THE transmission date for the controversial Immigration Street documentary has been confirmed.

Channel 4 has today revealed that the Immigration Street documentary, which focuses on life of communities living in the Derby Road area of Southampton, will be screened on February 24 at 10pm.

The channel also confirmed it will be just a single one-hour episode rather than a series.

It comes after a series of protests from campaigners against the Love Productions-filmed documentary, who feared it will have a negative impact on the area and the city.

As reported, TV bosses refused to axe the show, but have instead made it a single episode documentary.

There were demonstrations in Southampton and outside Channel 4's headquarters in London earlier this year.

Today the channel confirmed the documentary will follow a film called Immigration Street 1964 in March, which focuses on Britain's most racist election campaign and its violent aftermath - in one street in the West Midlands town of Smethwick to the brink of official racial segregation.

The Immigration Street documentary was commissioned last summer by Channel 4 to focus on an ethnically diverse street in Southampton.

Channel 4 also claims producers took the decision to pull out of Derby Road after threats of violence against the crew.

Executive producer Kieran Smith said: “Many people on Derby Road made the crew feel welcome and wanted to share their stories but there were local groups who, for their own reasons, were determined to halt production.

“It’s a great shame as the footage we have shot shows Derby Road is a place where, on the whole, people of different nationalities, cultures and religions respect and get along with each other. This will be reflected in the film.”