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Rip Off Britain

2009

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team investigates the seriously written-off cars patched up and put back on the road, and asks why e-bike batteries, withdrawn for being a fire hazard, could still be on sale.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

EP16 No payout pet insurance Nov 11, 2024

Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville are joined by Henry the Blue Peter dog, as they hear about the chihuahua owner from Oldham whose pet insurer refused to pay out.

EP17 Out-of-control bamboo is destroying my driveway Nov 12, 2024

Gloria Hunniford learns how the 1990s fashion for bamboo in our gardens is causing expensive problems for some homeowners 25 years later.

EP18 Help, my £45,000 pension is missing! Nov 13, 2024

With millions of pounds sitting unclaimed in dormant or misplaced accounts, the team sets about helping a former bank worker track down her pension pot, which has been missing since the 1990s.

EP19 Crumbling concrete wrecked my home Nov 14, 2024

Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville get to grips with the lightweight construction material RAAC. Installed decades ago, it’s ended up decimating housing estates across Scotland.

EP20 Wrong flight landed us in Lithuania! Nov 15, 2024

Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford present a sun-drenched holiday edition, featuring airline passengers who were supposed to be travelling to Barcelona but got put on a flight to Lithuania.

EP21 Bank account switch left me broke Nov 18, 2024

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 being left penniless and with no access to her money.

EP22 Floored by ground rent demand Nov 19, 2024

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 scammers.

EP23 No win, no fee cost me £27,000 Nov 20, 2024

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 £27,000 legal bill after a firm of solicitors went bust.

EP24 Thieves charged hundreds to my phone bill Nov 21, 2024

How mobile phone theft victims are facing huge bills when crooks’ purchases are charged to them.

EP25 Airport security delays left my holiday in ruins Nov 22, 2024

The travellers seeking answers after their getaway plans were wrecked when huge security queues at a major British airport caused them to miss their flights.

EP26 The missing person ads that transform into scams Nov 25, 2024

How fraudsters are using social media posts about missing people and pets to hook their victims into scams.

EP27 £226,000 crypto scam left me homeless Nov 26, 2024

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 investing in cryptocurrency.

EP28 Help, someone stole my house! Nov 27, 2024

The team investigate the homeowners who’ve found their homes targeted by scammers who steal personal information to try and sell their homes from under their feet.

EP29 Fake weight-loss drug almost killed me Nov 28, 2024

We reveal how fraudsters are selling counterfeit versions of a well-known weight-loss drug and the potentially devastating consequences for one woman who suffered a seizure after injecting it.

EP30 Ripped passport wrecked our holiday Nov 29, 2024

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 passport.

EP31 Doorstep raiders knocked out my doorbell camera Jan 06, 2025

The team uncovers the shocking story of the readily available gadget that can hack your wifi and renders many doorbell video cameras useless as security devices.

EP32 Social media bank staff scam cost me £16,500 Jan 07, 2025

The team reveals how scammers are convincing victims to part with their cash by posing as senior bank staff, and pointing to their social media pages as evidence.

EP33 Mistaken identity cost me thousands Jan 08, 2025

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 South Wales who shared his name.

EP34 Landed in debt… for someone else’s shopping Jan 09, 2025

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 ‘buy now, pay later’ account in their names.

EP35 The hotel with no running water Jan 10, 2025

Julia Somerville, Louise Minchin, Gloria Hunniford and the Rip Off Britain team have with a sun-soaked holidays special focusing on your travel traumas.

EP36 Ravenous rats destroyed my car Jan 13, 2025

The team hear how a woman from south London says the electrical wiring in her vehicle is being repeatedly chewed by rats, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.

EP37 Careless couriers left our parcels in pieces Jan 14, 2025

Gloria Hunniford, Louise Minchin and Julia Somerville hear from viewers who say their carefully packaged goods are getting smashed by clumsy couriers.

EP38 When will my flood-wrecked home be fixed? Jan 15, 2025

Louise Minchin, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford hear from victims of severe flooding who’ve been forced to move out of their homes for months because of delays in carrying out repairs.

EP39 Telecoms contract pushers caught on camera Jan 16, 2025

In a special investigation, Rip Off Britain goes undercover with BBC News to show how a telecoms firm is making promises about telecoms contracts that business owners say it didn’t keep.

EP40 Filthy holiday cottages cut our break short! Jan 17, 2025

The team hear from customers of a leading holiday cottages company, who say their getaways were wrecked when they found their holiday homes covered in grime.
6.3| 0h30m| NR| en
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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Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
Ploydsge just watch it!
FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.
Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.