Sir Michael, was taken to the top of Stratford's Holden Point by Newham Staff from the Newham Unit for the 2012 Games and treated to the views of East London.

The Rotherhithe-born star of films such as The Italian Job, Alfie and Educating Rita, got a bird's eye view of the 2012 Games site and other developments that are regenerating the area prior to the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.