Mary Queen of the High Street - Episode Guide

Season 1

Roman Road, East London

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: May 7, 2013

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The cameras follow Mary Portas as she fights for the country's failing high streets. With around 100 shops closing a week, she takes on the challenge of coming up with a 28-point plan, the Portas Review, to help breathe new life back into the high street.

Margate

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: May 14, 2013

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The seaside town Margate is the focus this week. They received a £100,000 government grant to help the town's high street, which has suffered terribly in recent years with one in four shops closing down.

Cornwall

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: May 21, 2013

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Mary is in Liskeard in Cornwall, which is a market town, 20 miles inland from Plymouth. The 2001 the foot and mouth crisis devastated cattle farming in the UK, and the region's cattle market was permanently affected.