Rip Off Britain (TV series)

Rip Off Britain
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	7 (Regular: Daytime) 3 (Regular: Primetime) 4 (Holidays) 3 (Food) 2 (Live)
No. of episodes	125 (Regular: Daytime) 28 (Regular: Primetime) 30 (Holidays) 30 (Food) 10 (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.

Format

The presenters investigate viewers' stories of being ripped-off, expose some of the rip-offs, and seek answers and, where appropriate, refunds or compensation.

Transmissions

Regular

Daytime

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	30 November 2009	4 December 2009	5
2	22 November 2010	17 December 2010	20
3	28 November 2011	23 December 2011	20
4	3 September 2012	28 September 2012	20
5	2 September 2013	27 September 2013	20
6	15 September 2014	10 October 2014	20
7	14 September 2015	9 October 2015	20

Primetime

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	5 January 2011	8 April 2011	12
2	18 January 2012	30 May 2012	8
3	7 January 2013	5 August 2013	8

Holidays

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	7 January 2013	11 January 2013	5
2	6 January 2014	10 January 2014	5
3	5 January 2015	16 January 2015	10
4	4 January 2016	15 January 2016	10

Food

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	17 March 2014	28 March 2014	10
2	13 April 2015	24 April 2015	10
3	25 April 2016	6 May 2016	10

Live

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	20 October 2014	24 October 2014	5
2	19 October 2015	23 October 2015	5

External links

• Rip Off Britain at BBC Programmes
• Rip Off Britain Holidays at BBC Programmes
• Rip Off Britain Food at BBC Programmes