Julia Somerville
Self - Presenter
Rip Off Britain (2009)
Series 5
Angela Rippon and the team expose some of the rip offs that are costing British consumers.
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
S5E1 - Episode 1
As the team expose the latest scams designed to trick you out of your money, Angela Rippon tracks down the fraudsters who hacked her email account.
Sept. 2, 2013, midnight
S5E2 - Episode 2
The team tackle costly and unexpected problems viewers have had with their homes, including meeting a couple fighting to regain access to their own property.
Sept. 3, 2013, midnight
S5E3 - Episode 3
The team investigate the daily deals websites that promise huge savings - but do not always deliver what you had bargained for. Plus a house purchase with a twist.
Sept. 4, 2013, midnight
S5E4 - Episode 4
The team look into one of the new breed of companies that promise to sell your home fast by buying it themselves. But is the deal all that it seems?
Sept. 5, 2013, midnight
S5E5 - Episode 5
The team investigate the plumbing company that has left some customers feeling as if they have thrown money down the drain, and solve more problems in Liverpool.
Sept. 6, 2013, midnight
S5E6 - Episode 6
A couple of newlyweds are forced out of their dream home as a precaution. How can people be sure that what they are told about a property is true?
Sept. 9, 2013, midnight
S5E7 - Episode 7
As complaints about the big energy companies continue to grow, one woman says her supplier has left her out of pocket after months of overcharging.
Sept. 10, 2013, midnight
S5E8 - Episode 8
This episode looks at the pothole problem costing UK drivers billions of pounds every year. Who should pay for the damage to cars?
Sept. 11, 2013, midnight
S5E9 - Episode 9
The team investigates why some viewers have been hit with bills they did not expect for hundreds or even thousands of pounds, and offers some advice.
Sept. 12, 2013, midnight
S5E10 - Episode 10
The team meets a family who face losing their home because of a mistake that has meant for six years they have been pursued for somebody else's debt.
Sept. 13, 2013, midnight
S5E11 - Episode 11
The team take a look at the banks' approach to victims of fraud, and try to help viewers who have been stung get their money back. Plus an online shopping scam.
Sept. 16, 2013, midnight
S5E12 - Episode 12
Angela Rippon investigates why homeowners promised cheaper energy have instead been hit with sky-high bills, forcing them to choose between eating or keeping warm.
Sept. 17, 2013, midnight
S5E13 - Episode 13
The team investigates customer service, and puts to the test one of the biggest consumer bugbears of all: how long it takes for big companies to answer a call.
Sept. 18, 2013, midnight
S5E14 - Episode 14
Stories in this episode include a couple whose worldly goods have entirely disappeared after they paid a shipping company to transport them home.
Sept. 19, 2013, midnight
S5E15 - Episode 15
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look at why it is perfectly legal for a company that owes you money to shut down and reopen under a new name.
Sept. 20, 2013, midnight
S5E16 - Episode 16
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford meet the people being pursued by one of the biggest names in the business for debts they never took out.
Sept. 23, 2013, midnight
S5E17 - Episode 17
The team meet people who have lost a lot of money thanks to someone else's mistake, including a woman who cannot retrieve cash transferred into the wrong account.
Sept. 24, 2013, midnight
S5E18 - Episode 18
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate why cold calling remains one of consumers' biggest bugbears, and reveal a cold calling scam.
Sept. 25, 2013, midnight
S5E19 - Episode 19
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate situations where viewers have ended up thousands of pounds out of pocket - in some cases thanks to their own bank.
Sept. 26, 2013, midnight
S5E20 - Episode 20
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate problems viewers have had with insurance, including a look at the rising cost of pet insurance.
Sept. 27, 2013, midnight
BBC One
44 min/ep
17248 min
Nov. 30, 2009
Jan. 12, 2026, midnight
Jan. 13, 2026, midnight
Returning Series
NR
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