Rip Off Britain

2009
Rip Off Britain

Seasons & Episodes

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  • 4
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  • 2
  • 1
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EP1 They sold me a written-off car May 20, 2024

The team investigates the seriously written-off cars patched up and put back on the road, and asks why e-bike batteries, withdrawn for being a fire hazard, could still be on sale.

EP2 Blacklisted because of my surname May 21, 2024

When an algorithm banned one woman from opening an online account because her surname was McManus, she asked Rip Off Britain for help!

EP3 Where’s my £300,000 whisky gone? May 22, 2024

The team meet one man worried that the £300k he spent on rare whisky might have vanished after the investment firm went bust.

EP4 Paying £1 per mile for car insurance May 23, 2024

Priced off the road: the young drivers handed a car insurance price hike in the middle of their policy.

EP5 My four-star holiday deal was anything but May 24, 2024

The team investigates the holiday deal websites whose offers were very different to what was advertised.

EP6 Energy Special May 27, 2024

From shockingly incorrect bills to broken smart meters, bad customer service to impossible debts, the Rip Off Britain team challenge the energy industry and the government.

EP7 Help – my home’s infested with beetles May 28, 2024

The team meets a couple at loggerheads with a developer after finding soaked plaster and a beetle infestation in their new-build home.

EP8 The phone, the thief and the worthless insurance May 29, 2024

How one tech giant’s phone insurance will only pay out if thieves don’t switch off the tracking software on your handset. And the people forced to pay for items that never arrived.

EP9 Cut off from my landline May 30, 2024

Could the biggest change to landlines in generations leave you without a phone or broadband? And the new plans that might bring private parking operators into line.

EP10 Help, they’ve hacked my holiday hotel May 31, 2024

The hacked hotel emails that could cost you your holiday. Also, the team meets a woman who felt abandoned by her cruise company when illness struck on board.

EP11 I became a money mule by mistake Jun 03, 2024

Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville hear from the young people who thought they were dabbling in investments but instead ended up unwittingly money laundering.

EP12 ‘Lose a stone in a week’ – the pamphlet peddling porkies Jun 04, 2024

The team tackle more bad practice, including debunking the claims of a slimming pill magazine that says you’ll lose a stone in a week.

EP13 Help, I don’t owe the debt you’re chasing me for Jun 05, 2024

The dogged debt collectors who won’t give up – even when you don’t owe them anything. And the missing mail causing huge headaches and leaving you out of pocket.

EP14 £89,000 down... and my bank won’t listen Jun 06, 2024

Life savings gone and no refund – why your choice of bank could make all the difference if you lose out to scammers.

EP15 My holiday coach crash nightmare Jun 07, 2024

The tour operator that one couple say really let them down when their coach transfer took a turn for the worst.
6.3| NR| en| Crime
Synopsis

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.

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Angela Rippon as Self - Presenter
Gloria Hunniford as Self - Presenter