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 16 Episodes
EP 1
The team investigates the seriously written-off cars patched up and put back on the road, and asks why e-bike batteries, withdrawn for bein…
EP 2
When an algorithm banned one woman from opening an online account because her surname was McManus, she asked Rip Off Britain for help!
EP 3
The team meet one man worried that the £300k he spent on rare whisky might have vanished after the investment firm went bust.
EP 4
Priced off the road: the young drivers handed a car insurance price hike in the middle of their policy.
EP 5
The team investigates the holiday deal websites whose offers were very different to what was advertised.
EP 6
From shockingly incorrect bills to broken smart meters, bad customer service to impossible debts, the Rip Off Britain team challenge the en…
EP 7
The team meets a couple at loggerheads with a developer after finding soaked plaster and a beetle infestation in their new-build home.
EP 8
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 fo…
EP 9
Could the biggest change to landlines in generations leave you without a phone or broadband? And the new plans that might bring private par…
EP 10
The hacked hotel emails that could cost you your holiday. Also, the team meets a woman who felt abandoned by her cruise company when illnes…
EP 11
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville hear from the young people who thought they were dabbling in investments but instead e…
EP 12
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.
EP 13
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 leavi…
EP 14
Life savings gone and no refund – why your choice of bank could make all the difference if you lose out to scammers.
EP 15
The tour operator that one couple say really let them down when their coach transfer took a turn for the worst.
EP 16
Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville are joined by Henry the Blue Peter dog, as they hear about the chihuahua owner from Oldham whose pet …
EP 17
Gloria Hunniford learns how the 1990s fashion for bamboo in our gardens is causing expensive problems for some homeowners 25 years later.
EP 18
With millions of pounds sitting unclaimed in dormant or misplaced accounts, the team sets about helping a former bank worker track down her…
EP 19
Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville get to grips with the lightweight construction material RAAC. Installed decades ago, it’s ended up de…
EP 20
Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford present a sun-drenched holiday edition, featuring airline passengers who were supposed to be travelli…
EP 21
Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville hear the story of a woman from Bolton who staged a protest at the local branch of her bank after bein…
EP 22
A 90-year-old is shocked by a £17,000 ground rent bill on the flat he’s owned for 50 years. Plus the online marketplace being abused by sca…
EP 23
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and the team hear how the promise of a no win, no fee legal action left a man from Burnley with a £27,00…
EP 24
How mobile phone theft victims are facing huge bills when crooks’ purchases are charged to them.
EP 25
The travellers seeking answers after their getaway plans were wrecked when huge security queues at a major British airport caused them to m…
EP 26
How fraudsters are using social media posts about missing people and pets to hook their victims into scams.
EP 27
How a recently bereaved widow from Lancashire was conned out of the £226,000 proceeds of a house sale by fraudsters who claimed she was inv…
EP 28
The team investigate the homeowners who’ve found their homes targeted by scammers who steal personal information to try and sell their home…
EP 29
We reveal how fraudsters are selling counterfeit versions of a well-known weight-loss drug and the potentially devastating consequences for…
EP 30
In a special holiday edition, Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and the team ask how much damage is too much damage when it comes to your …
EP 31
The team uncovers the shocking story of the readily available gadget that can hack your wifi and renders many doorbell video cameras useles…
EP 32
The team reveals how scammers are convincing victims to part with their cash by posing as senior bank staff, and pointing to their social m…
EP 33
The reveals the story of how a car finance company’s mistake led to the credit record of a man from Blackpool being merged with a man from …
EP 34
The team hears from the women from South Wales who have been hounded for hundreds of pounds worth of debt after someone else took out a ‘bu…
EP 35
Julia Somerville, Louise Minchin, Gloria Hunniford and the Rip Off Britain team have with a sun-soaked holidays special focusing on your tr…
EP 36
Julia Somerville, Louise Minchin, Gloria Hunniford and the team hear the shocking story of how a woman’s attempts to invest both her own sa…
EP 37
The team hear how a woman from south London says the electrical wiring in her vehicle is being repeatedly chewed by rats, causing thousands…
EP 38
Gloria Hunniford, Louise Minchin and Julia Somerville hear from viewers who say their carefully packaged goods are getting smashed by clums…
EP 39
Louise Minchin, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford hear from victims of severe flooding who’ve been forced to move out of their homes fo…
EP 40
The team hear from customers of a leading holiday cottages company, who say their getaways were wrecked when they found their holiday homes…
EP 41
The team report on restaurants and takeaways where incorrect hygiene ratings risk misleading customers. Is the system in need of an overhau…
EP 42
In a special investigation, Rip Off Britain goes undercover with BBC News to show how a telecoms firm is making promises about contracts bu…
EP 43
Louise Minchin, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville seek answers for householders who say their water company should have acted quicker w…
EP 44
The team reveal how criminals are using artificial intelligence to create ‘deepfake’ videos of AI celebrities and public figures to try to …
EP 45
We hear the astonishing story of a couple who were forced to take five flights and travel 3,000 miles across Europe to board a cruise depar…