Rip Off Britain: Series 4
Angela Rippon and the team return in the fourth season of the BBC One daytime series Rip Off Britain to expose various rip offs that are costing British consumers. Continuing the mission of the ongoing television program that began on November 30, 2009, the series investigates consumer issues and helps viewers navigate unfair practices. Presented by former news journalists, the production focuses on uncovering unfair
Season 4 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 began broadcasting on 30 November 2009.
- The programme's core mission is to expose Britain's rip-offs and help consumers.
- The series is presented by former news journalists, including Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford, and Jennie Bond.
- The overarching narrative stakes involve identifying deceptive practices and financial burdens affecting British consumers.
Season overview
Angela Rippon and the team return in the fourth season of the BBC One daytime series Rip Off Britain to expose various rip offs that are costing British consumers. Continuing the mission of the ongoing television program that began on November 30, 2009, the series investigates consumer issues and helps viewers navigate unfair practices. Presented by former news journalists, the production focuses on uncovering unfair financial practices and consumer grievances affecting the public across Britain.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 3, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville return with the series exposing rip-off raw deals and poor service. They test the claims of a cash for gold company.
Episode 2
Sep 4, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville meet people angry about being left out of pocket, and investigate a big name high street store letting customers down.
Episode 3
Sep 5, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville meet a family devastated by a catch in the small print that could force them out of their home.
Episode 4
Sep 6, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville Gloria investigate problems to do with the home. Plus, a woman who is worried that her boiler may not meet current standards.
Episode 5
Sep 7, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville meet people fighting to get out of contracts they say are expensive or unfair.
Episode 6
Sep 10, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville hear how a heating system in thousands of homes has left some families with unexpectedly high bills.
Episode 8
Sep 12, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville help some residents fighting an annual charge. Plus, the villagers who cannot get a decent broadband connection.
Episode 9
Sep 13, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate how an error has made it almost impossible for one couple to sell their home.
Episode 10
Sep 14, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville meet a meet a football fan who never received his paid-for tickets. And the company taking advantage of people's dreams.
Episode 11
Sep 17, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate complaints about the banks. And more consumer issues are resolved at the Pop-Up Shop.
Episode 12
Sep 18, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville look into the companies dealing with mis-sold PPI payments, and reveal how a company was taped lying to prospective customers.
Episode 13
Sep 19, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate energy companies, meeting a man who was sent a £7,000 electricity bill for the year. Plus, how to lower bills.
Episode 14
Sep 20, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville help a woman forced to pay someone else's loan and explore problems with websites offering bargain deals.
Episode 15
Sep 21, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville meet a couple who were bitterly disappointed by a luxury holiday experience. Plus the true value of one store's gift vouchers.
Episode 16
Sep 24, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville visit a housing estate where a problem has dragged on for years, and look at the rising cost of parking at train stations.
Episode 17
Sep 25, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville ask if online comparison sites really do offer the best deals and investigate the price of being loyal to big companies.
Episode 18
Sep 26, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville expose rip-offs, raw deals and poor service.
Episode 19
Sep 27, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal how confusion over road signs in a single spot has earned one council hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Episode 20
Sep 28, 2012 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville meet the woman who learned that she owes her bank more than six times the amount she thought she had borrowed.
Episode 1 (Evening)
Jan 7, 2013 · 27 min
Consumer show. The team ask who will end up paying the price for the recent floods, and help a couple whose insurance company refuse to pay out following a fire.
Episode 2 (Evening)
Jan 14, 2013 · 27 min
The team investigate complaints about the banks, meeting a woman angry no-one can tell her what has happened to the £25,000 she left in her account.
Episode 3 (Evening)
Mar 8, 2013 · 27 min
Consumer show. The team meet the families who were promised cheaper electricity, but who instead have been hit with bills four times higher than they should have been.
Episode 4 (Evening)
Mar 22, 2013 · 27 min
Consumer show. The team investigate the companies who have taken hundreds, or even thousands, of pounds from customers but provided absolutely nothing in return.
Episode 5 (Evening)
Mar 25, 2013 · 27 min
Consumer show. The team want answers from a company taking hundreds of pounds for flight tickets they haven't supplied, and meet a woman who's ended up losing her identity.
Episode 6 (Evening)
May 13, 2013 · 30 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville meet the woman conned out of her bank details. Plus the companies taking advantage of an easy way to make payments.
Episode 7 (Evening)
Jun 21, 2013 · 30 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville test the claims of a cash-for-gold company - how much will they really pay out for unwanted jewellery?
Episode 8 (Evening)
Aug 5, 2013 · 30 min
A look at the care home contracts that come with a costly sting in the tail, and how buying a second hand car led to one woman being woken in the middle of the night.