Rip Off Britain
Rip Off Britain is a TV show on BBC1. The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues that most matter to you - from bills and bad customer service, to holidays and food. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 45 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2025.
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We hear the astonishing story of a couple who were forced to take five flights and travel 3,000 miles across Europe to board a cruise departing from Barcelona, following a series of airline mishaps.
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We reveal how fraudsters are selling counterfeit versions of a well-known weight-loss drug and the potentially devastating consequences for one woman who suffered a seizure after injecting it.
The team hear how a woman from south London says the electrical wiring in her vehicle is being repeatedly chewed by rats, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.
How a recently bereaved widow from Lancashire was conned out of the £226,000 proceeds of a house sale by fraudsters who claimed she was investing in cryptocurrency.
Gloria Hunniford learns how the 1990s fashion for bamboo in our gardens is causing expensive problems for some homeowners 25 years later.
Julia Somerville, Louise Minchin, Gloria Hunniford and the Rip Off Britain team have with a sun-soaked holidays special focusing on your travel traumas.
How fraudsters are using social media posts about missing people and pets to hook their victims into scams.
The team hears from the women from South Wales who have been hounded for hundreds of pounds worth of debt after someone else took out a ‘buy now, pay later’ account in their names.
The team investigate the homeowners who’ve found their homes targeted by scammers who steal personal information to try and sell their homes from under their feet.
The team uncovers the shocking story of the readily available gadget that can hack your wifi and renders many doorbell video cameras useless as security devices.
Series 17
The team investigate the cases of holidaymakers who say their relaxing breaks were ruined by noisy building work.
How a scammer took over one woman’s WhatsApp account in a bid to defraud her friends and family.
The team reveal the gift voucher blunders that left one customer with only two theme park tickets for her family of six.
The team take on the case of residents who were billed by their managing agent for fire safety upgrades to their front doors.
The team investigate the shopping app that one woman found so addictive, she asked her bank to cancel her cards in order to stop her spending.
The team investigate the cases of holidaymakers left suffering from debilitating gastric illnesses after a luxury five-star trip to Cape Verde.
How a grandmother was groomed into cashing in her entire pension. Even her own family and the police couldn’t break the spell.
The team investigate the case of a girl who suffered severe burns after using a nail glue she bought online and expose the other products that pose a risk.
The team expose a shocking trick caught on camera during a private car sale that’s left some drivers thousands of pounds out of pocket.
The team investigate the mysterious transactions made via mobile phone payments – even after the customer had cancelled their bank card.