Rip Off Britain: Series 6
Angela Rippon and the team return in the sixth season of the BBC One daytime series Rip Off Britain to expose various rip-offs and help consumers across the country. As a consumer protection and news program, the series continues its ongoing mission to uncover unfair practices and financial traps affecting the British public. Led by Angela Rippon alongside fellow presenters, the investigative team confronts deceptive
Season 6 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 on 30 November 2009 to expose Britain's rip-offs and help consumers.
- The program is presented by former news journalists, originally featuring Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford, and Jennie Bond.
- Newsreader Julia Somerville replaced Jennie Bond starting from the third series.
- The series operates with the core stake of helping consumers by exposing financial injustices and unfair practices affecting the British public.
Season overview
Angela Rippon and the team return in the sixth season of the BBC One daytime series Rip Off Britain to expose various rip-offs and help consumers across the country. As a consumer protection and news program, the series continues its ongoing mission to uncover unfair practices and financial traps affecting the British public. Led by Angela Rippon alongside fellow presenters, the investigative team confronts deceptive practices head-on. The narrative arc of this season focuses entirely on identifying consumer grievances, investigating misleading schemes, and providing practical assistance to viewers dealing with exploitation. Through dedicated reporting, the team highlights injustices and offers guidance to help everyday people navigate and avoid consumer pitfalls.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 15, 2014 · 45 min
A shameless con that saw expensive goods stolen right from under a charity's nose, and the man renting out flats he doesn't even own.
Episode 2
Sep 16, 2014 · 45 min
The team reveals the fast-growing menace that can make a house virtually unsellable, and meets the homeowners worried that fracking has hit property values.
Episode 3
Sep 17, 2014 · 45 min
The team explore the fallout some viewers have had from extreme weather, including one couple's two-year battle to prove their home was damaged by a storm.
Episode 4
Sep 18, 2014 · 45 min
The team meet the family devastated by what happened when they chose the wrong dealer to sell them a puppy.
Episode 5
Sep 19, 2014 · 45 min
The team investigate why the courier deliveries to one man's shop continually arrive broken with a test revealing how roughly they must have been treated.
Episode 6
Sep 22, 2014 · 45 min
The team reveal the results of a test into the customer service of the Big Six energy companies, plus simple ways to bring down your energy bills and save money.
Episode 7
Sep 23, 2014 · 45 min
The team meet people who've ended up thousands of pounds out of pocket after being let down by the companies or individuals they've done business with.
Episode 8
Sep 24, 2014 · 45 min
The team investigate cases where viewers say they haven't had what they paid for, and how social media is transforming the speed and success of complaints.
Episode 9
Sep 25, 2014 · 45 min
The team look into some audacious scams that anyone could fall for, including the boiler room scam peddling shares that either don't exist or are worthless.
Episode 10
Sep 26, 2014 · 45 min
The team investigate more situations where viewers have had a raw deal. Including a couple's travel insurance claim that was turned down for an astonishing reason.
Episode 11
Sep 29, 2014 · 45 min
The team reveal how to become more online-savvy and avoid being stung by internet fraudsters or companies that are not what they seem.
Episode 12
Sep 30, 2014 · 45 min
The team investigate situations where viewers claim they have been treated unfairly or fallen foul of rules they did not even know were in place.
Episode 13
Oct 1, 2014 · 45 min
The team investigate cases where people end up paying over the odds - sometimes by thousands of pounds.
Episode 14
Oct 2, 2014 · 45 min
The team investigate extraordinary stories to do with money, including the couple who lost hundreds of pounds thanks to simple errors with a bank transfer.
Episode 15
Oct 3, 2014 · 45 min
The team meet viewers who handed over hundreds of pounds to people who seemed to be experts in their field but did not get quite what they expected.
Episode 16
Oct 6, 2014 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate stories to do with health. Why are patients at GP surgeries having to call a premium rate number?
Episode 17
Oct 7, 2014 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon, and Julia Somerville expose disastrous problems with brand new properties, including a grand design that has gone terribly wrong.
Episode 18
Oct 8, 2014 · 45 min
The team investigate mysterious flooding that is seriously damaging a home, and a church whose solar panels fail to generate a profit.
Episode 19
Oct 9, 2014 · 45 min
The team explore unsound investment opportunities. An investor in an apparently star-studded blockbuster wonders whether the movie will ever actually be produced.
Episode 20
Oct 10, 2014 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate why the terms and conditions we sign up to every day are so long-winded and complicated.