TV bosses have refused to bow to pressure from campaigners to axe a controversial reality television show.

The rebuff came as protestors in Southampton held crunch talks with a senior Channel 4 bosses over the future of the proposed television show Immigration Street.

The meeting came just 24 hours before scores of campaigners travel to London today to demonstrate against the programme which focuses on the lives of residents living in the Derby Road area of Southampton.

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Channel Four head of documentaries Nick Mirsky visited the city for a two-hour meeting with protestors at Southampton Civic Centre.

They put to him a raft of demands.

This included changing the name, sending a preview to the police and Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and airing it at a time which is unlikely to cause friction within the community.

Mr Mirsky promised to take their demands back to his bosses.

But he refused to confirm when the show will be aired and whether changes will be made.

After the meeting city council communities boss Cllr Satvir Kaur, thanked him for visiting, adding: “Had Love Productions worked closer with us from the beginning it could have potentially alleviated things.

“He did apologise for the lack of communication and said he would try to build up trust and communication again.”

She said their concerns stem from the fallout from the Love Productions' previous show Benefits Street which was criticised for negatively portraying residents living in James Turner Street in Birmingham.