Rip Off Britain(2009)

Name: Rip Off Britain
Genre: Crime, News
Released: 2009-11-30
Rating: 3
Cast: Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford, Louise Minchin

★ 3.0(2)44m437 episodesReturning Series

Rip Off Britain is a BBC One series which exposes Britain's rip-offs and helps consumers. It began on 30 November 2009, presented by former news journalists Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Jennie Bond. Newsreader Julia Somerville replaced Bond from series three. From the second series onwards, the show was remade into cut-down editions of 30 minutes which air in a prime time slot on Friday evenings.

First aired:: 2009-11-30
Country:: GB
Network:: BBC One

Episodes

Series 1(5)Series 2(31)Series 3(28)Series 4(28)Series 5(20)Series 6(20)Series 7(20)Series 8(20)Series 9(20)Series 10(20)Series 11(20)Series 12(20)Series 13(20)Series 14(20)Series 15(40)Series 16(45)Series 17(45)Series 18(15)

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1. Episode 1
2016-09-12 · 45m
The team start with a particularly nasty case that saw one woman cheated out of £90,000.
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2. Episode 2
2016-09-13 · 45m
The team meets a couple whose builders caused the entire house to collapse.
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3. Episode 3
2016-09-14 · 45m
How many of the miraculous claims made for top-selling shampoos are really true?
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4. Episode 4
2016-09-15 · 45m
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reveals how he is taking on the fraudsters making big money from conning fans.
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5. Episode 5
2016-09-16 · 45m
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the safety of tumble dryers.
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6. Episode 6
2016-09-19 · 45m
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate new threats to your personal details.
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7. Episode 7
2016-09-20 · 45m
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate complaints about charities.
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8. Episode 8
2016-09-21 · 45m
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville ask why car dealers don't always give correct information.
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9. Episode 9
2016-09-22 · 45m
With a look at safeguards Britain's online stores have in place to stop children buying products aimed at adults.
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10. Episode 10
2016-09-23 · 45m
The team investigate why so many people have had problems trying to get faster broadband in their homes.
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11. Episode 11
2016-09-26 · 45m
The team examine a computer threat that could see your files held to ransom and made inaccessible unless you pay up.
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12. Episode 12
2016-09-27 · 45m
The team meet people who have all found ways to reduce what they previously paid on household bills.
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13. Episode 13
2016-09-28 · 45m
The team expose the secret sales techniques used to pressure more vulnerable customers into buying products they simply can't afford.
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14. Episode 14
2016-09-29 · 45m
The team meet viewers whose purchases have had an unwelcome sting, including homeowners desperate to know why their homes have flooded.
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15. Episode 15
2016-09-30 · 45m
The team investigate if the price-match promises from some of the country's biggest retailers could come with a catch.
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16. Episode 16
2016-10-03 · 45m
With fake job scams on the rise, the team unpicks how the fraudsters make their ads so plausible - thanks to actors posing as employers.
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17. Episode 17
2016-10-04 · 45m
Why residents desperate to get the condition of their roads up to scratch will only be able to do it by forking out thousands of pounds themselves.
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18. Episode 18
2016-10-05 · 45m
The team uncovers how the billing mistakes of one mobile phone giant have caused customers months of misery.
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19. Episode 19
2016-10-06 · 45m
The team investigates cases where viewers haven't had what they paid for, including a big name music concert that went wrong from the start.
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20. Episode 20
2016-10-07 · 45m
The team discovers how a business supposed to help people manage their debts left them owing more than they had in the first place.