Rip Off Britain | |
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Genre | Factual |
Presented by |
Angela Rippon Gloria Hunniford Julia Somerville (2011—) Jennie Bond (2009—10) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 8 (Regular: Daytime) 3 (Regular: Primetime) 5 (Holidays) 3 (Food) 3 (Live) |
No. of episodes | 145 (Regular: Daytime) 28 (Regular: Primetime) 45 (Holidays) 30 (Food) 15 (Live) |
Production | |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Picture format | 16:9 |
Original 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.
The presenters investigate viewers' stories of being ripped-off, expose some of the rip-offs, and seek answers and, where appropriate, refunds or compensation.