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Rip Off Britain | |
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Genre | Factual |
Presented by | Julia Somerville (2011—) Angela Rippon (2009—) Gloria Hunniford (2009—) Jennie Bond (2009—10) |
Theme music composer | Martin Medina |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 15 (Regular) 11 (Holidays) 5 (Food) 10 (Live) |
No. of episodes | 292 (Regular) 115 (Holidays) 50 (Food) 95 (Live) |
Production | |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | BBC Studios Documentary Unit |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 30 November 2009 – present |
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. It has two spin-off series, Rip Off Britain Food and Rip Off Britain: Holidays. Rip Off Britain Live is shown for a week twice a year.
The presenters investigate viewers' stories of being ripped-off, expose some of the rip-offs, and seek answers and, where appropriate, refunds or compensation. Numerous consumer experts advise consumers on their rights in short films within the programmes and at "Pop Ups" around the country. Experts include Simon Calder, David McClelland, Kate Hardcastle, Sylvia Rook, Helen Dewdney, Adam French, Gary Rycroft, Sarah Pennels, Paul Lewis and Martyn James.
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes | Notes |
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1 | 30 November 2009 [1] | 4 December 2009 [2] | 5 [2] | Daytime |
2 | 22 November 2010 [3] | 17 December 2010 [4] | 20 [4] | |
5 January 2011 [5] | 8 April 2011 [6] | 11 [6] | Primetime | |
3 | 28 November 2011 [7] | 23 December 2011 [8] | 20 [8] | Daytime |
18 January 2012 [9] | 30 May 2012 [10] | 8 [10] | Primetime | |
4 | 3 September 2012 [11] | 28 September 2012 [12] | 20 [12] | Daytime |
7 January 2013 [13] | 5 August 2013 [14] | 8 [14] | Primetime | |
5 | 2 September 2013 [15] | 27 September 2013 [16] | 20 [16] | Daytime |
6 | 15 September 2014 [17] | 10 October 2014 [18] | 20 [18] | |
7 | 14 September 2015 [19] | 9 October 2015 [20] | 20 [20] | |
8 | 12 September 2016 [21] | 7 October 2016 [22] | 20 [22] | |
9 | 1 May 2017 [23] | 13 October 2017 [24] | 20 [24] | |
10 | 11 June 2018 [25] | 12 October 2018 [26] | 20 [26] | |
11 | 6 May 2019 [27] | 11 October 2019 [28] | 20 [28] | |
12 | 6 July 2020 [29] | 16 October 2020 [30] | 20 [30] | |
13 | 3 May 2021 [31] | 15 October 2021 [32] | 20 [32] | |
14 | 2 May 2022 [33] | 14 October 2022 [34] | 20 [34] | |
15 | 15 May 2023 [35] | 22 January 2024 [36] | 40 [36] |
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 7 January 2013 [37] | 11 January 2013 [38] | 5 [38] |
2 | 6 January 2014 [39] | 10 January 2014 [40] | 5 [40] |
3 | 5 January 2015 [41] | 16 January 2015 [42] | 10 [42] |
4 | 4 January 2016 [43] | 15 January 2016 [44] | 10 [44] |
5 | 2 January 2017 [45] | 20 January 2017 [46] | 15 [46] |
6 | 2 January 2018 [47] | 22 January 2018 [48] | 15 [48] |
7 | 7 January 2019 [49] | 25 January 2019 [50] | 15 [50] |
8 | 6 January 2020 [51] | 17 January 2020 [52] | 10 [52] |
9 | 4 January 2021 [53] | 15 January 2021 [54] | 10 [54] |
10 | 17 January 2022 [55] | 28 January 2022 [56] | 10 [56] |
11 | 2 January 2023 [57] | 13 January 2023 [58] | 10 [58] |
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 17 March 2014 [59] | 28 March 2014 [60] | 10 [60] |
2 | 13 April 2015 [61] | 24 April 2015 [62] | 10 [62] |
3 | 25 April 2016 [63] | 6 May 2016 [64] | 10 [64] |
4 | 29 May 2017 [65] | 9 June 2017 [66] | 10 [66] |
5 | 23 April 2018 [67] | 4 May 2018 [68] | 10 [68] |
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 20 October 2014 [69] | 24 October 2014 [70] | 5 [70] |
2 | 19 October 2015 [71] | 23 October 2015 [72] | 5 [72] |
3 | 10 October 2016 [73] | 14 October 2016 [74] | 5 [74] |
4 | 15 May 2017 [75] | 20 October 2017 [76] | 10 [76] |
5 | 25 June 2018 [77] | 19 October 2018 [78] | 10 [78] |
6 | 20 May 2019 [79] | 18 October 2019 [80] | 10 [80] |
7 | 20 January 2020 [81] | 23 October 2020 [82] | 10 [82] |
8 | 18 January 2021 [83] | 22 October 2021 [84] | 15 [84] |
9 | 31 January 2022 [85] | 21 October 2022 [86] | 15 [86] |
10 | 16 January 2023 [87] | 20 October 2023 [88] | 10 [88] |
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