← Rip Off Britain
Series 8
20 episodes · 12th September 2016
Angela Rippon and the team expose some of the rip-offs that are costing British consumers.
Season details
Details
Episode guide
Episodes
01
Episode 1
Episode 112th September 2016
The team start with a particularly nasty case that saw one woman cheated out of £90,000.
02
Episode 2
Episode 213th September 2016
The team meets a couple whose builders caused the entire house to collapse.
03
Episode 3
Episode 314th September 2016
How many of the miraculous claims made for top-selling shampoos are really true?
04
Episode 4
Episode 415th September 2016
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reveals how he is taking on the fraudsters making big money from conning fans.
05
Episode 5
Episode 516th September 2016
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the safety of tumble dryers.
06
Episode 6
Episode 619th September 2016
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate new threats to your personal details.
07
Episode 7
Episode 720th September 2016
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate complaints about charities.
08
Episode 8
Episode 821st September 2016
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville ask why car dealers don't always give correct information.
09
Episode 9
Episode 922nd September 2016
With a look at safeguards Britain's online stores have in place to stop children buying products aimed at adults.
10
Episode 10
Episode 1023rd September 2016
The team investigate why so many people have had problems trying to get faster broadband in their homes.
11
Episode 11
Episode 1126th September 2016
The team examine a computer threat that could see your files held to ransom and made inaccessible unless you pay up.
12
Episode 12
Episode 1227th September 2016
The team meet people who have all found ways to reduce what they previously paid on household bills.
13
Episode 13
Episode 1328th September 2016
The team expose the secret sales techniques used to pressure more vulnerable customers into buying products they simply can't afford.
14
Episode 14
Episode 1429th September 2016
The team meet viewers whose purchases have had an unwelcome sting, including homeowners desperate to know why their homes have flooded.
15
Episode 15
Episode 1530th September 2016
The team investigate if the price-match promises from some of the country's biggest retailers could come with a catch.
16
Episode 16
Episode 163rd October 2016
With fake job scams on the rise, the team unpicks how the fraudsters make their ads so plausible - thanks to actors posing as employers.
17
Episode 17
Episode 174th October 2016
Why residents desperate to get the condition of their roads up to scratch will only be able to do it by forking out thousands of pounds themselves.
18
Episode 18
Episode 185th October 2016
The team uncovers how the billing mistakes of one mobile phone giant have caused customers months of misery.
19
Episode 19
Episode 196th October 2016
The team investigates cases where viewers haven't had what they paid for, including a big name music concert that went wrong from the start.
20
Episode 20
Episode 207th October 2016
The team discovers how a business supposed to help people manage their debts left them owing more than they had in the first place.
Episode 1
Episode 112th September 2016
The team start with a particularly nasty case that saw one woman cheated out of £90,000.
02
Episode 2
Episode 213th September 2016
The team meets a couple whose builders caused the entire house to collapse.
03
Episode 3
Episode 314th September 2016
How many of the miraculous claims made for top-selling shampoos are really true?
04
Episode 4
Episode 415th September 2016
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reveals how he is taking on the fraudsters making big money from conning fans.
05
Episode 5
Episode 516th September 2016
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the safety of tumble dryers.
06
Episode 6
Episode 619th September 2016
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate new threats to your personal details.
07
Episode 7
Episode 720th September 2016
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate complaints about charities.
08
Episode 8
Episode 821st September 2016
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville ask why car dealers don't always give correct information.
09
Episode 9
Episode 922nd September 2016
With a look at safeguards Britain's online stores have in place to stop children buying products aimed at adults.
10
Episode 10
Episode 1023rd September 2016
The team investigate why so many people have had problems trying to get faster broadband in their homes.
11
Episode 11
Episode 1126th September 2016
The team examine a computer threat that could see your files held to ransom and made inaccessible unless you pay up.
12
Episode 12
Episode 1227th September 2016
The team meet people who have all found ways to reduce what they previously paid on household bills.
13
Episode 13
Episode 1328th September 2016
The team expose the secret sales techniques used to pressure more vulnerable customers into buying products they simply can't afford.
14
Episode 14
Episode 1429th September 2016
The team meet viewers whose purchases have had an unwelcome sting, including homeowners desperate to know why their homes have flooded.
15
Episode 15
Episode 1530th September 2016
The team investigate if the price-match promises from some of the country's biggest retailers could come with a catch.
16
Episode 16
Episode 163rd October 2016
With fake job scams on the rise, the team unpicks how the fraudsters make their ads so plausible - thanks to actors posing as employers.
17
Episode 17
Episode 174th October 2016
Why residents desperate to get the condition of their roads up to scratch will only be able to do it by forking out thousands of pounds themselves.
18
Episode 18
Episode 185th October 2016
The team uncovers how the billing mistakes of one mobile phone giant have caused customers months of misery.
19
Episode 19
Episode 196th October 2016
The team investigates cases where viewers haven't had what they paid for, including a big name music concert that went wrong from the start.
20
Episode 20
Episode 207th October 2016
The team discovers how a business supposed to help people manage their debts left them owing more than they had in the first place.
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