This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Hijiri88 (talk | contribs) at 05:29, 27 February 2018 (→Concerns from the community: Paraphrasing. This is a basic enough description of the man, but having everything down to the colon being a copy-paste is a bad idea and some of the detail was irrelevant.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 05:29, 27 February 2018 by Hijiri88 (talk | contribs) (→Concerns from the community: Paraphrasing. This is a basic enough description of the man, but having everything down to the colon being a copy-paste is a bad idea and some of the detail was irrelevant.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Immigration Street is a Channel 4 documentary series about the people living in Derby Road, Southampton, England. This area is ethnically diverse with a large number of immigrants.
It started as a spin off of the show Benefits Street, originally set for six episodes, but reduced due to protest from local residents.
Concerns from the community
The local police requested to be shown the series prior to airing, expressing concern that the series could cause Derby Road to be targeted by conservative anti-immigrant groups.
A Member of Parliament for Southampton Test, Alan Whitehead, stated that he had asked local residents and that "Over 95% of the people we received replies from were opposed to the filming of the programme and were worried how their area and community would be portrayed. "
Steve Townsend, who chaired the Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), was quoted in the Southern Daily Echo as saying, “We wholeheartedly support the local community in its condemnation of the programme especially as the potential harm it will do will outweigh any public interest.”
References
- Rowenna Davis. "Derby Road doesn't want to be the immigration version of Benefits Street". the Guardian.
- "BBC News - Immigration Street run to be 'shorter than planned'". BBC News.
- Homa Khaleeli. "Immigration Street: the road that sent Channel 4 packing". the Guardian.
- "Immigration Street". Alan Whitehead.
- Joe Curtis. "Doctors demand filming of Immigration Street is scrapped over health fears". Daily Echo.
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