Julia Somerville
Self - Presenter
Rip Off Britain (2009)
Series 7
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
S7E1 - Episode 1
The team unravel the latest scams, including an elaborate con that saw a woman tricked into believing she was working undercover for the police.
Sept. 14, 2015, midnight
S7E2 - Episode 2
The team investigate problems viewers have said they simply can't resolve, including the mysteriously flooded garden that now threatens a family's entire house.
Sept. 15, 2015, midnight
S7E3 - Episode 3
The team meet a group of neighbours who have discovered they have been paying too much for their water for decades.
Sept. 16, 2015, midnight
S7E4 - Episode 4
The team investigate the story of a couple who paid to put their belongings into storage but have never seen them since.
Sept. 17, 2015, midnight
S7E5 - Episode 5
The team investigate property nightmares and disastrous building work, with a report on a company that's taken thousands of pounds for jobs left unfinished.
Sept. 18, 2015, midnight
S7E6 - Episode 6
The team explore whether enough is done to contact customers when a product is recalled for safety reasons and reveal new ways to check if products are safe.
Sept. 21, 2015, midnight
S7E7 - Episode 7
Unwanted calls - and how to stop them - are under investigation as the team meet people plagued by a barrage of nuisance calls.
Sept. 22, 2015, midnight
S7E8 - Episode 8
The team are on the trail of whoever is behind a fake shopping site that uses the details and addresses of genuine businesses to lure people into ordering.
Sept. 23, 2015, midnight
S7E9 - Episode 9
The team uncover a new twist to the problems hundreds of viewers have had with passport websites that aren't what they seem.
Sept. 24, 2015, midnight
S7E10 - Episode 10
The team meet viewers caught out by the small print - including a family whose holiday was almost grounded by a simple but very costly mistake.
Sept. 25, 2015, midnight
S7E11 - Episode 11
The team expose all-too-plausible scams that have cost viewers hundreds of thousands of pounds and share advice to help viewers avoid being stung the same way.
Sept. 28, 2015, midnight
S7E12 - Episode 12
The team reveal easy ways to avoid losing either money or personal details online, investigating the darkest corners of the web.
Sept. 29, 2015, midnight
S7E13 - Episode 13
The team talk to a man whose bank refused to believe he wasn't dead, in an error that ended up costing him hundreds of pounds.
Sept. 30, 2015, midnight
S7E14 - Episode 14
The team investigate situations where viewers have been left frustrated by the customer service they have received.
Oct. 1, 2015, midnight
S7E15 - Episode 15
A tragic event highlights a common mistake made with holiday cover, and the team open up a pet clinic after a rise in complaints about insurance.
Oct. 2, 2015, midnight
S7E16 - Episode 16
The team investigate houses under attack from plants and trees and what happened to one woman's family silver after she trusted an expert to sell it.
Oct. 5, 2015, midnight
S7E17 - Episode 17
The team investigate the spiralling costs of energy and heating and share advice on how to bring bills down without switching supplier.
Oct. 6, 2015, midnight
S7E18 - Episode 18
As the team investigate whether we always get value for money, there's an exclusive peek at the tough tests designed to identify which products are the best.
Oct. 7, 2015, midnight
S7E19 - Episode 19
The team investigate complaints about big-name brands, including a sofa store whose new furniture didn't please one woman in the way she'd expected.
Oct. 8, 2015, midnight
S7E20 - Episode 20
The team expose bogus celebrity endorsements that tempt you into handing over cash for something you may later regret.
Oct. 9, 2015, midnight
BBC One
44 min/ep
17248 min
Nov. 30, 2009
Jan. 12, 2026, midnight
Jan. 13, 2026, midnight
Returning Series
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