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Rip Off Britain: Series 11

20 episodes Premiered May 6, 2019 Updated Oct 13, 2026

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return with more investigations in the eleventh season of the BBC One series Rip Off Britain. The program continues its ongoing mission to expose Britain's rip-offs and provide help to consumers.

Previously on Rip Off Britain

Season 11 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Rip Off Britain is a BBC One daytime series that exposes Britain's rip-offs and helps consumers.
  • ⚡ The series originally began broadcasting on 30 November 2009.
  • ⚡ The program is presented by former news journalists including Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford.
  • ⚡ The series focuses on consumer advocacy and investigative journalism.
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Season overview

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return with more investigations in the eleventh season of the BBC One series Rip Off Britain. The program continues its ongoing mission to expose Britain's rip-offs and provide help to consumers.

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Season 11 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S11·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

May 6, 2019 · 44 min

An exclusive look at how airports are trying to ensure last year's Gatwick drone chaos doesn't happen again.

S11·E2 Core

Episode 2

May 7, 2019 · 44 min

The team reveal how a flaw in the system means used cars being sold by well-known dealerships are actually insurance write-offs. Plus an expose of unscrupulous pet traders.

S11·E3 Core

Episode 3

May 8, 2019 · 44 min

How fraudsters are copying the websites of real companies to steal your cash, while leaving the genuine businesses to clear up the mess, and how to recognise bogus bailiffs.

S11·E4 Core

Episode 4

May 9, 2019 · 44 min

Why the goods you put into safe storage may not be quite as protected as you might expect. Plus how you might lose out if new small energy companies go bust.

S11·E5 Core

Episode 5

May 10, 2019 · 44 min

Investigations into the quality of new build housing and the mystery parcels baffling homeowners up and down the country.

S11·E6 Core

Episode 6

May 13, 2019 · 44 min

The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues you feel affect you the most.

S11·E7 Core

Episode 7

May 14, 2019 · 44 min

The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues you feel affect you the most.

S11·E8 Core

Episode 8

May 15, 2019 · 44 min

Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate companies viewers say have let them down, including a car recovery firm.

S11·E9 Core

Episode 9

May 16, 2019 · 44 min

Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon investigate more scams, including the case of a woman tricked into helping fraudsters raid her bank account.

S11·E10 Core

Episode 10

May 17, 2019 · 44 min

The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues you feel affect you the most.

S11·E11 Core

Episode 11

Sep 30, 2019 · 44 min

Today, some of the newest and nastiest scams, including the extraordinary wave of car cannibalism, in which parts are stolen from people’s cars by masked thieves in broad daylight.

S11·E12 Core

Episode 12

Oct 1, 2019 · 44 min

Angela, Gloria and Julia look at the cutting edge technology designed to make our lives easier, but which, some viewers are telling us, has ended up making things harder.

S11·E13 Core

Episode 13

Oct 2, 2019 · 44 min

In the wake of devastating street flooding, are the water companies doing enough to cut down on leaks?

S11·E14 Core

Episode 14

Oct 3, 2019 · 44 min

Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon investigate the bold tactics some companies are accused of using to stop disgruntled customers complaining.

S11·E15 Core

Episode 15

Oct 4, 2019 · 44 min

Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate how some companies will seemingly stop at nothing to get your business.

S11·E16 Core

Episode 16

Oct 7, 2019 · 44 min

How one woman discovered a man she barely knew had married her seriously ill mum, giving him the right to inherit her estate.

S11·E17 Core

Episode 17

Oct 8, 2019 · 44 min

How a mistake by the financial regulator opened the door to fraudsters, and why isn’t the new banking code of conduct getting everyone back the money they’re owed due to online fra

S11·E18 Core

Episode 18

Oct 9, 2019 · 44 min

How scammers used the image of one of Britain’s most trusted TV stars to steal thousands of pounds from unsuspecting members of the public.

S11·E19 Mytharc

Episode 19

Oct 10, 2019 · 44 min

The case of mistaken identity that left one woman fighting to prove she was telling the truth, and the man who reported a burglary at his home but ended up on trial himself.

S11·E20 Mytharc

Episode 20

Oct 11, 2019 · 44 min

The team investigate whether some companies using new data protection rules as an excuse to keep vital information from you.

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