugs on you, all right?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46I am Sgt Skinner, attached to Charing Cross.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48I'm sure you're an upstanding citizen...
0:25:48 > 0:25:51The search doesn't turn up anything suspicious.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Everything now rests on the witness' testimony.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- He's pointed out to me just now, this chap in the white...- Yeah?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01..and he said the words, "I can sell you coke at £50 a gram."
0:26:02 > 0:26:06There's no drugs, but a clear attempt to extract money by offering them.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Blatant skanking.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11The testimony clearly implicates the talkative man
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Gary's just put in handcuffs.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- Because you're going to get nicked. - For what?
0:26:15 > 0:26:17I'll explain in a minute. I'll give you the good news in a second.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Suddenly, some more friends of the men in handcuffs turn up,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25unhappy at what's happening.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Fellas, you need to go away!
0:26:27 > 0:26:29On a cold, wet night, it's a fraught situation.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31If you can get the van on the hurry up...
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Realised I've got a few others that are starting to scurry around
0:26:34 > 0:26:37and we'd appreciate if we can get these two out of the area fairly quickly.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41You're under arrest for offering to supply drugs.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- I never spoke to no-one! - Offering to supply, let's go.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- ..anything you do say... - Get in the van. Get up. Sit down.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- If anything...- My hat! My hat! What the... What're you doing?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- In you get.- How do you prove it...
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Superb job, gents. Superb. See you back at the ranch.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01All right, see you. Cheers, gents.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05For Gary, it's been a busy night,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09but when it comes to policing the West End, things are rarely quiet.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12What happens now, we go to custody,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16they'll both be booked in for offering to supply controlled drugs.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Oi, oi, oi! Calm it down. Police officer. Put it down.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21GLASS SMASHES
0:27:21 > 0:27:22- You prat. - THEY LAUGH
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Yeah, keep walking, fellas, keep walking.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- Fella, you with them?- Yeah, I'm with them.- Calm them down.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29There's loads of us about and they're going to get nicked.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- Yeah, no, He's been... - Good man, yep.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36Back at the station, the two suspects are booked in and charged.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39And it looks like the team's hunches about the men have been spot on.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Have they got any previous for offering?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Yes, offering to supply... Two drug offences...- Oh, fantastic.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48So basically, two thieves, two robbers, yeah? Happy days.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51They was professing their innocence, that they wasn't doing anything,
0:27:51 > 0:27:53and they wouldn't do such a thing,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56and yet the records show a different story.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58All in all, it's been a good night.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01We got a total of six arrests tonight.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05I've got no doubt if they were left out there, would go on to commit further offences.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Since we filmed, the man who ran away from police was given
0:28:08 > 0:28:12a suspended seven-week sentence for breaching his court order.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17No further action was taken against the man with the wraps of powder.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22The man suspected of offering to supply class A drugs was charged
0:28:22 > 0:28:23and has been bailed to appear in court.