0:00:02 > 0:00:05A stone's throw from the shopping Mecca of Cardiff city centre
0:00:05 > 0:00:09lies a street with a long history of home-grown business.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Good, morning, Coray Co. How can I help?
0:00:11 > 0:00:15A kilometre-long melting pot of independent retailers,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18City Road is the country's most diverse street.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24Almost 60% of those who live here were born outside of Wales.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26So much diversity on City Road.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Mah Scottish accent's just adding to it, ah think!
0:00:29 > 0:00:34A place where new... I hope open next month. ..and old collide...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37I wouldn't like a business down here now it's altered.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41..where change is inevitable and fun times are always
0:00:41 > 0:00:43just around the corner.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Vibrating mascara? Looks kind of spiky!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49SHE GASPS Look at that!
0:00:49 > 0:00:52On a street that was once the site for public executions...
0:00:52 > 0:00:53Oh, Mum, I'm going to cry, y'know?
0:00:53 > 0:00:56..it's not always easy to survive,
0:00:56 > 0:00:59but the people of City Road have learned to come out fighting...
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Let's go! Let's go! ..and they never stay down for long.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07I love you, Dave!
0:01:07 > 0:01:10This is life on City Road.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12It's the place to be for action!
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Sporting the most eclectic mix of shop fronts in Wales,
0:01:22 > 0:01:26City Road is a street where newcomers are welcome.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30In City Road, people's friendly. The Welsh is nice.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31Five. Let's go!
0:01:31 > 0:01:34For those taking on a new life challenge...
0:01:34 > 0:01:36One, two, that's it. YEAH!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38..or just daring to try something different...
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Oh, my God.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46..City Road is a street of new beginnings.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52One man for whom City Road speaks of a brighter future
0:01:52 > 0:01:54is Iraqi restaurant owner Ayad...
0:01:54 > 0:01:57'The person you have called is not available.'
0:01:57 > 0:02:00..although today he's having communication problems.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04'Hello?' Yes - I hear you!
0:02:04 > 0:02:07'Can you hear me?' Yeah, yeah, I hear you.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10'Let me go up the top. I can't hear. I'll ring you back.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12'Hold on a sec.'
0:02:12 > 0:02:14AYAD CHUCKLES
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Call every time, same thing. "I'll call you back. Ten minute."
0:02:17 > 0:02:19All this message, no answer any one.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Ayad's trying to track down the supplier who's supposed to
0:02:24 > 0:02:26deliver his new restaurant furniture.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29'I'll ring you back when I get a better service.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31'I'll go to the top of the hill now. Hold on.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33'Won't be a sec.' OK, OK, waiting...
0:02:33 > 0:02:35CALL ENDS
0:02:35 > 0:02:39How long take? An hour? Two hours? Two days? One month?
0:02:39 > 0:02:43It's another problem in what's been a tough year for Ayad.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48My life all stress,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51because I'm very tired. Hard work.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55For the last 18 months, he's been converting what was
0:02:55 > 0:02:59an old hairdresser's on City Road into a restaurant, all on his own.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Everything, I do it myself.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Tiles, I do it myself. Carpenter, I do it.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12There is one handyman that Ayad can rely on... Yeah, 116.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14..his 12-year-old son.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18My son, Amir, is very, very helpful and have...
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Very clever.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Should be right.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Amir already has big plans for the restaurant's opening night.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I've told a lot of my friends to come over, like,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32on the first day so they can eat for free and everything. Not free!
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Half price! Yeah, but, like... AYAD CHUCKLES
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Yeah, but, like, a discount or something. Yeah, but not all school!
0:03:38 > 0:03:40AMIR LAUGHS
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Amir is the youngest of Ayad's four children,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48and today they are a huge part of has life.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55But 20 years ago, Ayad lost contact with his family completely
0:03:55 > 0:03:59when they had to leave Iraq to escape Saddam's regime.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04My dad say to me, "Run away, because not safe for you."
0:04:04 > 0:04:08In the chaos that followed, the family was separated.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Over four years, I don't see my family.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Yeah. I live alone.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Sometime my wife say, "He's maybe died. Maybe he's not come back."
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Eventually, with the help of the Red Cross,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Ayad managed to track down his family.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Their reunion made headline news.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34It's difficult to tell you.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38The feeling is so big, I can't say anything.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Crying.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Also, my wife only speak with the eyes.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52My son, Rami, see me, he say, "Why you leave me?"
0:04:52 > 0:04:55I said, "No, this is life."
0:05:02 > 0:05:04HE SIGHS
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Sorry.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Sorry.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Amir? Have good muscle! AYAD CHUCKLES
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Today, Ayad is keeping his family close
0:05:17 > 0:05:22as they prepare to open their Iraqi restaurant on City Road,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24their new home-from-home.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30People's friendly. The Welsh is nice.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33You find all the world here on the City Road!
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Immigrants like Ayad are not the only new arrivals
0:05:38 > 0:05:40to have settled on City Road.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Oi, does anyone want a choc-ice? Oh, yes! Me, please.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Luke and his student friends live in a house just off City Road.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52In the last 30 years, as the universities and colleges of Cardiff
0:05:52 > 0:05:57have expanded, City Road's student population has increased fivefold.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Ice cream's not meant to snap. I told you it was frozen!
0:06:01 > 0:06:03City Road, you've got, like,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06a sex shop next to a barber's next to, like, the pub.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11I don't know I can think of anywhere that compares to it, really.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Of course, they wouldn't be students if they didn't like
0:06:13 > 0:06:15to wind each other up.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Three, two, one. BOTH: Eight.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18YEAH!
0:06:18 > 0:06:20LAUGHTER
0:06:20 > 0:06:22This morning, Luke has lost a dare and has to carry
0:06:22 > 0:06:26a cardboard pole with him to the shops.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29So, yeah, I've got to take this for a walk!
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Today, Luke is out to source some exotic ingredients
0:06:34 > 0:06:37for the boys' dinner, all from City Road.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I'm making a stir-fry. Stir-fry.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48Erm, it's like meat and vegetables and, like, noodles etc and a sauce.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Can you show what kind of stuff to get? Thanks, mate. Cheers.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Cos I have no idea.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Like, I've never, ever seen pickled mangoes before.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59And you put this in the pan, yeah?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Er, yeah. What are they? Green leaves.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06I have no idea how to cook them. What else? Chilli sauce. Yes.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Do you want? Is it very spicy?
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Er, yeah. Cool. I don't think the boys like oysters.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13I think we'll leave it at that.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17I think we'll just give this a go. OK. OK? Cheers, mate. Thank you.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21We're really not that fussy eaters. We just like food...
0:07:21 > 0:07:24in general. So... Yeah.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Cheers. Thank you.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Haven't you forgotten something, Luke?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Oh, sorry. Oh, my God! Thank you!
0:07:36 > 0:07:39LUKE LAUGHS Basically, I lost a dare. Oh?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Erm, I've just got to carry it round for no reason whatsoever.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46But thank you for returning it to me. Cheers. Thank you very much.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50We're four guys all in our, like, twenties.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53We play pranks on each other, we try and get one over on each other.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56HE BLOWS A TUNE
0:07:56 > 0:07:59So, when I said I'd enjoy doing the dishes just now... You lied.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Oh, yeah. And this is boring.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04And dinner time is the perfect opportunity for the boys to
0:08:04 > 0:08:07get one over on each other...again.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11What are the odds on you, Nick, eating a teaspoon of hot sauce?
0:08:11 > 0:08:15'So, the odds game is where a dare is proposed.'
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Ten to one. Ten to one? Yeah.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20'The people have to say a number
0:08:20 > 0:08:23'between one and the number which they gave, ten.'
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Lads, count down, please. Three, two, one.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29And after three, if both the numbers we say match,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31he has to do it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Oh, my God! Three, two, one.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35BOTH: One.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41'And once you lose the dare, if you don't follow through with it,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44'you lose complete respect.'
0:08:51 > 0:08:53LAUGHTER
0:08:53 > 0:08:55It's boiling!
0:08:59 > 0:09:01My eyes are watering. HE COUGHS
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Chilli eating isn't the only challenge that's going down
0:09:05 > 0:09:06on City Road.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Take your time when you're sparring.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10At the Ultimate Fitness Centre,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13under the watchful eye of owner Denzil... Take it easy.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16We don't want no injuries, OK?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18..two amateur fighters, Charlie and Mo,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22are seven weeks into their training for a charity boxing event.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27From the very start, Mo has felt quietly confidant.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30When I first went to the gym, I looked at most of the boys
0:09:30 > 0:09:34that was there and it looked like I could give them a proper go.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36'It made me want to win, just to prove a point.'
0:09:38 > 0:09:41But with just two weeks to go before the big fight,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Mo hasn't exactly been living like an athlete.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48We were partying last night till, like, early hours of this morning.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49LAUGHTER
0:09:49 > 0:09:53How's your diet going? It was going all right until this week.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Different restaurants every day, bruv! Yeah?
0:09:56 > 0:10:00No, but I told him, I told him, "You're going to get knocked out."
0:10:00 > 0:10:03I don't lose, cos I don't like losing. Yeah?
0:10:03 > 0:10:07One thing Mo did want to lose when he started boxing training
0:10:07 > 0:10:09was some weight.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11I think I have lost some, but I haven't weighed myself
0:10:11 > 0:10:15since I started it, so I actually don't know if I've put on weight
0:10:15 > 0:10:16or if I've lost weight.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Tonight... Here he is. ..all will be revealed,
0:10:20 > 0:10:24as Denzil's son Levi is set to give Mo his fitness MOT.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Let's go!
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Let's get your weight!
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I know what I weighed at the start of the year, about 125,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37something like that, so anything below that is a plus, to me.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40125 kilos.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42It's not a good start.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44125.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47And when Mo hits the gym,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Levi realises his weight isn't the only problem.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52MO COUGHS
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Have you been training outside here? Honestly? Just lifting weights.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58You want to stop the weights and you want to do this,
0:10:58 > 0:10:59what you're doing now.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Honestly, it's the fitness is what you need, see?
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Without a basic level of fitness, Levi's worried Mo might
0:11:06 > 0:11:11not even go the distance, let alone beat his opponent in the ring.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12MO PANTS
0:11:14 > 0:11:19He's not fit at all. He's finished, he is. Finished? Yeah.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24The fight is coming up in two weeks and I want to win.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28I want to get back in shape before the actual fight.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I just feel knackered now. Can't breathe.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Charlie, meanwhile, has a training session with Denzil.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Step into the ring.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39OK.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43I think she'll do well, because she's motivated,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45she's got a drive, she's got a passion.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Jab, now catch my jab. Catch my jab.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Seven weeks ago, Charlie had never boxed before.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55But these days, she can't wait to get the gloves on.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Boxing's become a little bit of an obsession for me.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01I'm training six nights a week.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05As it's coming closer, it's becoming more and more of a challenge.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Oh, back to the jab. One, two!
0:12:08 > 0:12:09Come on, straight.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13'She's a much fitter person than she was going back two months ago.'
0:12:13 > 0:12:16And Charlie's a very aggressive woman,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19so I haven't got no worries about her.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Jabbed me out! THEY LAUGH
0:12:22 > 0:12:25I quite like punching people in the face now, to be honest!
0:12:27 > 0:12:30It's the getting in the ring in front of loads of people
0:12:30 > 0:12:31that bothers me.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33There'll be 400 people there.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Yay(!) I know!
0:12:37 > 0:12:41But one very important person won't be in the crowd.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Is your husband coming to watch you? No. He's not?! He's not.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48He thinks it's a stupid idea. Are you serious? Absolutely.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52For him to be there on the night would just make it for me,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55to be honest. But he doesn't really want to go.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Boxing's not his thing.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Yeah, yeah. He doesn't want to see me getting punched in the face.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Which is fair. I can understand.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07I'm sure I'll be OK. Yeah, you will be OK.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I don't mind getting hit now, so...
0:13:11 > 0:13:15I think if I carry on doing it, I might even learn to like it a bit!
0:13:17 > 0:13:21One, two. I'm on the ropes! THEY LAUGH
0:13:23 > 0:13:27At Mesopotamia this morning... Hi, how are you?
0:13:29 > 0:13:33..Ayad has managed to recruit two chefs to test-drive his new
0:13:33 > 0:13:36kitchen, ready for opening.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38OK? Come into the kitchen.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42I'm very, very proud when I look in, everything done,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44everything finish.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47But all that building work has left its mark.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Ayad's dream restaurant looks more like a kitchen nightmare.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59We need first of all to clean it up. We need to start from zero.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Yeah, absolutely. You need a lot of work to do, to be honest -
0:14:03 > 0:14:05otherwise you're going to be poisoned!
0:14:08 > 0:14:11So, I need to be nice and clean...
0:14:12 > 0:14:14..make sure everything is clean.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20In the cleaning frenzy, someone is notably absent.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Where's the boss? THEY LAUGH
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Anybody there?
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Hello?
0:14:28 > 0:14:30He...llo?
0:14:30 > 0:14:35Turns out a dirty kitchen isn't Ayad's only problem today.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Every day have some new problem.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43I have leak. Jesus!
0:14:43 > 0:14:46So, what you going to do about it?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Fix it.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54He's done everything himself so far. Who needs a plumber now?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Be careful. I don't want to have a shower.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Ayad, perhaps.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Meanwhile, in the now-spotless kitchen,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Amir is grappling with the challenge of preparing
0:15:09 > 0:15:13a Middle Eastern dish worthy of a place on Ayad's menu.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17This is kebab.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Is very delicious.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23I want to make Iraqi dishes for all the country.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27I say, "Come to us and taste and see the Iraqi special dishes."
0:15:29 > 0:15:34Khaled, on the other hand, is thinking outside the box.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38What do you think if I do Mexican today, different things?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40But don't tell the boss!
0:15:40 > 0:15:42HE LAUGHS
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Surprise! Hey! Hello!
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Amir has a little something he prepared earlier...
0:15:51 > 0:15:54..a surprise cake for the boss.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55And a cake!
0:15:55 > 0:15:57It just needs a finishing touch.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01I want to write "Mesopotamia".
0:16:02 > 0:16:04How you spell it?
0:16:04 > 0:16:09Khaled? Yes, my friend? You know how you spell Mesopotamia?
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Good job Khaled has it all laid out.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17It's M-E-S-O-P-...
0:16:17 > 0:16:20O-T-A-M-I.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Eh?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Mesopotami?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Should be A there.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32Is it? Yeah, should be. Where is it? OK. I tell you what...
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Ah!
0:16:37 > 0:16:39THEY LAUGH
0:16:39 > 0:16:43So, going to get changed and be back. "I'll be back"!
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Finally, it's ready, steady...
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Lovely jubbly. ..cook.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11Ayad has roped in friends and family for the taste test.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13In the Iraqi versus Mexican menu standoff...
0:17:14 > 0:17:16You hungry?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18..who will come out on top?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20What you think about the test?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23HE SPEAKS IN OWN LANGUAGE
0:17:26 > 0:17:31How is it? It's great. You sure? Yeah. What's it called? Chimichanga.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Chimichanga. Cos they're Mexican, yeah. Mm.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Well, look nice, to be honest.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37'I have good team now.
0:17:37 > 0:17:43'They're good quality, good service. Yeah, therefore I open next week.'
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I hope that!
0:17:48 > 0:17:52While Ayad is still planning his big opening night,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55for Denzil, the main event has arrived.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59The club's going to enjoy it. They're going to love it.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I just can't wait!
0:18:01 > 0:18:05At Cardiff's Swalec Stadium, the stage is set for the white-collar
0:18:05 > 0:18:10boxing match, and event organisers Denzil and Robbie are impressed.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12I'm blown away by this. It's amazing.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16When the lights and all that are on, it's going to look amazing. Awesome.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18All they need now are some fighters.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27At home in Wenvoe, Charlie is preparing for the challenge.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I can't wait to get there.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35There's been, er, much mirth about how I'm going to knock someone out
0:18:35 > 0:18:38or not knock someone out.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41That's proved the first lot right, yeah?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Charlie's already won a major battle this morning.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49She's finally persuaded her husband, Dave, to come and watch her fight.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54So, Dave, what do you reckon? Yeah, it'll do. It'll do? Yeah.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58I'm really happy that he's going, but I'm sure
0:18:58 > 0:19:02he will be relieved when it's all over and he can get his wife back.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Meanwhile, back at the stadium, Mo arrives in good time,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11though perhaps not in good form.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14How are you feeling, Mo? Just tired, man.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17I worked a 12-hour shift last night, innit? Yeah?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Well, at least he's turned up, anyway.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24For Mo, just standing in line for the medical is exhausting...
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I'm so tired. Literally, I could fall asleep right here.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29..and hungry work...
0:19:29 > 0:19:32I need to get some food, man. A nice, juicy rump steak.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Oh... Potatoes, everything, brother.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37..although he's still talking the talk.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39I'm confident I can do this.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Go on, Mo. You have to be, innit?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44You can't walk in here without no confidence.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46What's the point of walking inside the ring?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48As for Charlie...
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Ah! Yeah, looking forward to it.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Always something's got to go wrong, though, hasn't it?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Let's hope that something isn't Dave.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00So, is he coming, then? Yes, he's been conned into coming.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03It's got to be quite difficult, though, seeing your better half...
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Seeing your wife getting punched in the face? Yeah, exactly.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08I wouldn't like it, mate. I'll be honest, like.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10I'd probably just jump in there and drop him.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13My husband's more horizontal. Oh, is he? Yeah. Fair enough.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15It's going to be pumping in here.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18It's going to be an amazing atmosphere. All right?
0:20:18 > 0:20:19Everyone happy?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21At the ringside photo shoot,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24our fighters get a chance to check out the opposition.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Charlie will be fighting Sophie "The Knockout" Carlsson.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Get used to the feeling of these ropes, girl! Oh, YOU'LL be on 'em!
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Cos you'll be on 'em!
0:20:35 > 0:20:37I'm less nervous than I thought I was going to be coming in,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39to be honest with you.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Mo, on the other hand...
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Yeah, fam, to be honest, I'm getting nervous now!
0:20:43 > 0:20:47..has to take down Phil "The Bomber".
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I heard he's a good fighter, but I've never actually seen him fight.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53I sparred with him a couple of times, but that's it.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58Phil "The Bomber". He's a big lad, strong boy.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00But so's Mo.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03I'm going to try and stay away from him, so he don't catch me.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05That's the game plan.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Yes, it's going to be exciting.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Or maybe not.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13I'm going to chill out for a bit, have a little kip. Sort my hair out.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14Y'know what I mean?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22While Mo recharges his batteries...
0:21:22 > 0:21:27back on City Road, in student land, the energy is high.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Where's my fucking bottle opener?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32PARTY MUSIC PLAYS
0:21:32 > 0:21:37Tonight is Luke's 22nd birthday, and he's celebrating in style.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40# You should be my honey... #
0:21:43 > 0:21:44I can't wait to go to bed.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47For guests, there's a wide choice of beverages.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51And the birthday boy is struggling to keep up.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Get it down ya!
0:22:00 > 0:22:03We're going to go out and we're going to cause carnage somewhere.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Oh, the cab's waiting.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10WOMAN SHRIEKS
0:22:10 > 0:22:13We're going to have some fun tonight. It's going to be awesome.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Haven't you forgotten someone, guys?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19The birthday boy's stranded!
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Not the end of the world. Shall we walk towards the road?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Yeah, let's walk to City Road.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Hello, could I get a taxi to Mill Lane, please?
0:22:35 > 0:22:40It's the morning after, and the house is slowly waking up.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49You OK?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Tried to get into about three places, but they wouldn't let us in,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54for some reason.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55I'm assuming we came home then. I don't...
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Personally, I don't fully know.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59You all right? Food soon. Yeah.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02'Usually, the score is,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05'when we're hungover and we can't be bothered to cook anything,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09'we usually end up going to Granny Macs for a fried breakfast.'
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Once again, Luke has lost a dare
0:23:14 > 0:23:17and has to wear pink glasses to breakfast.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21OK... I'm starving.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26But there's always time for one more dare.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28This time it's a pile of old rubbish.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32No way. Jump in...? No...
0:23:32 > 0:23:33Three, two, one. BOTH: Four.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Oh! Oh!
0:23:39 > 0:23:42It looks like Luke will have to take the plunge.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Oh, I hate today.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Is there anything hard in it?
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Yeah, that's fine. This is the best day ever!
0:23:55 > 0:23:57LAUGHTER
0:23:57 > 0:24:02Oh, I just had a waft, a disgusting waft.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04'It's so childish. The thing is, you'd think we'd
0:24:04 > 0:24:05'grow out of it and the game would
0:24:05 > 0:24:08'get boring, but I think we've been playing it for maybe...
0:24:08 > 0:24:10'a year and a half, two years.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12'Probably going to play it for the rest of our lives.'
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Granny Macs with no white or black pudding?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Yes, please. That looks massive.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I still feel like...
0:24:19 > 0:24:21rubbish.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23And I smell like rubbish, too!
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Very happy.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29Three, two, one.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32BOTH: Seven. LAUGHTER
0:24:34 > 0:24:36CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Please make some noise for Mohammed "Spider-Man"!
0:24:43 > 0:24:46At the charity boxing event, hopefully well rested after
0:24:46 > 0:24:50his afternoon nap, in the blue corner, Mo is up first.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Will Mo "The Spider-Man" spin
0:24:55 > 0:24:59a web that stops Phil "The Bomber" in his tracks?
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Move! Get out!
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Forward!
0:25:04 > 0:25:05Forward, Mo!
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Meanwhile, Charlie is fighting her own battle...
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Hello? Where are you to?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20..trying to track down her husband, Dave.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Dave's gone and lost his shoes.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25A bit concerned he's not going to get in.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28The man infuriates me sometimes!
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Come on, Mo! Work!
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Come on, Mo! Jesus Christ! Switch on now! Listen, breathe, breathe.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Phil just seems to be a little bit fitter than him.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41But you never know, the last round, Mo, y'know,
0:25:41 > 0:25:44might pull something out of the bag.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50In the final minute, Mo gives it his all.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55BELL RINGS
0:25:55 > 0:25:56But is it enough?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02It was a good bout. Mo put up a good fight. A good fight.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05In the red corner! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Phil "The Bomber" has it.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Unlucky for Mo. Unlucky.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16That was hard. I expected to win,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19but, obviously, the best man on the night won.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Could have gone either way. We both threw big punches, both connected.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I left myself too open for him.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Now it's time to enjoy the rest of the night and go and have a beer.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Mo, you're buying, ain't you? LAUGHTER
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Next up is Charlie, who couldn't be happier,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41because, despite those trainers,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44her husband has made it into the building...
0:26:44 > 0:26:45and is sat in the crowd.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Nice one, Dave.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50# I got the eye of the tiger... #
0:26:50 > 0:26:53So, it's time!
0:26:53 > 0:26:55# Dancing through the fire
0:26:55 > 0:27:03# Cos I am the champion, and you're gonna hear me roar... #
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Uppercuts, as well. Go on, Charl!
0:27:06 > 0:27:08SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
0:27:09 > 0:27:11She's looking OK.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Yes, Charlie. Good!
0:27:15 > 0:27:18If she keeps on, she'll be OK.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24# You're going to hear me roar... #
0:27:26 > 0:27:27BELL RINGS
0:27:30 > 0:27:33And the champion is...?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35In the blue corner!
0:27:35 > 0:27:37CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:27:40 > 0:27:43That's a new trophy for my, like...
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Actually, it's the ONLY trophy for my trophy shelf.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49I love you, Dave!
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Denzil's charity boxing event has been a knockout.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Everyone will take something home from today,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01so, y'know, I'm happy.
0:28:03 > 0:28:09And with over ?30,000 raised for charity, everyone leaves a hero.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14You only get out what you put in. That's what life's all about.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23It certainly seems to be what life on City Road is all about.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26The street may have seen better days, but it remains Wales's
0:28:26 > 0:28:32most colourful, diverse and surprising road of retailers.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36After seeing out a century of change, there's still money,
0:28:36 > 0:28:39friends and plenty of laughter to be had here.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45And whatever the world throws at it, one thing is for certain -
0:28:45 > 0:28:49City Road won't go down without a fight.
0:29:08 > 0:29:08# I can feel your heart
0:29:08 > 0:29:10# I can feel your heart
0:29:13 > 0:29:16# Open from the start