Rip Off Britain (TV programme)

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Rip Off Britain
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Genre Factual
Presented by Gloria Hunniford (2009 - )
Julia Somerville (2011 - )
Louise Minchin (2024 - ) Angela Rippon (2009 - 2024)
Jennie Bond (2009 - 10)
Theme music composer Martin Medina
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series16 (Regular)
11 (Holidays)
10 (Live)
5 (Food)
No. of episodes377 (Regular)
115 (Holidays)
95 (Live)
50 (Food)
Production
Running time45 minutes
Production company BBC Studios Documentary Unit
Original release
Network BBC One
Release30 November 2009 (2009-11-30) –
present

Rip-Off Britain is a BBC One daytime 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.

Contents

Rip-Off three spin-off series; Rip-Off Britain: Food,Rip-Off Britain: Holidays, andRip-Off Britain: Live. The live shows were shown for one week, twice a year, but ended after 10 live series' due to budget constraints.

In 2024, Angela Rippon partnered with Smart Energy GB, along side Ross Kemp, to launch a campaign promoting the installation of smart meters to consumers. The integrated adverts aired on television in the UK from November 2023 into 2025. Due to this, the BBC saw a conflict of interest as Rip-Off Britain often holds energy comapnies and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to account on the roll out of smart meters. The promotion of such meters could impact the publics trust of the program, and so it was mutally agreed that Angela Rippon would take leave from BBC productions for a term of 12 months.

It was announced on the 19th December 2024 that Louise Minchin would replace Angela Rippon for the third and final block of series 16, airing from the 6th January 2025 until the 24th January 2025, and full-time from series 17, airing April 2025 onwards.

Format

The Rip-Off Britain production team investigate and probe viewers' stories and complaints, exposing companies, organisations, and individuals who are ripping-off consumers, and seek answers, remediation, refunds, compensation, or other ways that viewers' can be left satisfied.

Films are created, looking into cases and stories, often with multiple case studies of viewers' who have experienced the same, or similar, situations. The team travels cross-country, from London, Brixham, Bournemouth in the south, to Manchester, Sunderland, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen in the north, to hear from viewers' and allow them to tell their stories in their words.

The presenters then bring experts into the Rip-Off Britain HQ, delving deeper into each case study and story. They offer advice and tips on how to go about the situation, how to avoid it, or what next steps they could take. They may also bring in representatives from organisations, such as Government Departments, companies, or charities to offer explanations or their replies, as well as what steps may be taken in future to ensure certain things don't happen to others.

Experts and Guests who regularly appear on the show include Simon Calder, David McClelland, Kate Hardcastle, Sylvia Rook, Helen Dewdney, Adam French, Gary Rycroft, Sarah Pennels, Paul Lewis and Martyn James.

Transmissions

Regular

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesNotes
130 November 2009 [1] 4 December 2009 [2] 5 [2] Daytime
222 November 2010 [3] 17 December 2010 [4] 20 [4]
5 January 2011 [5] 8 April 2011 [6] 11 [6] Primetime
328 November 2011 [7] 23 December 2011 [8] 20 [8] Daytime
18 January 2012 [9] 30 May 2012 [10] 8 [10] Primetime
43 September 2012 [11] 28 September 2012 [12] 20 [12] Daytime
7 January 2013 [13] 5 August 2013 [14] 8 [14] Primetime
52 September 2013 [15] 27 September 2013 [16] 20 [16] Daytime
615 September 2014 [17] 10 October 2014 [18] 20 [18]
714 September 2015 [19] 9 October 2015 [20] 20 [20]
812 September 2016 [21] 7 October 2016 [22] 20 [22]
91 May 2017 [23] 13 October 2017 [24] 20 [24]
1011 June 2018 [25] 12 October 2018 [26] 20 [26]
116 May 2019 [27] 11 October 2019 [28] 20 [28]
126 July 2020 [29] 16 October 2020 [30] 20 [30]
133 May 2021 [31] 15 October 2021 [32] 20 [32]
142 May 2022 [33] 14 October 2022 [34] 20 [34]
1515 May 2023 [35] 22 January 2024 [36] 40 [36]
1620 May 2024 [37] 24 January 2025 [38] 45 [38]
17

Holidays

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
17 January 2013 [39] 11 January 2013 [40] 5 [40]
26 January 2014 [41] 10 January 2014 [42] 5 [42]
35 January 2015 [43] 16 January 2015 [44] 10 [44]
44 January 2016 [45] 15 January 2016 [46] 10 [46]
52 January 2017 [47] 20 January 2017 [48] 15 [48]
62 January 2018 [49] 22 January 2018 [50] 15 [50]
77 January 2019 [51] 25 January 2019 [52] 15 [52]
86 January 2020 [53] 17 January 2020 [54] 10 [54]
94 January 2021 [55] 15 January 2021 [56] 10 [56]
1017 January 2022 [57] 28 January 2022 [58] 10 [58]
112 January 2023 [59] 13 January 2023 [60] 10 [60]

Food

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
117 March 2014 [61] 28 March 2014 [62] 10 [62]
213 April 2015 [63] 24 April 2015 [64] 10 [64]
325 April 2016 [65] 6 May 2016 [66] 10 [66]
429 May 2017 [67] 9 June 2017 [68] 10 [68]
523 April 2018 [69] 4 May 2018 [70] 10 [70]

Live

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
120 October 2014 [71] 24 October 2014 [72] 5 [72]
219 October 2015 [73] 23 October 2015 [74] 5 [74]
310 October 2016 [75] 14 October 2016 [76] 5 [76]
415 May 2017 [77] 20 October 2017 [78] 10 [78]
525 June 2018 [79] 19 October 2018 [80] 10 [80]
620 May 2019 [81] 18 October 2019 [82] 10 [82]
720 January 2020 [83] 23 October 2020 [84] 10 [84]
818 January 2021 [85] 22 October 2021 [86] 15 [86]
931 January 2022 [87] 21 October 2022 [88] 15 [88]
1016 January 2023 [89] 20 October 2023 [90] 10 [90]

Competitive Tender

On 16 January 2025, the BBC announced that they had put the series' tender up for auction as part of their "competitive tender" policy, allowing independent companies to bid on producing the program. [91] The format of the program remains the same within the tender, producing three blocks of 15 episodes, totalling 45 episodes per year, for a total of two years. Each episode will be 45 minutes in length each.

References

  1. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 1, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 1, Episode 5". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 2, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 2, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 2 (Evening), Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 2, Episode 11". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 3, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 3, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 3 (Evening), Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 3 (Evening), Episode 8". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 4, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 4, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 4 (Evening), Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 4 (Evening), Episode 8". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 5, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  16. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 5, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 6, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 6, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 7, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 7, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 8, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  22. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 8, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 9, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  24. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 9, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  25. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 10, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  26. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 10, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  27. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 11, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  28. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 11, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  29. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 12, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  30. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 12, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  31. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 13, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  32. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 13, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  33. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 14, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  34. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 14, Episode 20". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  35. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 15, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  36. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 15, Episode 40". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  37. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Series 16, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  38. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Series 16, Episode 15". BBC Online . Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  39. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 1, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  40. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 1, Episode 5". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  41. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 2, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  42. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 2, Episode 5". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  43. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 3, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  44. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 3, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  45. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 4, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  46. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 4, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  47. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 5, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  48. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 5, Episode 15". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  49. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 6, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  50. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 6, Episode 15". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  51. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 7, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  52. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 7, Episode 15". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  53. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 8, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  54. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 8, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  55. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 9, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  56. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 9, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  57. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 10, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  58. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 10, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  59. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 11, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  60. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Holidays: Series 11, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  61. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Food: Series 1, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  62. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Food: Series 1, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  63. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Food: Series 2, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  64. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Food: Series 2, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  65. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Food: Series 3, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  66. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Food: Series 3, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  67. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Food: Series 4, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  68. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Food: Series 4, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  69. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Food: Series 5, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  70. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Food: Series 5, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  71. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Live 2014, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  72. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Live 2014, Episode 5". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  73. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Live 2015, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  74. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Live 2015, Episode 5". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  75. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Live 2016, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  76. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Live 2016, Episode 5". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  77. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Live 2017, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  78. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Live 2017, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  79. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Live 2018, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  80. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Live 2018, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  81. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Live 2019, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  82. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Live 2019, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  83. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Live 2020, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  84. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Live 2020, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  85. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Live 2021, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  86. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Live 2021, Episode 15". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  87. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Live 2022, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  88. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Live 2022, Episode 15". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  89. ↑ "Rip Off Britain – Live 2023, Episode 1". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  90. 1 2 "Rip Off Britain – Live 2023, Episode 10". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  91. ↑ "Fake or Fortune, This Farming Life, Rip off Britain and CBeebies Specials to be put out to competitive tender".
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