0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the most famous shopping street in the world,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07in the heart of 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- biggest stars...- Kate Moss. - CHEERING
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- ..and busiest stations. - Sorry, guys, stand back for me!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24What does it take to keep it running 24 hours a day...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Busiest street in the world, so it needs constant attention.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- ..seven days a week?- Clear off!
0:00:30 > 0:00:33You're going to be arrested on suspicion of attempted theft.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Are you ready, London?
0:00:35 > 0:00:38A street that never sleeps...
0:00:38 > 0:00:41This sort of thing wouldn't happen anywhere else.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44..Oxford Street.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Coming up, plain-clothes police on patrol
0:00:49 > 0:00:52uncover a suspected phone scam.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00The high-end food coming to a table near you.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04A charity shop's on the hunt for fancy fashion items.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Huh! That's paid off, ain't it?
0:01:07 > 0:01:09And last orders, please.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14The police licensing team crack down on unruly pubs and clubs.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18It's now five to one in the morning, there are people outside drinking,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20so we need to see a copy of the licence, please.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28Keeping Oxford Street and the surrounding West End of London safe
0:01:28 > 0:01:30is a police team dedicated to making sure
0:01:30 > 0:01:33the visitor and tourist hot spots are free from trouble.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39And one of their most experienced plain-clothes operatives
0:01:39 > 0:01:41is Acting Sergeant Darren Bond.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44He and his team run regular undercover patrols.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48The main thing they're on the lookout for today is pickpocketing.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52If they suspect someone, they'll stop and question them.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56What they've learnt over the years is they never know what they might find.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00So, it's a Friday evening. Everybody's filed out of work.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02They're going home for the weekend.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Unfortunately, that means a lot of them are going to take home
0:02:05 > 0:02:08their laptops, do a bit of work over the weekend.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11That's gold dust for the thieves.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14And on their way from Oxford Street to Covent Garden,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Darren gets a call from two of his team.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20They've seen a man acting suspiciously
0:02:20 > 0:02:22in and around some local pubs.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26He won't tell them much, professing to speak little English.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29All he has said is he's Afghan, 17 years old
0:02:29 > 0:02:32and that he can't remember his date of birth.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Been in the country for 14 years but doesn't speak English.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38His date of birth is crucial to identify who he is
0:02:38 > 0:02:40and whether he's in the country legitimately.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42When did you come England?
0:02:43 > 0:02:48- When? Which year?- You're smiling. You think this is funny, don't you?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52No answers from you, definitely cuffs, police station.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57If I can get details from you, maybe you walk.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00But Darren's communication skills aren't working.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03With so many foreign nationals to deal with in London,
0:03:03 > 0:03:07the police use a commercial telephone translation service,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09which PC Pace puts into practice.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Can you ask this man, does he have a visa?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Even with an interpreter, the man doesn't want to say much.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Tell him, I don't care why he's here, what is his date of birth?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25You know your date of birth, don't you?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I think your English is better than you're telling me
0:03:27 > 0:03:30and your English is better than my Pashtun.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33But we have an interpreter now and you're still being difficult.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37So, if you know how old you are, how do you not know your date of birth?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40So now I'm making inquiries on the scant details
0:03:40 > 0:03:42we've got out of the gentleman
0:03:42 > 0:03:46with immigration services, to see if he's known to them.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50The team are increasingly convinced the man's evasiveness
0:03:50 > 0:03:52is because he shouldn't be in the UK at all.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54You're here illegally, aren't you?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Can you ask him, please, what's your date of birth?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01TRANSLATOR SPEAKS IN PASHTUN
0:04:01 > 0:04:03MAN REPLIES IN PASHTUN
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- TRANSLATOR ON PHONE: - 'September 6th, 1998.'
0:04:06 > 0:04:086th September, 1998, his date of birth.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10'Can you repeat that, please?'
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Did you come here on the back of a lorry?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15With the man continuing to be difficult
0:04:15 > 0:04:19and his immigration status dubious, they decide to make the arrest.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Can you explain to this man,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23you're under arrest for being an illegal immigrant
0:04:23 > 0:04:25in this country and you're coming back with us
0:04:25 > 0:04:27to the police station for some questions.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32And immigration offences aren't his only contravention.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36I'm also arresting you for suspicion of possession of a class B drug.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39The gentleman has been given ample opportunity
0:04:39 > 0:04:41to provide his details
0:04:41 > 0:04:43or substantiate if he's legally in the country.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45He's not been able to do that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I'm fairly certain he's here illegally. Good spot by the guys.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Not the offence we're looking for, but ways and means.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57They take the man back to the station where Darren books him in.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01He'll be later passed on to Immigration Services.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03It's more testimony to the team's skills
0:05:03 > 0:05:06in spotting suspicious behaviour.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09And a few days later, two of the team,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12PCs James Drummond and Brad Pace, are out again,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15looking for people acting suspiciously,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18and they know just what they're looking for.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Not the clothing, not the nationality,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23it's rather the out-of-character behaviour.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Bumping into people, walking, following people should stick out.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32They're hard to pick out. They are getting incredibly savvy
0:05:32 > 0:05:35about their own antisurveillance techniques.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37But perhaps not savvy enough.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40James spots a couple of men across the street
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- and thinks immediately something's not right.- Where am I looking?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Right-hand side, straight ahead, beyond,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48literally walking through the scaffolding now.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55One of them is consistently looking into the cafes,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58looked into the sandwich bar.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01PC Pace suspects the men might be thieves.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04They're looking for opportunities,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06so bags on the floor,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08phones on the tables.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11They might be able to go in in ones or twos, distract someone.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14That's when an offence is likely to take place,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16so we'll just try and watch what happens.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19They start to follow.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21The suspects have yet to actually make a move
0:06:21 > 0:06:23and the longer the officers follow them,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26the bigger the risk they'll be spotted.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31I saw them there, split off and one was on either side of the road,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33trying to increase their chances.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36If they split, I'll take blue and you take black.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39The suspects are joined by a third man.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Just as James and Brad are debating stopping them,
0:06:42 > 0:06:46the suspects talk to another man on the street.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49James has a word with the man they spoke to.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Thank you.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13If the men are selling phones in this way,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15James suspects they'll be stolen ones.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19It's enough to warrant a stop and search.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22PC Pace catches up with the third man.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I've seen you talking with these people.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Stand up against the wall for me.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31Stand up against the wall. Have you got ID, passport? ID? Passport?
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- Yes, you do. ID. - Later, the team search the men.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Stay there, otherwise I'll put you in handcuffs. Stay there.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42And what they find surprises even them.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45These two have got the same IMEI written on the back.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Oxford Street might have a lot of stores,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58but very few of them are charity shops.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03In fact, there's only one in the area - the Salvation Army shop.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06It's run by manager Natalie.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10£80 altogether. Thank you very, very much.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Have a lovely day. Bye.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15She's worked here for 16 years
0:08:15 > 0:08:17and, over that time, has made a big effort
0:08:17 > 0:08:19to make the store meet the demands of the location.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I've tried very hard to build up a special boutique shop
0:08:22 > 0:08:26and to build up something that is really quite good now.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Lots of vintage stuff, lots of designer stuff.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Look at that - Louboutin.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35This is American Apparel, still got the labels on.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Beautiful party dress, can't go wrong with that. Lovely.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42This wonderful, wonderful dress. Hasn't been worn.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47It retails at £1,500. £150 we've priced it for.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50It's still here. Doesn't want to get married.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56But unlike the other stores on the street,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59she's reliant on donations and recently,
0:08:59 > 0:09:04the upmarket garments she craves have been few and far between.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07She aims to make £600 a day.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11We have achieved £364.90...
0:09:13 > 0:09:17..which is OK but, hmm, not good enough.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21However, Natalie's come up with a plan to improve her takings.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24She's going to trial a new bag-drop scheme
0:09:24 > 0:09:27to encourage the affluent residents around Oxford Street
0:09:27 > 0:09:30to donate their unwanted high-class clothing.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34And the first day of the scheme is today.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36I am so excited.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I am absolutely bursting with joy just to see what happens.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Hopefully, our fortunes will change
0:09:41 > 0:09:43because we're going to see what we get.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47The success of her plan now rests with collectors Tony and Dale,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51who've come all the way from Northampton to help with the trial.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Natalie.- Hi, Tony, hi. How are you? - We spoke on the phone.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Good, good, good. How many bags are you going to put out?
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- We've got a target of 500 bags.- Wow. - We will collect on Friday.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- On Friday and then we can see what we're going to get from that.- Yes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07They get to work, dropping off 500 bags
0:10:07 > 0:10:10in the surrounding residential areas.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12There we go - Oxford Street, eh?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25We've walked just over four miles.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28This is bag number 500, the last one,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31and this is the letterbox that that will be going through,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33so let's wish it luck.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42It's been two days since the bags were dropped.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45This morning, Tony and Dale are back to trawl the streets,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48trying to spot their trademark white and red bags.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Big day for us today. We're not sure what we'll pick up.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56At first, business is slow.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00This is our possible worst nightmare.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04We're driving round and we can't really find any bags at the moment.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10I'm not sure, I think, down there, there was a bag.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11Yeah, there is, there is.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- You're not getting the first bag! - Yeah.- No, no.- Yeah.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20First one's mine!
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- Ah!- I got it!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Soon, the bags are coming thick and fast.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27There's two more. When you start picking the bags up
0:11:27 > 0:11:29and you see the first few, it lifts you.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32You start getting excited with it and expecting more bags,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- which we'll get, won't we?- Yeah.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- There's something heavy in that one. - It's rubbish.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46There's two or three down there. Got that. That's a big one.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50What started off as being a little bit slow has more than picked up.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54That's great. Thank you very much for that. Much appreciated.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Right, that was good.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02And with that, Tony and Dale's bag collection is complete.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04They head back to the shop.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07I'm quite impressed with how generous it is around here.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08It's been quite surprising.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- Tony, Dale, fantastic!- Bags, bags. - Woohoo!
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Time to see what treasure they've managed to unearth.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Nice coat there. That is a nice one.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- Oh, my gosh - Burberrys! How cool is that?- And that was the first bag.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Oh, it was the first one? Oh!
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- Exciting!- Ben Sherman. - Ben Sherman, J Crew...
0:12:29 > 0:12:34- Huh, that's paid off, ain't it? - Yeah. Did we do well?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37You did very well. It's like Christmas time.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41You open the bag and think, "Oh, what am I going to get?"
0:12:41 > 0:12:46Wow, that's brill. Hugo Boss. Really good, expensive ties.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Another Burberry - woohoo! Got to get it out as soon as possible.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57I'll get £75 for that. Yeah, I will. Thank you very, very much.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02For Natalie, her idea for the trial has paid off handsomely.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05'Today has been an amazing day. The only downside,'
0:13:05 > 0:13:08the wedding dress is still here, but it's off the wall
0:13:08 > 0:13:11and, hopefully, we can get her out of the door.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16And since we filmed, the bag scheme was extended.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- Takings at the store have nearly trebled.- Home, James!
0:13:19 > 0:13:23That dress, however, is still waiting to be sold.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34PC Drummond and PC Pace have stopped three men,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37who they spotted acting suspiciously.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40As the officers followed the suspects, they saw one of them
0:13:40 > 0:13:43offering to sell a phone to a stranger on the street.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Thank you.- James's first thought
0:13:49 > 0:13:52is that they might be trying to sell stolen phones.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Stay there, otherwise I'll put you in handcuffs. Stay there!
0:13:56 > 0:13:58The men have some explaining to do.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11The men are Romanian and say they don't speak much English.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14We're going to get a translator on the phone so we can talk properly.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Listen. Listen.- Hello?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Between them, the men have a series of high-end phones.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Now confident that something isn't right, PC Pace calls in backup.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31We've stopped three guys and there's about five phones at the moment.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33If you can get here pretty sharpish, that'd be awesome.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36We have a great deal of high-value phones -
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Samsung S5's, an iPhone, possible 5.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Until we can determine whether they're stolen or not,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46we have to treat it as suspicious.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50PC Drummond gets back in touch with the telephone translator service.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53The gentleman has, through LanguageLine, informed us
0:14:53 > 0:14:55that the phones are all his, he's got the chargers for them
0:14:55 > 0:14:59and he's trying to generate money to get his way back to his own country.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03It sounds a plausible explanation but James isn't convinced.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07If you can explain to him that we find it suspicious
0:15:07 > 0:15:09that he would try to sell to somebody
0:15:09 > 0:15:11just walking down the street,
0:15:11 > 0:15:15so we are searching him, his friends and the phones
0:15:15 > 0:15:18to find out whether he has any stolen property
0:15:18 > 0:15:21or the phones are stolen. Can you explain that for me?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23The backup has arrived.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27The men are searched and chargers that match the phones are discovered.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31As they investigate further, things get murkier.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- These two have got the same IMEI written on the back.- Really?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37The IMEI number for the phone should be like a numberplate for a car,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39so should be different for every single phone.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42However, on getting into the phone, we've then conducted the IMEI check
0:15:42 > 0:15:46and they're all different from what they say on the back of the phone,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49which leads us to believe that they are clone phones.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52It's not possible for legitimately manufactured phones
0:15:52 > 0:15:55to share IMEI numbers and the numbers on the case
0:15:55 > 0:15:59ought to match the ones that come up on screen, but they don't.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02THEY SPEAK IN NATIVE TONGUE
0:16:02 > 0:16:06So, you paying £80 for it or £70 for it,
0:16:06 > 0:16:08there's got to be something fishy.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11I've dealt with these before and this is a fake phone.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13They're not real phones.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15They work the same as phones, the cameraphone works,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17but it's a fake phone.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20My colleague saw you trying to sell it to people.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27- No.- James and Brad think they might have uncovered a hi-tech scam.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31The phones are cloned fakes and the officers think
0:16:31 > 0:16:36they've been presented as the genuine article and offered for cash.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39You're all under arrest. You're going to a local police station
0:16:39 > 0:16:44for possession of articles used to commit fraud, all right?
0:16:45 > 0:16:51- Original.- No. You know! Look at your face. You know.- Original.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Yeah, of course. They won't even work. I can tell by this button.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Look at that button and look at that button.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02- Is iPhone cinco, no?- No. - Si. Original.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05While they wait for transport to the police station,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08James reflects on a surprising outcome.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10It wasn't, necessarily, what we were looking for.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13It was just a gut instinct thing, I have to admit.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16The men are all put in the back of the police van
0:17:16 > 0:17:19and taken to the station, where they're booked in.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22It was a very good spot by James.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24He spotted the two individuals a long way off
0:17:24 > 0:17:26and we've seen the two males on opposite sides of the street,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29ticking all the right boxes. It's the behaviour which stands out.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Turns out they had three Samsung Galaxys
0:17:33 > 0:17:35and one iPhone 6, all of which were fake.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Later, the ORB team are back on patrol,
0:17:43 > 0:17:48on the trail, this time, of unruly pubs and clubs.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50I think there's sufficient here for a section 19,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52just to bring it up to speed.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Within 1km of Oxford Street,
0:18:02 > 0:18:06there's estimated to be up to 3,000 restaurants.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10The trade is fuelled by the millions of visitors the street generates.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12It's a competitive market.
0:18:12 > 0:18:1627% of independent restaurants close within a year of opening
0:18:16 > 0:18:19and 62% within four years.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Let's go!
0:18:21 > 0:18:24But just what does it take for the luxury restaurants
0:18:24 > 0:18:28in the Oxford Street area to ensure they maintain a competitive edge?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32According to butcher Peter Allen,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36much of it is down to the quality of the produce they use.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38This is the centre of London
0:18:38 > 0:18:41and it attracts the richest people in the world
0:18:41 > 0:18:44and it's absolutely essential that they've got the best product
0:18:44 > 0:18:46because it's a fiercely competitive market.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Peter supplies many of the leading Michelin-starred chefs in the area
0:18:54 > 0:18:57and today, he's come to try and sell one of his regular clients
0:18:57 > 0:19:02some of the most valuable meat in the world - Wagyu beef.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07COWS MOO
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Wagyu is a Japanese breed of cow revered for its flavour.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15It costs around twice the price of other high-end meats. Why?
0:19:15 > 0:19:20Well, the answer lies 100 miles away at Earl Stonham Farm in Suffolk.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Hello, my darlings. Off you go.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Andrew Deacon has one of the few herds of Wagyu cattle in the UK.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32The point about Wagyu is that they mature much more slowly
0:19:32 > 0:19:34than average cattle.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37There was a natural propensity of the Wagyu
0:19:37 > 0:19:39to store fat in its muscle
0:19:39 > 0:19:44and the taste in beef is very much in the fat
0:19:44 > 0:19:51and this produces this wonderful taste when it is cooked.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54To make sure they reach the perfect balance of fat,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57their feed is carefully monitored.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01We have a specialist nutritionist who formulates the food recipes.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04We feed them a very rich energy diet
0:20:04 > 0:20:06just to make sure they're full of energy
0:20:06 > 0:20:09and they're producing the quality
0:20:09 > 0:20:13and the taste that we want in that end product in the restaurants.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16The recipe's... It's not highly guarded,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19but it's one that we don't want to let out.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26The special quality of the meat becomes apparent
0:20:26 > 0:20:29once on the butcher's table.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32So this is marbling. That's the flavour.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35That's what everyone loves. Everyone's mad for the marbling.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37It's just a little thin piece of fat
0:20:37 > 0:20:39but it goes all the way through the meat
0:20:39 > 0:20:41and gives it the juice, the flavour.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47Once cut up, the meat's ready for Peter to take to Oxford Street.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Later, the bespoke Japanese-style beef is in the hands of the chef.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Let's taste.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59We'll see if he likes it enough to put it on his menu.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07It's 9pm.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11At Oxford Circus, Sergeant Richard Bunch is out on patrol
0:21:11 > 0:21:13with a plains-clothes colleague.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16But, unlike most police working Oxford Street,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19they aren't out hunting criminals.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22They're officers with Westminster Police's Licensing Team
0:21:22 > 0:21:25and tonight, they're looking to ensure the pubs and clubs
0:21:25 > 0:21:29entertaining people in the area are sticking to the rules.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31It's crucial work,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35ensuring any trouble or antisocial behaviour is kept to a minimum.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38What we're going to do is see how they run their security,
0:21:38 > 0:21:40see how their CCTV is operated
0:21:40 > 0:21:43and see what prevention they're undertaking themselves.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Each venue has different terms to its licence,
0:21:46 > 0:21:51which may address issues from capacity and opening hours
0:21:51 > 0:21:53to the provision of CCTV and noise levels.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00First up, they head into a bar which has recently been refurbished.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Are you the DPS now?- Yeah. - Excellent.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Can we just go in and check your licence and stuff?- Yeah.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09It's a condition of their licence to have functioning CCTV
0:22:09 > 0:22:13and Richard wants to check the refurbishment hasn't affected
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- the areas the cameras cover. - Take camera one, for instance.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20You've got a great shot of the light and nothing else.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Yeah, it's been recently moved.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- This one here, see where the lights are reflecting from outside?- Yeah.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28What we're going to see is absolutely nothing.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30I think there's sufficient here for a section 19,
0:22:30 > 0:22:31just to bring it up to speed.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34A section 19 can end in a bar's closure,
0:22:34 > 0:22:39although the bar will have a period of time to put things right first.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Richard is being thorough for a reason.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44If the police had relied on these cameras,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- they'd have been let down.- But we don't have to close?- No, no, no.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52It's a notice giving you notice to try and bring your CCTV up-to-date.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55The officers will return in a couple of weeks to make sure
0:22:55 > 0:22:57the upgrade is carried out.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00The team move on. One of the biggest complaints
0:23:00 > 0:23:02from businesses and residents on the street
0:23:02 > 0:23:06is noise and broken glass caused by drinking outside.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11And at a pub down the road,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14they're not happy about customers spilling onto the street.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20The manager promises he's sticking to the terms of the licence.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22At 12 o'clock, they all come in.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Do they? We just want to identify a couple of bits.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32The team give him a warning and move on
0:23:32 > 0:23:36but decide they'll come back and recheck a bit later.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40As the night draws in,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43they turn their attention to the area's nightclubs.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46They might be on the guest list for every club,
0:23:46 > 0:23:50but things have definitely moved on since their own glory days.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I don't get it, personally, really don't get it.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56The music's definitely changed and it's definitely louder.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58It's a different world, a different world.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Tonight, they'll have to put up with the noise long enough
0:24:00 > 0:24:02to make sure the clubbers are safe
0:24:02 > 0:24:05and the surrounding area isn't too badly affected.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10The Bonbonniere Club is one of a number locally
0:24:10 > 0:24:13that can no longer legally serve drinks in glassware.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33A review of the club's operations leaves Richard happy.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37The officers have visited a dozen premises over the evening.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39They make their way back to the station
0:24:39 > 0:24:43via the pub they warned earlier about drinking outside,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46but at nearly 1am, when they get there,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49people are still drinking on the street from glasses.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53It needs dealing with now. He assured us at midnight
0:24:53 > 0:24:55that he would stop everyone drinking outside.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59They were due to go inside. It's now five to one in the morning
0:24:59 > 0:25:02and they're clearly still drinking outside.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05The manager isn't happy with their attention.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07He's just walked out and I've just walked in.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09It's now five to one in the morning,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11there's still people outside drinking.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13So we need to see a copy of the licence, please.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16The manager says the boss has the licence
0:25:16 > 0:25:19and he's upstairs asleep because he's taking part
0:25:19 > 0:25:22in the London to Brighton bike ride in the morning.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25They send the manager upstairs anyway to wake him.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Hello, my friend, sorry.- Sorry. - That's all right.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33They show him the part of his licence which states that after midnight,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37no-one should be allowed to take their drinks outside with them.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40He, too, is given a section 19 notice,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43with a strict warning that if it happens again,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46there could be some serious sanctions taken against him.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- Good luck tomorrow.- Cheers.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Just a couple of minor infractions tonight
0:25:54 > 0:25:57shows how the area has improved in recent years.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59All in all, the work we're continually doing
0:25:59 > 0:26:03is clearly having a positive impact on all the licensed premises
0:26:03 > 0:26:05up in the Oxford Street area
0:26:05 > 0:26:08and we're continually making the area safe
0:26:08 > 0:26:12for people to visit and enjoy their nights out.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15And with that, Richard decides the party's over
0:26:15 > 0:26:18and calls time on his patrol.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Since we filmed,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24the pub we saw earlier has made the alterations to its CCTV.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29In the end, no further action was taken against the three men
0:26:29 > 0:26:32accused of selling fake phones.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35The Afghan man, suspected of being in the country illegally,
0:26:35 > 0:26:40was bailed to return to court the next day but failed to appear.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43He is now wanted by the police.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Midlands butcher Peter Allen is at an upmarket restaurant
0:26:56 > 0:27:01near Oxford Street, looking to make a sale for his high-priced Wagyu beef.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06Problem is, it's expensive - around twice the price of his usual beef.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12Now, I happen to think that this could be the cut for you.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15For chef Douglas to take it, he's got to be sure
0:27:15 > 0:27:20it's special enough for people to want to pay a high price for it.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23What we should actually do is to cook a picanha steak...
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- A picanha steak.- ..taste it. - Definitely.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Here we go.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40I think now is the moment of truth.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Let's taste.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Wow, definitely, people will pay for this steak and will come back.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Thank you. I'm a happy boy now.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59I want to taste it again because it's very, very good.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03It's nice!
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Peter...
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- ..we have a deal. - Oh, good. Thank you.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Bye. We've made the sale.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14I won't have to walk to work next week.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23And just a few days later, for £55, the rump Wagyu steak ends up
0:28:23 > 0:28:26on a group of Oxford Street shoppers' plates.