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 > 0:00:27It's the busiest street in the world, so 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 > 0:00:35Are 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 > 0:00:44Oxford Street.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Coming up, drug dealers give out business cards.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52It's an offence just to offer to supply drugs.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56- Plain-clothes police take them down. - Oh!- Stop resisting!
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Get on the floor!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00They've come from a land down under.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05- The Australian rugby team visit Oxford Street.- It's so nerve-racking.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08I just froze. I should have said something.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12The fat build-up that threatens to strangle the West End of London.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15You can see it just gets thicker and thicker.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18And turning Oxford Street into a catwalk.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20This has got to be up there
0:01:20 > 0:01:23as one of the most ridiculous photoshoots I've ever done.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33The task of keeping Oxford Street safe falls to its police team,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35known as ORB.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40And tonight, their plain-clothes officers have been asked
0:01:40 > 0:01:43to take part in Operation Bobcat.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45They're cracking down on crime in Soho,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47just to the south of Oxford Street.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Full of cafes and bars serving shoppers during the day,
0:01:52 > 0:01:57once darkness falls, Soho becomes the centre of London's nightlife,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00which brings with it its own brand of problems
0:02:00 > 0:02:02for the police to deal with.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Tonight the team will be taking on the area's drug problem head-on.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Keep it nice and tight out there.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13I want you in your fours for officer safety issues, if nothing else.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Sergeant Gary Skinner's setting his sights on drug dealers
0:02:17 > 0:02:20and at the moment the dealers have a new tactic
0:02:20 > 0:02:22they're hoping will help them evade arrest.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24What some of the drug dealers now are doing,
0:02:24 > 0:02:26they're trying to go up in the world,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and rather than just doing it on the street,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32they literally deliver their cards. They give you a card
0:02:32 > 0:02:34and say "Ring this number if would like some drugs."
0:02:34 > 0:02:39One of them was arrested last week and he had 50 of his cards on him.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43He went and offered two undercover police officers drugs.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47We do like it when they offer us drugs. It does make our night.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Gary's team start patrolling.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53They have a good relationship with local businesses
0:02:53 > 0:02:57and after a few minutes, information comes through from door security
0:02:57 > 0:03:02at a nightclub that there's a dealer in the area up to some new tricks.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06The chap said the fellow that's handing out his number for drugs
0:03:06 > 0:03:09has now come back and is giving his cards out to loads of people,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11so we've got officers watching him.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Gary plans to intercept anyone given the cards
0:03:14 > 0:03:17and get witness statements from them.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19If they say they were offered drugs,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21he'll arrest the man for offering to supply.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24He's giving these cards out like flyers.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29He's unbelievably naive. Desperate, naive, stupid - take your pick.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33One of Gary's colleagues has overheard the suspect
0:03:33 > 0:03:34talking to clubgoers.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I overheard him say, "I can sort you with anything you want.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38"I specialise in MDMA though."
0:03:38 > 0:03:42And then the IC1's replied to him, "I'm so glad we bumped into you.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44"We've been trying to get sorted all night."
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- So it's an IC3 chap.- IC3.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51It's an offence just to offer to supply drugs.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53But as they plot their next move,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56the team fear they've been spotted by the suspect.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- Has he still got eyes on us? - Yeah, he's paying attention to us.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03We'll fade away then. Fade away, fade away.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Keeping an eye on him in smaller groups,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10they watch as he continues handing out cards.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Sergeant Skinner sees him approach someone.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Once the suspect has left,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- he moves in to have a chat with the man he approached.- Excuse me, mate.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20A black male just spoke to you and gave you a card. Is that correct?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Who, me?- Yeah. Gave you a card?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Literally, you can check my cards, anything.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Yeah, that's it. That's the card.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Do you want it?- Hang on, hang on.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32He said, "Ring me if you need anything."
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I don't know what else he needed.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37He said the card was given to him with the words,
0:04:37 > 0:04:38"If you want anything, give me a call."
0:04:38 > 0:04:40So we haven't got sufficient on this one,
0:04:40 > 0:04:44so if you can look for other victims, please, and intercept them.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Without a definite reference to drugs,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Gary doesn't think the witness's statement will be strong enough.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Very disappointed.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Again, we're limited, sometimes, by the amount of drink
0:04:56 > 0:05:01our victims/ witnesses have had and how willing they are to assist us.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02But further down the street,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05the suspect was seen talking to a group of girls.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Hello, ladies. Don't be alarmed.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10It's Sergeant Skinner from the police.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Ladies. Do you speak English?- Yeah.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14The chap that just spoke to you, what did he say to you?
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Would you like the card?- Yes, please. You've done nothing wrong.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- None of you have done anything wrong.- I know.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25- It's important though. What did he say?- He mentioned that he has drugs.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29He has drugs. OK, those people terrorise the area.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32A lot of the time, they offer you drugs
0:05:32 > 0:05:34and if you did go with them, then they rob you.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37If you give evidence, we can stop him hurting someone else
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- that may be just like you. - Did you see his face?
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- Yeah.- It's probably a kid out the bar...- Kids sell drugs.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Just cos you got a pretty face don't mean you're bad?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49I've lived in England for a while
0:05:49 > 0:05:51and I can tell if someone is bad or someone is not bad.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Trust me, I've been a police officer for a long time.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58He's bad, trust me, he's bad. Would you be willing to give a statement?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- I'll do the statement.- This officer is going to take your statement.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- Thank you very much. You've helped someone tonight. Thank you.- Yeah.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- Hello.- Lovely. Let's go.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Later, Sergeant Skinner catches up with his quarry.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Police.- Put it down. - Put your fag down.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It's autumn on Oxford Street and there's a battle going on.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27The Rugby World Cup's in town
0:06:27 > 0:06:30and each of the leading teams have tie-ins
0:06:30 > 0:06:33with different stores on the street.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Adidas have the All Blacks,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Sports Direct are all over the England team
0:06:38 > 0:06:43and Australia and South Africa are linked to their kit makers, ASICS.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45To make the most of their sponsorship,
0:06:45 > 0:06:49several stores have arranged shirt signings with their teams.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51And today, the Australian rugby team,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53better known to fans as the Wallabies,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56is making a live appearance.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Sports lab manager Andrew is overseeing the event for the shop.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02They're coming to the store.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04They'll be signing some shirts, and anything for the fans,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06as you can see, collecting behind me.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10It's starting to get busy now, so there's a good buzz round the store.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12It's a big deal for the store.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16They're relatively new to the street and this type of event.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19A professional sports team's come down - it's a unique event for us.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Marketing man Gareth has been in charge of publicising the event.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Best result for today is that we get good attendance,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29that the players are punctual
0:07:29 > 0:07:32and that they're not too tired from their win yesterday.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36If we can hit around 300, that would be really good attendance.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39The players are due in store at 5.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42By 4.30, the queues are growing
0:07:42 > 0:07:45and starting to sound like an episode of Neighbours.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49We're over here to see them in the Rugby World Cup.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52We're here to see the Wallabies which we saw online about a week ago
0:07:52 > 0:07:55when we first got here, so we thought we'd come and meet them.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Dylan's got his jumper and my jumper.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58We're going to get them signed.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01My friends back home, they're like, "You have to do it.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03"You have to represent Australia and get photos for us."
0:08:03 > 0:08:06And there's one man, in particular, they've all come to see -
0:08:06 > 0:08:09rugby superstar Israel Folau.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- Israel Folau.- Israel Folau. - Izzy Folau.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Israel Folau is obviously one of the most exciting players at the moment
0:08:16 > 0:08:20in world rugby, so it's extremely exciting to have him here with us.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22I think a lot of people will be here for Folau.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26For Andrew, there's another player he's more concerned about.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Will Skelton is size 18 UK feet.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32We're actually quite a big store. We go up to size 14.
0:08:32 > 0:08:3416 is the biggest we've had someone coming in to buy,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37but unfortunately we were not able to help them.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41But size doesn't matter when your team isn't even here.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44It's now 5 o'clock and they're nowhere to be seen.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49They're travelling down from Birmingham,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52having played and won a match there the previous day.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57It's Gareth's job to meet and greet the players at a nearby car park.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59There's a delay in traffic, so they should be here about 5.15.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Fantastic. Thank you very much.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Then, at 20 past 5, word comes through to Gareth.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- I'll be back in about five minutes. - I'll get everything ready for you.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11I'm a little bit nervous, you know.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15You've been planning for such a long time and then it comes to fruition.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Later, the Wallabies arrive...
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Awesome. Just great to wish them all the best for Saturday.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24..and turn the store into a VIP shopping trip.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35It's 8pm and a team from Thames Water are getting ready
0:09:35 > 0:09:39for a night out in the West End with a difference.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42This bit of kit here is our main safety for ourselves.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44It reads atmospheres at all times.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48It checks for low oxygen, high oxygen levels,
0:09:48 > 0:09:52methane gas and hydrosulphides. You don't want to breathe them in
0:09:52 > 0:09:56and if the levels do go off, we've got indicators.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Each person who does an entry has to have one.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Tonight, sewer flushers Gary and Tim are on the attack.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06They're involved in an ongoing battle with fat
0:10:06 > 0:10:09that residents and businesses put into the sewer system
0:10:09 > 0:10:11and which threatens to overwhelm it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13We're on Oxford Street now.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16It's busy, a lot of pedestrians, a lot of traffic.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18We've set up behind us, all ready to go.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20The first job is to lay rat bait
0:10:20 > 0:10:24and check for fat build-ups in the Northumberland sewer.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Before becoming a flusher, Tim used to work as a gravedigger.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Now I'm going down sewers, not going down graves.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36The smell of death and the smell of poo are equally as bad
0:10:36 > 0:10:38but I suppose you do it for a living, you get used to it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Time to get down and dirty with it.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- Right.- First up, is to check their existing rat bait stations.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53It looks like the rats have nibbled it, so I'm going to replenish it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Because we've disturbed it,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57they won't come here for another seven days,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00so that'll sit here for seven days. They'll slowly come back,
0:11:00 > 0:11:02fresh bit of bait, they'll smell it.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Bit like peanut bitter. They do love a bit of peanut butter.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06And Tim installs some new ones.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Come and get it, boys. Dinner's here.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17The Northumberland sewer is a Victorian original,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20built by the engineer Joseph Bazalgette.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23At the end of it, they find what they were looking for.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Signs of fat here, Tim.- Yeah. - There's a big lump here, look.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- There's a little mini fatberg here again.- Yeah.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I'm going to have go and get the shovel and get rid of that.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35They get to work.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Large build-ups of fat in sewers
0:11:37 > 0:11:40have been nicknamed fatbergs by the press.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Gary wants to make sure this mini fatberg never grows up.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47What I'm standing in is the start.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52It'll sit there and it'll congeal and solidify into this mucky stuff.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54It's not nice, as you can see.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Look, wet wipes in there, tissue, stuff like that.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01A lot of people think wet wipes are biodegradable, but they're not.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04If you look behind me, that's what it's going to end up like.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06We'll shovel that off because if we don't,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08that will continue to get bigger and bigger
0:12:08 > 0:12:12and, as you can see, the flows are going in this flap.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15This is the main exit for this sewer to go into.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Worst-case scenario for Oxford Street, with the fat is,
0:12:19 > 0:12:21if it blocks up the sewers here,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24they're all pretty fast flowing, it won't take very long
0:12:24 > 0:12:28for them to fill up and start coming up out the manhole covers,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31so you'd end up with a sewage flood in Oxford Street.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37That can cause a blockage. You don't want it getting so big.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Try and break it up into little pieces
0:12:40 > 0:12:43cos it can always cause a blockage anywhere else down the line.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46That'll end up at Beckton. At Beckton we'll treat the fat.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50It's all over the place, so I'm just going to have to keep shovelling it.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52It's really sticky and greasy.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Once you get it on your hands and your gloves,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57you can't grip anything. It just goes everywhere.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00There's no smell like it. It's horrible.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02It's like a really sweet, sort of sickly smell.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Fat blockages like this cost Thames Water
0:13:05 > 0:13:08around £12 million a year to clear.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Gary's pleased to have got to this fatberg early.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14We've only got to shovel because it's little.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16If it was major, you wouldn't be able to get in here.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18There'd be fat, it would be too high flows
0:13:18 > 0:13:20and you'd have to use high-pressure equipment
0:13:20 > 0:13:22and you're talking major jobs.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Very, very hot, mate. Ooh.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Ooh, dear.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Very glad to be up in the air again.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36They've just finished at this sewer,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38when a call comes through from across town.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41There's an urgent problem at a second sewer nearby,
0:13:41 > 0:13:46feeding into Oxford Street. They get straight on the case.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Later, Gary checks out the second sewer
0:13:49 > 0:13:51and can't believe what he finds.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55It's a skin of fat. You can see it just gets thicker and thicker.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Let's go.- The Oxford Street police team have been deployed
0:14:07 > 0:14:12to neighbouring Soho to help crack down on the area's drug problem.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Just to confirm, chap in the two-tone baseball hat...
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Sergeant Gary Skinner and his plain-clothes team
0:14:17 > 0:14:20are on the trail of a suspected drug dealer
0:14:20 > 0:14:24they've seen handing out business cards to pub and clubgoers.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Having secured a witness statement,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Gary decides it's time to move in on their suspect.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Hello, it's police.- Police. - Put it down.- Put your fag down.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39Put that down. All right. To the rear, to the rear. To the rear.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Say the magic words, one of you, thank you. Which one?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- Stop resisting.- Oi! Get on the floor!
0:14:45 > 0:14:50- I'm not resisting.- Behave yourself. Give us your legs.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Do you understand me? Yes? Do you understand?- What?
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- You're going to be under arrest. - For what?- Paddy, you nick him.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02You're under arrest for offering to supply a class A substance.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04You don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence
0:15:04 > 0:15:07if you do not mention something you later rely on in court.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Are you going to behave now? - Yes.- Good.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14I'm going to release him gently. Do not kick off.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17A search reveals the evidence they were hoping for.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22- Business cards, seized 23.49.- Seized from the right-hand rear pocket.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Gentlemen, not a show, not a show. Go away.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36With a witness statement and the business cards in the bag,
0:15:36 > 0:15:38things are not looking good for the suspect.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40But he's not giving up easily
0:15:40 > 0:15:43and is keen to explain his possession of the cards.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50We've heard it before. Yeah, I know.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53It's not a very good system, though, is it? Cos you have no friends.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57You're on your own. There you go. Just stand over here.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Your offence is offering to supply drugs.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Even if you had no drugs on you, that is the offence,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06is offering to supply. The van's here.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Yeah, I think I know what you're going to say.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Far from convinced by his story, the team put the suspect in the van
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and take him back to the station.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Excellent work, gents. Superb. It's all going well, you know.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27I've never had it so good. Operation Bobcat - silly name, great job.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Seriously, that's a potential robber taken off the street.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35It might be one suspect off the street, but the team know
0:16:35 > 0:16:39that's not going to solve the area's drugs problem on its own.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Later, they bring in a little help.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- This is a drugs dog, OK.- Yes!
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Have you got anything on you you're not meant to have?- No!
0:16:54 > 0:16:56On Oxford Street,
0:16:56 > 0:17:00every square inch of space is utilised to help sell products
0:17:00 > 0:17:04which makes the sides of the London buses that pass down here
0:17:04 > 0:17:06a prime marketing opportunity.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09And thanks to advances in technology,
0:17:09 > 0:17:13a whole new world of bus advertising is opening up,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15as Oxford Street is about to find out.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19In an east London bus garage,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22a crew from an advertising company have assembled.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26Today, we're going to turn this nice red bus
0:17:26 > 0:17:30into an advert for John Lewis.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34The bus is one of the new Routemasters.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37It will work the number 55 route, one of the busiest in London,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40taking shoppers right to the heart of Oxford Street.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44It's one of the most valuable advertising spaces in London,
0:17:44 > 0:17:45seen by millions.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49And today, it's to be completely covered
0:17:49 > 0:17:53by dozens of pieces of sticky-back plastic.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56The art of the job is to make it look like one piece
0:17:56 > 0:18:00and, hopefully, at the end of it, it will look like this.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Andy and his team have five of the new Routemaster buses
0:18:04 > 0:18:07to cover for the John Lewis campaign.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Today's bus, alone, will take them all day.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Right, let's get to work. Let's have this bus out on time.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16The first job is to clean the bus.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19The vinyl won't stick if the paint is dirty
0:18:19 > 0:18:23and driving through London means the bus picks up a lot of grime.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25This is the second one that I've used, so getting there.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27It is getting quite clean.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30The vinyl is only as good as the surface you put it on,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32so all round these lines,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34you've got to make sure you get really tight in there.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Cleaning done, the team assemble the scaffolding they'll need
0:18:38 > 0:18:40to reach the top of the bus.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Then it's onto the ad itself.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45This is the vinyl. It's specially designed for the bus.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48It's quite a sturdy material.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- It's um... It's a load of balls. - HE LAUGHS
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Bus advertising is a major source of revenue for Transport for London.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01John Lewis has gone for the top-of-the-range option -
0:19:01 > 0:19:04a full, seamless covering with their design,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07featuring lots and lots of balls of wool.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09The first piece to be applied is critical.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11We've got to get this panel dead straight.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15That is the key art in making sure this matches up.
0:19:15 > 0:19:21Measure twice, check, double-check, check it again and then start.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Once they're happy with the first piece,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26the next few fall into place easily.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- Everyone's cracking on and it's coming together.- Slowly but surely.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I'm just trying to cut all these little bits and bobs out.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Each door, window, panel and light
0:19:36 > 0:19:40has to be individually cut out by hand. It's delicate work.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Got to take your time and double-check before you cut anything
0:19:43 > 0:19:46and then, yeah, it seems to be going well.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50We just put the pieces in along the bus.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52It's just like putting a jigsaw together.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Meanwhile, ten miles away, deep under Oxford Street,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03another team from the same company are preparing their vinyl
0:20:03 > 0:20:06for an even more unusual surface.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09They've been tasked with turning Oxford Circus Tube station
0:20:09 > 0:20:11into an English summer garden.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15This is the ceiling and then it's the plan view, looking down on it.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18You need to hold it above your head
0:20:18 > 0:20:23to get the correct actual feel for the ceiling itself.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25The poster ads are already up.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29For brothers Rick and Robert, the job is to cover the ceiling
0:20:29 > 0:20:32with a blue sky print and the floor with grass.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35When it's butt into this bit, we'll see if it's kicking out at all.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- Fingers crossed, eh? - If it kicks out slightly now,
0:20:38 > 0:20:42then it can have an effect all the way down the corridor.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46That's panel one done. Another eight to go.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Meanwhile, back at the bus garage,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55John is working on one of the most technically difficult areas
0:20:55 > 0:20:57of the bus wrap - the back.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00This is where it starts to get a bit tricky.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04As he's going up, the curvature of the bus is getting more
0:21:04 > 0:21:09and John's got to keep it as straight as he can.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Finally finished at the back, the job is starting to take shape.
0:21:17 > 0:21:2285% there. It's coming up to 2 o'clock, so yeah, I'm pleased.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28But, just as he was congratulating himself, there's a problem.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Because of the curve at the back,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33one side of the vinyl is impossible to match up,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36but luckily, John has an idea.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Yet again, John, you've saved the day.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Good old John's idea was to give it a wavy effect,
0:21:42 > 0:21:47as you can see, rather than a straight line effect.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52From a distance, you wouldn't notice.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Back at Oxford Circus
0:21:56 > 0:21:59and the team are making good progress on their summer garden.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04All-over vinyl advertising like this is called a domination campaign.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07It's some of the most expensive that a client can commission.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10The last panel's just been put up on the ceiling.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Just need to trim the other end of the ceiling
0:22:13 > 0:22:15and then the ceiling will be finished.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20You can keep going over and over and over it,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23but there comes a point when you know you have to stop.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27It looks good, so I'm happy with it now.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35At the bus garage, the team have been hard at work now
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- for three and a half hours. - Coming to the end.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42The last panel's at the top of the bus to go on,
0:22:42 > 0:22:47a panel at the rear, a few bits of tweaking, then we'll be done.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50The bus is completely covered in the graphic.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54There's just one more job - all the legally required stickers
0:22:54 > 0:22:58that were on the bus before need to be on the vinyl too.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02As it is a legal requirement for the bus to be on the road,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05it's probably, out of the whole job, the most important.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08And the easiest.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10I can't wait to see it on the street.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12It'll look good, going down Oxford Street,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14past John Lewis. I think they'll be happy.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19THEY LAUGH
0:23:21 > 0:23:23And not long after filming,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26the bus made its maiden voyage down Oxford Street.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37At a sports store on Oxford Street,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40staff are getting ready for their biggest ever event -
0:23:40 > 0:23:43the arrival of Australian rugby team, the Wallabies,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45for a World Cup signing session.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- I'll be back in about five minutes. - I'll get everything ready for you.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Gareth's gone to meet and greet the team at a nearby car park,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57but he's just left, when they arrive from another direction.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03The team head into the store, largely missed by the fans.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Seconds later, the players, including rugby superstar Israel Folau
0:24:07 > 0:24:11and six-foot-eight Will Skelton, take their seats.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14I missed them. I went to the wrong car park.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Well, I went to the car park and they decided to...
0:24:16 > 0:24:18What are you playing at?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Central London and the traffic the way it was, found another way.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23But they're here, that's the main thing.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25That's the main thing but we'll have words late on, my friend.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31The six players get busy with the fans, to a rapturous reception.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Great buzz going on, as you can hear. Fantastic noise.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40The players seem to be really getting behind them.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Great. The main men were there for you.- Yeah.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Awesome. It was great to see the players
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and say g'day and wish them all the best for Saturday.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00It's so nerve-racking.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Because you're watching them on TV and you see them in real life
0:25:04 > 0:25:05and you're like, "Oh, my God."
0:25:05 > 0:25:08I froze. I should have said something.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12What do you say to them? "Thank you"?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27In addition to the signing, the team are using the store,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29and Andrew's fitness lab, in particular,
0:25:29 > 0:25:31as a base for media commitments.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Matt Toomua is giving an interview with ABC Australia.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39I told them to watch out for my equipment. I gave them a lowdown.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I was, like, "That's £30,000, that £10,000. Don't touch."
0:25:43 > 0:25:45But, while the meet and greet continues,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48the players have another thing on their minds altogether.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57They might be top sportsmen, but everyone loves a freebie.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01What's probably the easiest thing to do,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04is if you see anything here you like,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I'll get it shipped to your hotel in Westminster.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12And as the queues begin to die down,
0:26:12 > 0:26:16they finally get a chance for their VIP shop.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18I take it you know what type of runners,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- whether you're an overpronator or neutral...- Yeah.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25And size 18 Will Skelton is on the hunt for some new socks.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I've got white I can give you right now
0:26:28 > 0:26:30but we haven't got any black at the moment.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Um...- I'll shoot.- No worries, man.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Should I get the red ones?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- Red.- That.- Red? OK, red.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46Might as well.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49The kit orders taken and media commitments met,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51the team can finally head off,
0:26:51 > 0:26:55although dragging them away from the kit is proving hard.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- Thanks, I appreciate it. - Take it easy.- You too.- No worries.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04No worries. Take it easy, all right.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06As they head down Oxford Street to their hotel,
0:27:06 > 0:27:11there's still time for a few photos for the fans with Izzy Folau.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15For the staff in store, it's a chance to relax.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Went really well, actually.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20So, we, obviously, had 50 priority shirts sold
0:27:20 > 0:27:23and we sold another 45 shirts on the day,
0:27:23 > 0:27:25plus a whole heap of accessories.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Altogether, we had about 500 people,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30so a really, really good turnout for a midweek.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33The customers are happy, the players are happy, staff are happy,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35so yeah, it's been a really successful day.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37And after we filmed,
0:27:37 > 0:27:41the Australians were inspired to beat England, Wales and Scotland
0:27:41 > 0:27:43on the way to the final of the Rugby World Cup,
0:27:43 > 0:27:47which they lost to archrivals New Zealand.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Thames Water flushers, Gary and Tim,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00have been called to an urgent problem at a central London sewer.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02It's going to be Gary's mission
0:28:02 > 0:28:05to squeeze through the much smaller manhole
0:28:05 > 0:28:07to see what's going on down below.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11- I'm going to hell. I won't be back. - At the bottom,
0:28:11 > 0:28:15he's greeted by one of the most epic sights in London's sewers.
0:28:19 > 0:28:25A giant fatberg, over 100 metres long and entirely filling the sewer flow.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28That little bit we saw at the top of Oxford street,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31if we didn't clear that, it would end up like what we're in now.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35It is absolutely chock... It's a skin of fat.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40That's how thick the fat is
0:28:40 > 0:28:42and the flow underneath it is about that thick.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45It's constant flow - I can feel it running through my feet -
0:28:45 > 0:28:48so at least I know the sewer is still running underneath.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49If it wasn't running underneath,
0:28:49 > 0:28:51it would cause a major problem for London.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Fatbergs like this are Thames Water's greatest problem.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58They restrict the flow of sewage and can cause blockages
0:28:58 > 0:29:01and even surface floods.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02And as you can see...
0:29:02 > 0:29:07I'll pick up some stuff. Toothbrush, lip balm,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09a packet of crisps,
0:29:09 > 0:29:12a straw from McDonalds, toothpaste,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15a bottle, a bit of a wrapper...
0:29:16 > 0:29:17Look.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Your worms love it as well.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Come to think of it, I used to fish with worms.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26I don't think I'll be using worms again for fishing.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36This monster fatberg's become so huge,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39it's well beyond what Gary can clear with a shovel.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41There is no space to move in the sewer, due to the fat.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44You can see it just gets thicker and thicker.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48All he can do tonight, is take pictures to report back.
0:29:48 > 0:29:49I'm getting stuck.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52I can't wade myself through it, go down and take pictures,
0:29:52 > 0:29:55so I'm going to have to sit here and take pictures.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06With the fatberg inspected and pictures taken,
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- Gary calls a halt for tonight. - Location two's done
0:30:10 > 0:30:13but it's going to get a bit of a worse problem sooner or later,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16so I've took the pictures, I'll report them to my manager today.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19I'll send an email with the pictures of what's happening.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21It needs to be looked into ASAP
0:30:21 > 0:30:24cos I don't want it to cause no blockages, no problems,
0:30:24 > 0:30:26no floodings or no sewage to the Thames.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29That's the last thing that Thames Water needs.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34It's got to be cleaned out, there's no two ways about it,
0:30:34 > 0:30:36otherwise it will be coming up the shaft.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42- I'm going to get changed. - No problem.- Cos I stink of fat.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Eventually, a team will have to visit with chemicals
0:30:45 > 0:30:47and industrial jetters to remove this,
0:30:47 > 0:30:49but until that happens,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52this fatberg will continue to sit underneath London,
0:30:52 > 0:30:54getting a little bit fatter every day.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07The Oxford Street police team are working south of the street
0:31:07 > 0:31:10in the ongoing battle against the drugs problem
0:31:10 > 0:31:12in the adjoining Soho area.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17And tonight, a uniformed team have decided to bring in a little help.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21So, Alfie is a three-year-old Labrador.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26He's a Met Police-trained passive detection dog.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Dogs are brilliant. They'll really help us,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30really add an extra dimension
0:31:30 > 0:31:32to where we're going to be dealing with this.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36We're under no illusions as to who's the intelligent one of the outfit.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39If they could drive, we'd be out of a job and that's the way it is.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43The team arrive in Soho at 10.30.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Alfie is one of two dogs on duty tonight
0:31:45 > 0:31:48and he and Nancy immediately get to work.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51They know the scent of all the most frequently found street drugs
0:31:51 > 0:31:53and are trained to follow them
0:31:53 > 0:31:56and then indicate the source to their handlers.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59He's scanning the pocket of air around people as they come along.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Little stroke? Yeah, stroke. Course you can.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05But he's never distracted from his job.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- Just come here for me, madam.- Oh. - This is a drugs dog, OK.- Yes!
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- Have you got anything on you you're not meant to have?- No!
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- Have you smoked some cannabis today? - Yes.- OK.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17An officer goes through the woman's pockets
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- but she doesn't have anything on her. - There you go.
0:32:20 > 0:32:21You can stroke him now. Sorry about that.
0:32:21 > 0:32:27- Do you look after him at home as well?- Yes, yeah.- Ah.- Yeah, good boy.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Alfie's got his tennis ball and it's about having fun for him,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32so we're having a play while we're waiting.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36John and Alfie get back to business.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39It doesn't take Alfie long to catch the scent again.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- My colleague's going to search your pockets now.- Oh, yeah, please.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47This time, the officers do find illegal drugs.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Just a little bit more of the funky stuff.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52It isn't much, but they confiscate it.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58It's still a class B drug. People often don't know that
0:32:58 > 0:33:00and as such, we've been able to give this gentleman
0:33:00 > 0:33:04a cannabis warning form. It's like an official police warning.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Cannabis warnings are not cautions or convictions
0:33:07 > 0:33:10but they allow police to avoid having to arrest
0:33:10 > 0:33:12and process low-level offenders.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15You get caught with it again, you're going to get a PND,
0:33:15 > 0:33:17so you'll get a ticket, a big fine.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Catch you again after that and you'll get arrested and go to court.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23It's unfortunate you've walked past a drugs dog, or I wouldn't know.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Further up the road, PC Sarah-Jane Morrison
0:33:27 > 0:33:30and dog Nancy have stopped someone else.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33We were walking down Dean Street
0:33:33 > 0:33:37and Nancy has pointed out this individual.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40We've seen him drop an item on the floor.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42When we've been through the item,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44it's a wrapped-up powder inside a lottery ticket.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48He's admitted to it being drugs so he's getting a caution.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50The man is arrested.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54The cocaine trade operates hand-in-hand with violent crime
0:33:54 > 0:33:57and possession can't be dealt with using just a warning form.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Alfie, come on.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Up the road, John and Alfie have kept going
0:34:02 > 0:34:06- and they've stopped two more men. - Hello, mate. This is a drugs dog.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11- Alfie, come on. Good boy. - A search turns up nothing.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14John's happy to give one of the men the benefit of the doubt this time.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17He's saying he hasn't got anything on him but he's come from a bar,
0:34:17 > 0:34:21so it may well be that someone's been smoking it near him,
0:34:21 > 0:34:23his clothes are contaminated, I'm not sure.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28The other man does have some drug paraphernalia in his bag.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30It certainly looks like cannabis to me.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Constable Tom May has found a herb grinder
0:34:33 > 0:34:36with a very small amount of what smells like cannabis.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40It shows how little it takes for Alfie to pick up the scent.
0:34:40 > 0:34:41Yeah.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Because there's trace amounts of cannabis in it,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47we'll be seizing this as evidence.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49He, too, gets a warning form.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54Like humans, dogs get tired and can quickly get bored.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Alfie's most effective in short bursts and after three hours,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- his shift is over. - He's worked really well.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04It's always nice when he comes out and does something and finds drugs.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06A fairly successful evening for the guys, really.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10Eight people dealt with for cocaine, cannabis.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12One male was arrested for kicking out at the dog.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16He was intoxicated, so he was arrested for drunk and disorderly,
0:35:16 > 0:35:20so all in all, it had a real good impact on Soho tonight.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24THEY ALL TALK OVER EACH OTHER
0:35:24 > 0:35:27It's been an eventful but successful evening
0:35:27 > 0:35:30and there are plans to have Alfie patrol with the team again.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Since we filmed, the man arrested with business cards has been charged
0:35:37 > 0:35:40with offering to supply class A and class B drugs
0:35:40 > 0:35:42and bailed to appear in court.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54With its world-famous stores and iconic buildings,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Oxford Street has become a magnet for photographers,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00both amateur and professional.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04But today, it's about to be the unwitting backdrop
0:36:04 > 0:36:07to one of its strangest photoshoots yet.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Sean O'Brien runs a PR company
0:36:09 > 0:36:13and today, he's going for a photospread with a difference.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Today, we're doing a rather unusual photoshoot.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21We're staging a catwalk show across the centre span of Oxford Circus.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Sean's a veteran of guerrilla marketing techniques -
0:36:24 > 0:36:27attention-grabbing public photoshoots,
0:36:27 > 0:36:31aimed at garnering maximum reaction from passers-by.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34His previous campaigns include photographing models
0:36:34 > 0:36:38on London underground platforms for a lingerie brand.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Today, he's hoping to repeat that success
0:36:41 > 0:36:43by getting a series of eye-catching images
0:36:43 > 0:36:46he can sell with a story to local and national press.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50The challenge for him is that he's doing it without any permissions
0:36:50 > 0:36:53and up against Oxford Street traffic.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55There's been weeks of work gone into this.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59The end result is to build awareness for a club
0:36:59 > 0:37:02that has a fashionista clientele.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Oxford Circus is an icon.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08It's world-famous, so to have the models shot there
0:37:08 > 0:37:11is something that will go viral round the world.
0:37:11 > 0:37:17Sean and photographer Andy Lesauvage head to Oxford Circus for a recce.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22They want two shots. The first uses the central reservation as a catwalk.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27- Do you want to shoot me to get an idea of the size?- Yeah.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31I'll give you an idea so then we can get the mark. Is that good?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Yeah, that's fine. That's good. - But that's the easy part.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38The main shot Sean's after involves lining up his four models
0:37:38 > 0:37:42on the diagonal pedestrian crossing at the heart of Oxford Street.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45It's the only one in central London.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48When this traffic frees up, I'll show you, without getting run over.
0:37:48 > 0:37:54Here we go. So, they'll come out from here. You've got 19 seconds...
0:37:54 > 0:37:57With 250 buses an hour passing down Oxford Street
0:37:57 > 0:38:01and only 19 seconds for pedestrians to cross it,
0:38:01 > 0:38:06he's got to get in, get his photos and get out safely in a hurry.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10And now we've got a red man and that is the amount of time we've got.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12It may sound like a fairly simple thing to do,
0:38:12 > 0:38:14just to walk models across the street,
0:38:14 > 0:38:17but with a couple of million commuters coming into town
0:38:17 > 0:38:22and cars and buses, it could present a bit of a challenge.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27Andy heads back to the nightclub to meet the models and make-up artists.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Basically, it's as if you can do a catwalk show across Oxford Street.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- That's the story.- Amazing.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- You just worry about the camera, I will worry about the cars.- OK, cool.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42And I'll be there to say, "OK, get off the road."
0:38:42 > 0:38:44As long as it's not raining, we'll be cool.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46I'm just doing a weather check.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51If it rains heavily, hair and make-up is ruined
0:38:51 > 0:38:53and we don't get our shot.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58I find Oxford Street, honestly, really stressful.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00There's so many people,
0:39:00 > 0:39:03especially as you get off at the Oxford Street station,
0:39:03 > 0:39:05it's just absolute chaos.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08It's based on Blade Runner.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10I think we'll turn some heads, that's for sure,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13especially when we're standing in the middle of Oxford Circus.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16With the models dressed in their futuristic garb,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18the team head out to the street.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Success now rests on their ability
0:39:21 > 0:39:25to get everything done safely in 19-second bursts.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Right, now we're here and we're ready.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32OK, as soon as we've got the green... Right, here we go. Now.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37There's more people here than I thought there would be,
0:39:37 > 0:39:43so, Kerry, here and, you guys, we're looking at French Connection.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- Ah.- And then you go back.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54Just casually getting run over on Oxford Circus.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56All good to go. There's more people,
0:39:56 > 0:39:59now it's half past ten, but it's fine.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03They make their way off the road pretty quickly
0:40:03 > 0:40:05and we'll be there till the last knocking,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08just to get a couple of frames. Right.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14And we've got to come back now.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20It's a nice first shot. We need to make it look
0:40:20 > 0:40:23as if there's a little bit more movement to it.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Going green. Here we go. Same positions.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Yeah, that's it.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38And three, two, one... and we're gone.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42This has got to be up there
0:40:42 > 0:40:46as one of the most ridiculous photoshoots I've ever done.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48I've done a few.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Things are going well but Sean's still not got the main image
0:40:52 > 0:40:54he was after and there are hiccups to contend with.
0:40:54 > 0:41:01The stylist just noticed that one of the tops was actually inside out,
0:41:01 > 0:41:04so they've just popped to do a quick costume change
0:41:04 > 0:41:06to put it the right way in.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08With the wardrobe malfunction rectified,
0:41:08 > 0:41:10they can get on with the shoot.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12That's lovely. Really strong.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16- And we've got to go. Watch out.- Argh!
0:41:18 > 0:41:23I was... I'm sorry. I was not counting down and...
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- That's was stressful. - She's shaking, poor thing.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29It's not stressful. It's fun. It's not stressful at all.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32We're just brightening up their morning in the right way.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34And we're green.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Six, five, four,
0:41:38 > 0:41:40three, two, one
0:41:40 > 0:41:43and we've got to go, go, go, go!
0:41:44 > 0:41:48After half an hour, Sean's happy he's got his first image.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Love it. And that's unretouched. That's super.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57But he's also after a shot using the central reservation as a catwalk.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Three, two, one and roll. Good.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- Lovely.- Good.- Lovely long legs.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- Good.- Nice and tight.- Good. - Look to camera.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09Good. Beautiful. And cut.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- That's lovely. Have you got it, Andy?- Yep.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Excellent. We are done here.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19Time for the models to take a break, while Sean and Andy check the shots.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22There's loads of shots where they look great,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25but you need the one where they ALL look super.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29That one looks great. Very strong.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Certain contenders for stuff that we would put out
0:42:31 > 0:42:35and then what I'll do is I'll look to do an exclusive pitch
0:42:35 > 0:42:39of the pictures and the story, probably to the Evening Standard,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42just prior to London Fashion Week,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45and just really maximise potential coverage.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49With his pictures in the bag, Andy's got the result he wanted,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52which just goes to show what you can achieve
0:42:52 > 0:42:56in 19 seconds on the UK's flagship shopping street.