Filmmaker claims he was ‘shoplifting’ for TV documentary

An eccentric filmmaker accused of stealing £164 worth of perfume claims it was a stunt for a documentary about shoplifting. Mark Guard, 51, walked out of the flagship Boots store in London’s Piccadilly with a basket full of fragrances. But when security staff confronted him outside he pulled out a camera and said he was recording it for a TV show. Guard, who claims to have worked for the BBC’s Panorama, has previously made headlines for claiming squatting rights in…