Rip Off Britain
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.
Series 14 Episodes
EP 1
Angela meets the devastated neighbours left footing the bill for flats that fell into the ground, and the team investigate the energy switc…
EP 2
Rip Off Britain tackles the scam social media listings catching people out in search of a home to rent, and the shocking results of the tea…
EP 3
In this episode, the deaf movie lovers furious at the lack of captioned screenings, insurance companies and storm damage, and top tips from…
EP 4
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon, and Gloria Hunniford meet the people pursued to pay debts racked up by someone else. Angela investigates w…
EP 5
Julia meets brides-to-be who believed they’d done all they could to protect their wedding, but whose dream day went up in smoke, and lots o…
EP 6
Angela Rippon investigates the second hand cars with a secret history which could be putting you in danger. There is also an investigation …
EP 7
Gloria Hunniford hears the shocking story of a woman who lost one of the largest amounts of money the programme's ever reported on. Plus, t…
EP 8
Rip Off Britain looks at people who spent thousands on a bold new venture only to be left with nothing to show for it. Plus parking tickets…
EP 9
Featuring the family home devastated by floods of the very worst kind. Plus the green dreams that became expensive messes after the experts…
EP 10
Including the new 'money flip' con that’s hitting social media with devastating consequences. And the latest on pet scams – it’s a problem …
EP 11
The fraud victims with nowhere to turn, including a bereaved mum trying to wrestle back control of her late son’s social media accounts fro…
EP 12
Angela Rippon dons a helmet and hits the streets to discover why eScooters are leaving some pedestrians feeling scared. And the small busin…
EP 13
Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon hear from the families pushed to the brink by mould in their homes and who feel their …
EP 14
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville take on scammers, including the fraudsters taking out expensive phone contracts and le…
EP 15
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville meet people whose homes have been put at risk through no fault of their own.
EP 16
Is a new look and new name enough to transform how customers feel about one major delivery company? And the new communities left waiting mo…
EP 17
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon ask if the banks are acting fast enough when it comes to responding to fraud.
EP 18
The no-win-no-fee cases that came with an expensive bill at the end, and the music festivals leaving some disabled people feeling excluded.
EP 19
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon hear how one man has been left paying a £48,000 mortgage, whilst someone else ran off …
EP 20
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford hear from the small business owners battling enormous energy bills and fighting for su…
