Campaigners are set to protest outside Channel 4's headquarters next month against the controversial Immigration Street documentary filmed in Southampton

Residents in the city are being urged to support the protest which is hoped will see hundreds of protesters converge outside the head offices of Channel Four.

The controversial show which is based around the Derby Road community and follows people in St Mary’s, has come under fire from MPs, councillors and community leaders in the city.

The production, which began in April, has also seen camera crews pelted with eggs and flour while others have called for its name to be changed.

Now the latest plan to put pressure on Channel 4 to cancel the show will see campaigners protest outside the channel’s head offices in London on January 31.

The ‘Stand up for Southampton’ demo is being led by the Southampton Communities Alliance who is a coalition of residents, community groups and trade union activists – who are campaigning to promote positive messages of migration in the city.

Organisers are hoping hundreds of people will travel down to London by coach to make their voices heard outside Channel Four headquarters in Horseferry Road.

Spokesman for the Southampton Communities Alliance, Ian Woodland, said: “We are hoping that as many people as possible can turn up and protest.

“It will be a noisy colourful demonstration, and we hope that people in Channel Four will listen, as I don’t think they realise what damage the show will do to community relations.”

Supporting the protest is Newtown Residents Association chairman Pat O’Dell, she said: “I do not think it is a last resort, this is just another way to show Channel Four that people are serious and they don’t not want it shown on TV.”

Pat O'Dell

“We are hoping that hundreds will turn up and when residents get to hear about it nearer the day they will come and join us.”

To take part in the protest email sca0238@gmail.com