Julia Somerville
Self - Presenter
Rip Off Britain (2009)
Series 15
The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues you feel affect you the most.
Released Nov. 30, 2009
Episode 44 min
None+
Genres: Biography, Crime, Documentary, History, News
Keywords: imdb.consumer-rights, imdb.advice, imdb.female-presenter, imdb.country-name-in-title, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.yorkshire-england + 9 more, imdb.election, imdb.historical-documentary, imdb.1970s, imdb.bbc, imdb.female-politician, imdb.politics, imdb.political-documentary, imdb.politician, imdb.news-documentary
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S15E1 - Episode 1
The team reveals failures in customer service at one of the country's biggest energy firms and how a driver ended up with a £5,000 bill for an accident that wasn't their fault.
May 15, 2023, midnight
S15E2 - Episode 2
Gloria Hunniford meets tenants living with damp, mould and a rat infestation in homes in one of Britain's biggest housing associations.
May 16, 2023, midnight
S15E3 - Episode 3
Customers who order one thing but receive another and then are refused a refund. And the holiday firms whose terms and conditions are almost impossible to navigate.
May 17, 2023, midnight
S15E4 - Episode 4
A woman's credit rating is ruined by scammers who took out multiple mobile phone contracts in her name. And how to deal with the car cannibals who set their sights on stealing parts of your car.
May 18, 2023, midnight
S15E5 - Episode 5
The team help a group of karate enthusiasts claim a refund from an airline. And why have new rules to keep private parking companies in check failed to materialise?
May 19, 2023, midnight
S15E6 - Episode 6
The team reveal the shocking case of a man whose bank accounts were drained via his online apps when his mobile was stolen from him, only for his bank to refuse to reimburse him.
May 22, 2023, midnight
S15E7 - Episode 7
Tech expert David McClelland reveals how your social media could be an open door to let scammers get to your money – and how you can shut them out.
May 23, 2023, midnight
S15E8 - Episode 8
Angela, Gloria and Julia tackle the shocking scourge of appliance cover policies that aren’t worth a penny. Also, where do you find a good builder?
May 24, 2023, midnight
S15E9 - Episode 9
The team get to grips with the tricky problem of compostable and biodegradable packaging. Does the labelling really stack up?
May 25, 2023, midnight
S15E10 - Episode 10
The team challenge the food delivery giants making customers pay for items that were never delivered. Also, what to do if you've received vouchers for cancelled holidays.
May 26, 2023, midnight
S15E11 - Episode 11
The team investigate an airport meet-and-greet company that ran up thousands of pounds of fines driving a man’s car through central London, leaving him with the bill.
May 29, 2023, midnight
S15E12 - Episode 12
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford are on the trail of QR codes that led people to spend more than they bargained for.
May 30, 2023, midnight
S15E13 - Episode 13
Some companies offer multiple services in the name of ease and simplicity, but what happens when things go wrong?
May 31, 2023, midnight
S15E14 - Episode 14
Julia, Angela and Gloria investigate the home repair policies, car insurance and funeral plans that didn't deliver what those who signed up to them expected, and explain what you can do to avoid them.
June 1, 2023, midnight
S15E15 - Episode 15
We explore the online reviews that may not be all they appear to be, and share the very latest advice on how to spot the real from the fake so that you can buy with confidence.
June 2, 2023, midnight
S15E16 - One woman's £5,000 energy bill
Gloria, Angela and Julia hear from one woman who has spent years trying to get her energy company to explain how she ended up owing over £5,000.
Oct. 2, 2023, midnight
S15E17 - Episode 17
The team take an exclusive look behind the scenes at a bank’s fraud help centre, where staff are in a daily battle to try and stop customers losing thousands to scammers.
Oct. 3, 2023, midnight
S15E18 - The tax rebate with a sting in the tail
Julia, Angela and Gloria investigate the cases of people who claimed thousands of pounds in tax rebates only to be told they must pay back far more than they received.
Oct. 4, 2023, midnight
S15E19 - Flooded six times in six years
Gloria, Angela and Julia try to help a family whose beloved home has suffered six devastating floods in as many years.
Oct. 5, 2023, midnight
S15E20 - Holiday SOS
The young couple left out-of-pocket when their all-inclusive holiday turned out to be missing some key elements.
Oct. 6, 2023, midnight
S15E21 - I lost £130,000 to a crypto scammer
The crypto con which saw one man lose £130,000 to a scammer. And Gloria, Angela and Julia look at the shocking story of how one man’s search for romance left him penniless and heartbroken after he fell for a mega scam. Plus the frontline fightback against pet fraud.
Oct. 9, 2023, midnight
S15E22 - Black market driving tests
How delays at the top of the DVSA are fuelling a black market in driving tests. Also, a look at the government’s plans to supercharge the war on fly tipping and the dangers of bargain hunting.
Oct. 10, 2023, midnight
S15E23 - Customer service meltdown
The customer service meltdown at one of Britain’s most trusted brands and how it’s caused chaos for thousands of people.
Oct. 11, 2023, midnight
S15E24 - My 11-year-old son booked a £4,000 holiday by accident
The 11-year-old that booked a £4,000 holiday by accident. Plus, why car insurance prices are going through the roof for some people.
Oct. 12, 2023, midnight
S15E25 - Holidays
The holiday makers scammed by a fake travel firm. Plus, how customers have got caught up in a spat between big name travel firms.
Oct. 13, 2023, midnight
S15E26 - Scammers controlling your phone
How downloading the wrong app led to one woman having £12,000 stolen from her bank account while she slept – the team investigate how it happened.
Jan. 2, 2024, midnight
S15E27 - David vs Goliath
How a burst pipe and rejected insurance claim left one woman with an £86,000 repair bill, all thanks to a condition in the small print.
Jan. 3, 2024, midnight
S15E28 - The 30-minute phone call to cancel your broadband
The removals firm that caused hundreds of pounds of damage. And how a simple request to change her phone contract left one woman exasperated and resigned to paying over the odds.
Jan. 4, 2024, midnight
S15E29 - Sunshine scams and cruise changes
The Canary Islands holiday con that cost Brits thousands. And the couples left furious after their long-awaited cruises skipped key sights but still refused them a refund.
Jan. 5, 2024, midnight
S15E30 - I had to bathe my disabled son in the garage after a dispute with my insurer
How one woman's battle with her home insurer left her in tears as she struggled to care for her disabled son.
Jan. 8, 2024, midnight
S15E31 - Our 18-year-old house is crumbling
The team hears from the couple facing more than £100,000 in repair bills to fix their family home or run the risk of it collapsing around them.
Jan. 9, 2024, midnight
S15E32 - Threatened with a knife by an airport parking firm
Using an airport meet and greet company might sound like a convenient service, but not this one. We hear from the police officer who brought one dangerous rogue operator to book.
Jan. 10, 2024, midnight
S15E33 - I bought a house for £28,000 – but I was forced to hand it back
How one man’s bid to become a property developer left him thousands of pounds out of pocket – we’re probing the auction house selling properties that came with a bigger outlay than first expected.
Jan. 11, 2024, midnight
S15E34 - I was put on a different flight from my kids - because the plane was too small
Holiday horrors at the check-in desk when a family of ten are split up, thanks to a plane swap leaving seven of them grounded. The eye-catching £1 holiday deposits that aren’t a quid after all. And badly behaved airlines – is it about time they were brought into line?
Jan. 12, 2024, midnight
S15E35 - Fake Taylor Swift tickets cost me hundreds
How fraudsters are cashing in on the huge demand for concert tickets by hacking genuine social media accounts to lure in their targets.
Jan. 15, 2024, midnight
S15E36 - Has your car been clocked?
The team meets a man who discovered a hidden clocking device behind the dashboard of his car, which could mean it had covered thousands of miles more than he realised.
Jan. 16, 2024, midnight
S15E37 - Charged hundreds of pounds to flush the loo
The team hears from the homeowners fighting a utility company that’s increased its prices almost tenfold in seven years – leaving them unable to afford their monthly bills.
Jan. 17, 2024, midnight
S15E38 - My solar panel misery
Going green, going wrong – a council-backed energy scheme that left homeowners burned. How to avoid that happening to you, so your bid to go green goes great instead.
Jan. 18, 2024, midnight
S15E39 - The holiday hotel that looked like a building site
Where do you stand when your holiday hotel is shockingly different in real life to the glossy snaps on the travel agent’s website?
Jan. 19, 2024, midnight
S15E40 - My house is a building site
The team meets the families who paid tens of thousands of pounds for dream home extensions, only to be left with dangerously bad work that could cost much more to put right.
Jan. 22, 2024, midnight
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