0:00:07 > 0:00:10A stone's throw from the shopping mecca of Cardiff city centre,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14lies a street with a long history of home-grown business.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Good morning, Coray Co, how can I help?
0:00:17 > 0:00:20A kilometre-long melting pot of independent retailers,
0:00:20 > 0:00:23City Road is the country's most diverse street.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28Almost 60% of those who live here were born outside of Wales.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31So much diversity in City Road.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33My Scottish accent is just adding to it, I think.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35A place where new...
0:00:35 > 0:00:39I hope open next month. ..and old collide.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42I wouldn't like a business down here, now it's altered.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Where change is inevitable,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48and fun times are always just around the corner.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Vibrating mascara, looks kind of spiky.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Oh! Look at that!
0:00:53 > 0:00:57On a street that was once the site for public executions...
0:00:57 > 0:00:58I'm going to cry now.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00..it's not always easy to survive,
0:01:00 > 0:01:04but the people of City Road have learned to come out fighting.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10And they never stay down for long.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11I love you, Dave!
0:01:12 > 0:01:15This is life on City Road.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18It's the place to be for action.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Today, City Road is many things to many people.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32These days, the street is better known for its restaurants,
0:01:32 > 0:01:36than its retail, and the businesses that thrive here are those
0:01:36 > 0:01:38that throw everything at it.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41We've tried to go for a higher standard than what City Road
0:01:41 > 0:01:44has been used to. Rolling with the punches...
0:01:47 > 0:01:50And keeping up with the times. Bum shaping? Yes.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53SHE LAUGHS
0:01:54 > 0:01:59One man who thinks opportunity knocks on City Road is Amjid.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05It's looking good so far. Exciting times now, you know.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10At the far end of the street, Amjid is transforming an old
0:02:10 > 0:02:15electronics shop into what will be the 58th restaurant on City Road.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18It's looking fantastic. Exciting stuff.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Amjid has moved lock, stock and barrel from Glasgow,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26especially to open his business on this street.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31All right, bud?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34My wife, she is originally from Cardiff, and we used to go to
0:02:34 > 0:02:37City Road and I just kind of looked around and thought,
0:02:37 > 0:02:38it had a right good vibe,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and I thought, "I want to be part of this."
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Building materials, is it?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45'So much diversity in City Road.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47'That's one of the things I love about it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50'Me coming along with my Scottish accent is just adding to it, I think!'
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Aye, cool, no problem. Where you fae? Dundee. Dundee?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58I'm from Glasgow. Sounds like it! Aye!
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Amjid's restaurant will be part of a national franchise.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Kebabish Original,
0:03:04 > 0:03:08we used to run grilled Pakistani and Indian food, barbecued food.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12And he thinks that attention to detail will be his recipe for success.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16There's a bit of the arrow at the bottom there, the kind of skewer
0:03:16 > 0:03:19thing that's kind of sticking out a wee bit too much for my liking.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Everything's got to be perfect from the word go, you know,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24and I'm hoping that when the people do come through the door,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27they'll see the effort that we have put in to getting everything
0:03:27 > 0:03:30as perfect as we can, you know?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33We've decided go for a higher standard than what City Road
0:03:33 > 0:03:39has kind of been used to. We've taken it up a level, you know?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41And the thing is, sometimes when you do that,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44it forces other businesses as well to kind of up their game as well.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47What do you think? Getting there. Getting there, yeah.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Amjid's not the only one with an eye for detail.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I don't know about this colour.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57His wife, Uzma is also a bit of a perfectionist.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Are you sure that's the colour we chose?
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Uzma, my wife, she's got very high standards, but in a good way.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07That's different, that's different, that's different. Is it?
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Shades of grey.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14You want to be right, you don't want to cut corners,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16make sure everything is right and stuff, you know.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Uzma's already spotted a problem with the sign outside.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25The finishing is not very good. No.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28The screws don't look as if they're very secure,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and it's a very heavy sign.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34The last thing you want is it falling on somebody's head.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38But is there an even bigger problem with those chillies?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Is that bit at the bottom not meant to be at the top, the chillies?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Are they no the wrong way round? Oh, my God.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I think they have.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Quick, check the franchise website.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52No.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57No, we are all right! Oh, my God!
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Sorry, it's just me.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09Once you go past this point, it's a little bit more...eye-watering.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Just down the road from Amjid's restaurant...
0:05:11 > 0:05:14The vibrating part is quite big.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Faith is taking an unusual goods delivery for her new passion project.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21If you did pop in, I can show you it working.
0:05:22 > 0:05:28She's turning the upstairs of her sexy shop into a combat sports gym.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Can I help with something? More boxes. I'm emptying the boxing kit.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36OK? Big boxes? Yes, the bigger the better. OK! We have plenty of boxes.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40It's all part of Faith's plan to diversify her business and
0:05:40 > 0:05:42keep the passion alive.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44The building is so huge.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47At first we didn't use most of the space in here, now,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51rates have gone up so high and all the bills are going up and up,
0:05:51 > 0:05:55and up, so using this space will be a wise move, I think.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01There's another reason why Faith wants to transform her old storeroom.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Why have we got Vaseline?!
0:06:05 > 0:06:08That's for sparring, eyebrows. OK.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12And that is to keep fitness fanatic Paul happy.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15I've got a long history in combat sports with boxing, kick boxing.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18I've taken about four or five decent titles
0:06:18 > 0:06:20all the big ones nationally.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23He actually used to be my boxing coach.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25And that's how we knew each other.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28A few years ago, when Faith's relationship broke up,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Paul went from fitness coach to life coach.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I was kind of stranded when I split up from my partner.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39He was here one minute, and the next day he's gone.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Now I've got leaks all over the building and carrying big,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45massive flipping heavy things up the stairs
0:06:45 > 0:06:48and this, that and the other and I had to cope with it all on my own.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51And then Paul came to my rescue. I was like, "Paul!"
0:06:51 > 0:06:55It was the time when you looked in the sewer and got covered in shit!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58THEY LAUGH
0:06:58 > 0:07:00He's my Man Friday.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05That's why I want this room to be done so he sort of stays around.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11All those years of college, all those years of reading, training,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15this, that and the other and I'm putting false cocks in a box!
0:07:15 > 0:07:17SHE LAUGHS
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Aspirations, eh?
0:07:22 > 0:07:23Downstairs in the shop,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27the training is just beginning for Faith's new employee.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30That's not a dress? No, it's not. Is that a dress?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33It changes into a dress when you put it on. Wow.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Siobhan will be the evening manager at Passion.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39I'm not very good at this, am I?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Oh, no! I'm not very good at this at all!
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I need to tighten things up financially and get even more
0:07:48 > 0:07:51sales if I can, by opening till 9pm.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55I don't know why I'm trying to give the mannequin some sort of modesty!
0:07:58 > 0:07:59There we are, lovely.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Of course, it's vital Siobhan knows her way around the goods,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07from the smallest... We've got handmade bikinis.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10They are mainly for strippers. ..to the biggest.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12SHE GASPS
0:08:12 > 0:08:14That's a bad boy, innit?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18It's fabulous, I want one. FAITH LAUGHS
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Then we've got bum shaper pants. Bum shaping?
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Yes, your bum comes through there and it makes it into a massive...
0:08:25 > 0:08:27SHE LAUGHS
0:08:27 > 0:08:29..Into a big massive round.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31SIOBHAN LAUGHS
0:08:31 > 0:08:35'I'm really quite interested to see how she will work out.'
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Yeah, I think she'll be good.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Hiya, is it Jasmine?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45At Kebabish Original, Amjid and Uzma have also been interviewing staff,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49in anticipation of opening their restaurant in a couple of weeks.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Do you eat out much? Not much, no.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55The only places I go really is like Nando's
0:08:55 > 0:08:57and that's the only place I will go!
0:08:58 > 0:09:01On site, building work continues.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Amjid's brother has come all the way from Glasgow to check out
0:09:07 > 0:09:09progress and he's impressed.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Looks very classy, doesn't it? Aye, very. I like that.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15I'm really pleased for him.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Proud that it's my brother who's doing this, you know?
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Amjid's putting a brave face on it, but privately,
0:09:25 > 0:09:26the pressure is mounting.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30I've not been sleeping that well, I'm stressed out. I can't sleep.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35For the last few weeks, progress on site has been painfully slow.
0:09:35 > 0:09:41There's been a few delays, a few mix-ups. You know, it's frustrating.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45There's a lot of interest in us opening.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48People are about engagements, and we're having to knock all
0:09:48 > 0:09:53this custom back because of delays in the build.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57And the delays just keep on coming.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Whoever put it on should have allowed a 5-mil gap,
0:10:01 > 0:10:07because it expands and shrinks, so when it's all tight like that,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09if it expands, then it will all sort of pop off.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15It can be annoying when something's done and then you have to
0:10:15 > 0:10:17take it down and redo it, so...
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Inside, Amjid has spared no expense on the fit out.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I know I'm way over budget, and that's one of my flaws.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33I think it is not working out what things are going to cost.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36I should have had money coming in, I've had no money coming in
0:10:36 > 0:10:38for the last six months. It is a big pressure.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43It's not just his own future that Amjid's worried about.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47He's also a father of four.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Every man and woman out there, if they've got kids,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53all they want to do is give them a better life.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54I've put everything into this,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57but it's still always at the back of your mind,
0:10:57 > 0:11:01"What am I going to do? How am I going to provide?"
0:11:01 > 0:11:03His solution...is drastic.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07I'm having to put my house up for sale, actually,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09to be honest with you,
0:11:09 > 0:11:14which is not very pleasing, for me or my wife, the kids as well.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17They're all upset about it that we are having to sell up now.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Mama!
0:11:20 > 0:11:24It's a sacrifice we're going to have to make for the business.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Hopefully it will pay off, you know,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31and the kids will understand why we had to do it, you know.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44It's been one of the wettest winters in City Road's history.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Brrr, it's like a fridge in here, innit?
0:11:48 > 0:11:53And at Passion, it's having an inevitable effect on business.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57It's cold, because the shop is so big,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01but if we put all the heaters on, the electric blows up!
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Upstairs... All of this has got to go, everything.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10..the weather is raining on Paul's parade, too.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15This room wasn't even leaking before, was it?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18And the state of the roof is putting the dampener on his plans to
0:12:18 > 0:12:22convert the old stockroom into a gym.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25The roof, it is a mess.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27It is soaking through and through.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31It needs replacing, but I think it is a 50, 60 grand job.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34If they do put a new roof on it, we will end up paying for it in
0:12:34 > 0:12:38the long-run anyway, because it'll just go on top of the rent.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Faith, meanwhile... Always the optimist.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45..Is still keeping the...faith.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50She knows it's not what you've got,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52it's what you do with it that matters.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Always on the lookout to monetise the spare space in the building,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Faith has already converted the top floor into
0:13:02 > 0:13:05a burlesque and pole dancing studio.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It's been a roaring success.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Up the belly. In more ways than one.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15It's a great way of increasing footfall through the shop.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Obviously, with the dance lessons, if you need to dress up, then
0:13:19 > 0:13:24my place is the place to come for that type of product that you need.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26So the corsets and things are over there.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29There are sparkly stuff all over the place. My favourite!
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Sparkly shoes, little burlesque hats, feather boas,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37so, double whammy. It's good all round.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39One, two, three, four.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Left, right, left, right, excellent.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Downstairs, meanwhile,
0:13:46 > 0:13:50the last customer of the day is buying for a very special occasion.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE:
0:14:00 > 0:14:04A pinata is a paper figure usually filled with sweets and toys
0:14:04 > 0:14:07that's broken open at a kids' party.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Has our Portuguese speaking tourist come to the wrong place?
0:14:11 > 0:14:16Everything inside the pinata, is it sexy? Everything's sexy? Yes.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18This is party for sex.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Apparently not.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23Hmm.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Adult pinata party, I mean... the mind boggles!
0:14:26 > 0:14:28SHE LAUGHS
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Bashing this thing, and what's going to come out of it?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43The world takes all sorts of people, you know, to make it interesting.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Bye-bye, baby!
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Bye-bye!
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Perhaps it's the location that attracts the colourful customers.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59City Road is the most eclectic mix of cultures and tastes.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Visitors here can sample the flavours of 18 different countries.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07And behind every shop window,
0:15:07 > 0:15:10there's a great story waiting to be told.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Come on, one more! Single-shot.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Good shot!
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Tucked away on one of City Road's side streets
0:15:16 > 0:15:19is the Ultimate Fitness Centre...
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Again! Push off!
0:15:21 > 0:15:22..where champions are made.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Denzil Lawrence, the owner, is a former world title kick boxer.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I was Welsh champion, I was British champion,
0:15:34 > 0:15:39I became European champion, then I was world champion.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I've done it, and I'm proud of what I've done.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48Now retired from fighting, Denzil trains current champions,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50including his own son, Levi,
0:15:50 > 0:15:54in a specially-designed combat fitness gym.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57The gym we've got now is absolutely awesome.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Faster! Come on! Keep it going!
0:15:58 > 0:16:03'You know, I fitted this on the gym that I would like to have gone to,'
0:16:03 > 0:16:04when, you know, I used to fight.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Come on, come on, come on!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08'In my gym, you've got all walks of life.'
0:16:08 > 0:16:10And they all mix, they all get on.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Let's go, change up!
0:16:12 > 0:16:14To me, it's the gym of the future.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Good, come on, get it up!
0:16:15 > 0:16:16That's it!
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Tonight, Denzil is throwing open the gym doors
0:16:20 > 0:16:22to a bunch of boxing virgins.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26We've got a lot of new faces today, which is awesome.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30I think at the moment, we've got about 100 people.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36These men, and a few women, are signing up to get fighting fit
0:16:36 > 0:16:40for a white-collar boxing event that Denzil is organising.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41APPLAUSE
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Who thinks white collar boxing is easy?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48LAUGHTER
0:16:48 > 0:16:52'White collar boxing is something anyone can do.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55'Teachers, doctors, civil servants,
0:16:55 > 0:16:59'anyone who hasn't thrown one punch in their life.'
0:16:59 > 0:17:02And they want to give up their free time, you know,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04to raise money for charity.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06So you're all going to train together for nine weeks,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09and then you're going to step into the ring and fight each other,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11basically, for charity, for Help For Heroes.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14'A lot of people do not know what is involved,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17'but it is an awesome journey,'
0:17:17 > 0:17:19and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21You've seen the hero's six-minute kit...
0:17:21 > 0:17:24If anyone can get this bunch punching above their weight,
0:17:24 > 0:17:25its Denzil.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Denzil's held multiple titles and trained multiple champions,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30including his son, Levi.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31APPLAUSE
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Tonight, it's standing room only,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39but next week, when the fists start flying...
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Hero for six minutes, yeah!
0:17:42 > 0:17:45..who will still be standing?
0:17:45 > 0:17:49PHONE RINGING, BLEEP
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Hi, it's Amjid, could you please give me a call back?
0:17:51 > 0:17:55It's six months since Amjid began work on his dream restaurant
0:17:55 > 0:17:56on City Road.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02By his original schedule, he should have opened weeks ago.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08But without furniture, or even a kitchen fitted,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Amjid's nowhere near ready.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13All this now... it's been like this for weeks.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Everything's just come to a total standstill,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20doesn't matter who I phone, how many calls I make, nothing's happening.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25I had a delivery yesterday, but I'm waiting on, um...
0:18:25 > 0:18:27kitchen equipment arriving.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28'Ah, right, yeah, it's...'
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Is there any deliveries due today?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Because the plumbers and the gas guys won't come out
0:18:33 > 0:18:35until that stuff's on site.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37'I'm so sorry, I can quite understand.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40'Just bear with me a second and I'm going to get you through.'
0:18:40 > 0:18:43HE SIGHS DEEPLY
0:18:43 > 0:18:47For Amjid, it's not just the timescale that's the problem.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51There's no money coming in, all the money's went out.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I've just got a gas bill for ?796,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58but we've not used any gas whatsoever.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00Can you believe that?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Amjid and his wife, Uzma,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10have thrown everything they have into making the restaurant work.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12My dreams and my wife's dreams,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14they're all pinned on this restaurant now.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17We've put everything we've had into this one project.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19It's a big gamble.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21And if it doesn't pay off, erm...
0:19:21 > 0:19:23I don't know if you'll say you're going to be out on the streets,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26but you're going to be... You know, everything you're going to lose,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29everything that we've worked for over the years.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37By the time Roy the engineer turns up, Amjid is at rock bottom.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41MUSIC: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
0:19:45 > 0:19:49When I normally work, I play music, otherwise nothing much gets done.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I'm absolutely... I'm nearly in tears just now, you know?
0:19:54 > 0:19:58No, I'm going to cry now, so I have to get off the phone, mate, OK?
0:19:58 > 0:20:05# Singin' don't worry about a thing,
0:20:05 > 0:20:09# Cos every little thing gonna be all right... #
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Come on, man, you can't be looking stressed like this.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14AMJID CHUCKLES
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Eh? You can't change it, can you? No.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21If you could change it, then OK, but when it is what it is...
0:20:21 > 0:20:22ROY CHUCKLES You know what I mean? I know.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24I know. That's how it goes.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26But he's not looking too good, is he?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Come on, Am.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Sit up, man! Yeah, yeah, I'm up, I'm up, I'm up. Eh?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36I'm up, bruv. You would think his world is over.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38And it's not even begun yet!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40THEY LAUGH
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Hasn't started yet!
0:20:41 > 0:20:43I know, I know, you're right, you're right,
0:20:43 > 0:20:44see, this guy motivates me!
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Come on, man. Yeah, yeah. Got to get up.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I've got to go back up there, OK? Speak to you later.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51All right, see you in a bit. All right.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54# ..Don't worry... #
0:20:54 > 0:20:57These guys just make me feel at home.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59They just make me feel as if I'm one of them,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02like they're looking after me, and that means so much to me.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Turning me into a Cardiff boy, you know? HE LAUGHS
0:21:07 > 0:21:10I... I'd fly the Welsh flag as much as I would fly
0:21:10 > 0:21:13the flipping Scottish flag, put it that way, you know?
0:21:13 > 0:21:17That's how much these guys have been doing for me, you know?
0:21:18 > 0:21:23# Singin' don't worry about a thing... #
0:21:25 > 0:21:28SIREN WAILS
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Oh, my word! Look at that!
0:21:30 > 0:21:33A few weeks later, the residents of City Road get a reminder
0:21:33 > 0:21:38of just how quickly the best-laid business plans can go up in flames.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Oh, God. You've just got to be so careful.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45You'll be out of business. It's devastating.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50I'm just hoping that this ambulance isn't for one of the firefighters.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52This year, the street and its residents
0:21:52 > 0:21:54have seen their fair share of drama.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59This is the third fire in City Road in, like, a month.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03SHE SIGHS Scary.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08But City Roaders are made of strong stuff.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11And sometimes, after the darkest of nights...
0:22:14 > 0:22:16..come the brightest of dawns.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19AMJID CHUCKLES
0:22:19 > 0:22:21FIRE ENGINE BEEPS
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Last night there was a...
0:22:23 > 0:22:26a major fire on City Road, just across the road from here.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29This morning, I was hoping to come down,
0:22:29 > 0:22:32cos we were expecting a big delivery coming for the rest of the stuff
0:22:32 > 0:22:34from the catering company, you know?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Er... But all the roads have been blocked off.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39There was a lot of police, kind of, activity going on.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42It's all happening in City Road.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45It's the place to be for action, without a doubt!
0:22:45 > 0:22:47And, you know, it's kind of brought...
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I know I shouldn't say it, but it's kind of brought
0:22:50 > 0:22:52a small smile to my face, you know, a bit of action.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Erm... With everything that's been going on with me.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Obviously, circumstances, you know, I can't do nothing about that.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Whoa.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03AMJID CHUCKLES
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Hey, come on, son, let's go.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13'You're going as well, you think, "You know what?
0:23:13 > 0:23:17' "Yeah...we've come too far now to look back."
0:23:17 > 0:23:21' "We're going to smash it. Absolutely going to smash it!" '
0:23:21 > 0:23:22HE LAUGHS
0:23:27 > 0:23:30BALLOON INFLATES
0:23:30 > 0:23:34It's Valentine's Day, and at Passion, everyone...
0:23:35 > 0:23:38..and every thing, is feeling the love.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40There we are.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43It's Valentine's Day every day in here.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47So we thought we'd have a little bit of an event, just to celebrate that.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Even on the most romantic day of the year,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Faith has to work hard to pull in the punters.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Just make this place look beautiful!
0:23:56 > 0:23:59City Road is such a diverse road,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01but it's not anywhere where I'd get footfall, there's...
0:24:01 > 0:24:04you know, no passing trade for my business,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07so we are promoting ourselves, and, you know,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09being out there a bit more.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Oh, no! What?
0:24:11 > 0:24:14They're all tangling! Help!
0:24:14 > 0:24:16BURLESQUE MUSIC PLAYS
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Inside, too, Faith wants to woo her customers...
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Hello! How's it going?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25..and has asked the girls from her burlesque fitness class
0:24:25 > 0:24:27to provide the entertainment.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34It all seems to be bringing out people's romantic sides...
0:24:34 > 0:24:36There you go, my lovely, all right?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39..as well as their wallets. Thank you very much.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40I'm getting good at this, aren't I?
0:24:40 > 0:24:41SHE LAUGHS
0:24:41 > 0:24:44With new assistant Siobhan holding the fort,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Faith's grand plan to increase the bottom line and diversify...
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Whoo! ..is coming together.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51APPLAUSE
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Yeah! Sexy!
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Having Siobhan there is definitely going to actually
0:24:55 > 0:24:57free me up a little, and then I can concentrate
0:24:57 > 0:24:59on running every part of the business.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04It's a business that's now making an impact.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Don't load it up, just pop it out!
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Put a left hook on the end.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Upstairs, Paul's plans to turn Faith's warehouse into a war house
0:25:15 > 0:25:17have finally come together.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19The room's ready, more or less.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Now I've got to fill it, I've got to pay for it.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Got all the gear, I just need hands to put inside them. So...
0:25:24 > 0:25:27A four-shot combo. One-two, left hook, straight right.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32It's just such a relief to have it up and running.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33It was a great use of the room.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36The way it was before it wasn't really making any money.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37So I think Paul's happy now, as well,
0:25:37 > 0:25:39and I think he'll be with us for a while.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42SHE CHUCKLES I can't get rid of him now!
0:25:42 > 0:25:46You really think your Man Friday would have left you stranded, Faith?
0:25:46 > 0:25:48No, I wouldn't have left.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Family and friends - family and friends first.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Probably cost me over the years, but, er...
0:25:54 > 0:25:55I can sleep at night, though.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Straight right.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Aww!
0:26:00 > 0:26:02I love watching him doing this.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04I want to have a go! SHE CHUCKLES
0:26:05 > 0:26:07You go, girl!
0:26:07 > 0:26:11MUSIC: U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer
0:26:11 > 0:26:12While Faith and Paul are just starting
0:26:12 > 0:26:14to punch their way into profit...
0:26:15 > 0:26:17..down the road at Ultimate Fitness...
0:26:17 > 0:26:21OK, the old MC Hammer shit! OK, let's go!
0:26:21 > 0:26:22..the gloves are off.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24..eight, nine...
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Last week, 120 people signed up to be a hero for six minutes
0:26:29 > 0:26:32in Denzil's amateur boxing charity challenge.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33# Break it down! #
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Come on, left hook, come on.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42'It's three two-minute rounds, so you fight for six minutes.'
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Shake the sides, and keep punching.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47It's going to be the hardest six minutes of your life.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Come on! Single punch! Come on!
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Two people who are determined to go the distance are Mo...
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Come on! Push me back!
0:26:55 > 0:26:57..and Charlie. Whoa, OK, guys!
0:26:57 > 0:26:58OK!
0:26:58 > 0:27:02One thing I do like about Charlie, I think she's quite aggressive,
0:27:02 > 0:27:04she's quite spunky.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07My husband thinks it's a stupid idea, but, hey.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08SHE CHUCKLES
0:27:09 > 0:27:11That was torture, that was.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15From what I've seen of Mo, you know, I think he lacks a lot of fitness,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18but he hasn't done nothing whatsoever before, so,
0:27:18 > 0:27:22you know, fair dos, I take my hat off to anyone who wants to do this.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25That's good, keep going, keep going.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Mo and Charlie have their own reasons for wanting to take part.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie,'
0:27:32 > 0:27:35and I always need something in life to challenge me, to be honest.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36Come on!
0:27:36 > 0:27:38'Fitness-wise, getting better fitness.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40'I wanted to lose some weight as well.'
0:27:40 > 0:27:422016 - new year, new me.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45The minds are willing...
0:27:45 > 0:27:46Jab out, come on, let's go.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50..but with just nine weeks to go before they have to fight,
0:27:50 > 0:27:52will these bodies be able?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Of course I'll make it to the end.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Don't know whether I'll win or lose - it doesn't matter.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01It's just a new challenge - just getting to the end is what counts.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02Obviously there's, erm...
0:28:02 > 0:28:05There's boys in here who've been boxing four, five years,
0:28:05 > 0:28:06so that's why, like...
0:28:06 > 0:28:09if I train hard enough, maybe I'll get them to fight.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11We'll see.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16While for some, the hard work is just beginning...
0:28:16 > 0:28:18First training session out of the way. Well done.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20..for others on City Road...
0:28:20 > 0:28:21Wahey!
0:28:21 > 0:28:24..there's plenty of time for fun...
0:28:24 > 0:28:26I can't wait to go to bed.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28..and a chance to make a brighter future,
0:28:28 > 0:28:32in which everyone has their moment to be a hero.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34I love you, Dave!
0:28:34 > 0:28:38# I got the eye of the tiger A fighter
0:28:38 > 0:28:41# Dancing through the fire
0:28:41 > 0:28:43# Cos I am the champion
0:28:43 > 0:28:48# And you're gonna hear me roar. #