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  • S0E1

    Holidays Series 1 - Episode 1

    Jan 7, 201345m

    The consumer series returns with a special week of programmes from Tenerife, as the Rip Off Britain team unravel the costs and complications of checking-in airline baggage.

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  • S0E2

    Holidays Series 1 - Episode 2

    Jan 8, 201345m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville spend a day with the British Consulate in Tenerife, investigating how holiday emergencies are resolved.

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  • S0E3

    Holidays Series 1 - Episode 3

    Jan 9, 201345m

    The team investigate stories about holidays and travel, discovering how an airline sent one passenger backwards and forwards around the world after a missed connection.

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  • S0E4

    Holidays Series 1 - Episode 4

    Jan 10, 201345m

    The team investigates holiday horror stories, including a family left devastated by the truth about an investment, and the 'holiday tax' bumping up the cost of flights.

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  • S0E5

    Holidays Series 1 - Episode 5

    Jan 11, 201345m

    Continuing the programmes from Tenerife, with the story of a couple left stranded in the middle of the night after being booked into a resort that had been closed for months.

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  • S0E6

    Holidays Series 2 - Episode 1

    Jan 6, 201445m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear how a hotel lost two passports then said it was nothing to do with them.

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  • S0E7

    Holidays Series 2 - Episode 2

    Jan 7, 201445m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear of the families who struggled to escape a terrifying hotel fire.

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  • S0E8

    Holidays Series 2 - Episode 3

    Jan 8, 201445m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear of websites promising to help get a new passport, but failing to do so.

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  • S0E9

    Holidays Series 2 - Episode 4

    Jan 9, 201445m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team reveal how mobile bills can rack up costs of hundreds of pounds while abroad.

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  • S0E10

    Holidays Series 2 - Episode 5

    Jan 10, 201445m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team reveal how airlines can escape having to pay out after lengthy delays.

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  • S0E11

    Food Series 1 - Episode 1

    Mar 17, 201445m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. They learn how much of what is served at well-known restaurants is made on the premises.

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  • S0E12

    Food Series 1 - Episode 2

    Mar 18, 201445m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate concerns over food and drink. A year after the horsemeat scandal, how much can we trust our meat?

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  • S0E13

    Food Series 1 - Episode 3

    Mar 19, 201445m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the quality and prices of the food sold in the supermarkets that dominate our weekly shop.

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  • S0E14

    Food Series 1 - Episode 4

    Mar 20, 201445m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate what we pay for our food, looking at the rising cost of a roast and discovering how the weather affects prices.

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  • S0E15

    Food Series 1 - Episode 5

    Mar 21, 201445m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville expose more secrets of the food business, investigating whether special offers and packaging are always everything they seem.

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  • S0E16

    Food Series 1 - Episode 6

    Mar 24, 201445m

    The team look at how some supermarkets make it hard to compare prices between products and work out the best deal, and examine what exactly goes into our sausages.

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  • S0E17

    Food Series 1 - Episode 7

    Mar 25, 201445m

    The team expose some of the unexpected ingredients that go into our favourite foods, such as crushed beetle, and investigate misleading labels.

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  • S0E18

    Food Series 1 - Episode 8

    Mar 26, 201445m

    The team investigate more stories about what we eat, asking if most of us have a diet too sweet for our own good and looking at the best way to start the day.

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  • S0E19

    Food Series 1 - Episode 9

    Mar 27, 201445m

    The team take a look at best-before and use-by dates on food labels and reveal why frozen food can sometimes be better for you than fresh.

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  • S0E20

    Food Series 1 - Episode 10

    Mar 28, 201445m

    The team explore whether free-range eggs are really worth the extra cost and reveal the unexpected levels of salt in some everyday products.

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  • S0E21

    2014 Live - Episode 1

    Oct 20, 201445m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal new figures on the impact of cyber crime.

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  • S0E22

    2014 Live - Episode 2

    Oct 21, 201445m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal extraordinary ways to slash the cost of a weekly shop.

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  • S0E23

    2014 Live - Episode 3

    Oct 22, 201445m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford explore the increasing threat of identity theft.

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  • S0E24

    2014 Live - Episode 4

    Oct 23, 201445m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate the customer service of some of Britain's biggest names.

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  • S0E25

    2014 Live - Episode 5

    Oct 24, 201445m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville discover how postal workers are being drafted into the battle against scams.

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  • S0E26

    Holidays Series 3 - Episode 1

    Jan 5, 201545m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear about a decision with repercussions for the entire holiday industry.

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  • S0E27

    Holidays Series 3 - Episode 2

    Jan 6, 201544m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team discovers why, after an emergency abroad, an insurer refused to pay the bill.

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  • S0E28

    Holidays Series 3 - Episode 3

    Jan 7, 201545m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team uncover some of the unexpected costs of taking a cruise.

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  • S0E29

    Holidays Series 3 - Episode 4

    Jan 8, 201545m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear from a man whose holiday company wouldn't let him cancel his booking.

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  • S0E30

    Holidays Series 3 - Episode 5

    Jan 9, 201544m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear about a family grounded by someone else's extraordinary mistake.

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  • S0E31

    Holidays Series 3 - Episode 6

    Jan 12, 201545m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team look at the holiday homes booked online that turn out to be a con.

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  • S0E32

    Holidays Series 3 - Episode 7

    Jan 13, 201545m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team unpicks who decides whether hotels deserve the star ratings they advertise.

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  • S0E33

    Holidays Series 3 - Episode 8

    Jan 14, 201544m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team investigate travel disasters that happen en route to or from destinations.

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  • S0E34

    Holidays Series 3 - Episode 9

    Jan 15, 201545m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team investigate a company taking money for holidays that never happened.

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  • S0E35

    Holidays Series 3 - Episode 10

    Jan 16, 201545m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team meet families who arrived on holiday to find no record of their bookings.

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  • S0E36

    Food Series 2 - Episode 1

    Apr 13, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. Tests reveal whether more expensive orange juice is a healthier product.

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  • S0E37

    Food Series 2 - Episode 2

    Apr 14, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team looks at where some of our food comes from and how it is described.

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  • S0E38

    Food Series 2 - Episode 3

    Apr 15, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. Britain's supermarkets are under scrutiny in this episode.

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  • S0E39

    Food Series 2 - Episode 4

    Apr 16, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team unravel conflicting advice about the benefits and dangers of everyday foods.

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  • S0E40

    Food Series 2 - Episode 5

    Apr 17, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team reveal unmissable secrets about the freshness of some of our foods.

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  • S0E41

    Food Series 2 - Episode 6

    Apr 20, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team investigate problems viewers have had when eating on the go.

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  • S0E42

    Food Series 2 - Episode 7

    Apr 21, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food. The team visits a school that has banned high-caffeine energy drinks.

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  • S0E43

    Food Series 2 - Episode 8

    Apr 22, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team explore whether the labels on food always tell the full story.

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  • S0E44

    Food Series 2 - Episode 9

    Apr 23, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team investigate whether the products we buy offer good value for money.

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  • S0E45

    Food Series 2 - Episode 10

    Apr 24, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team debunk some of the claims about foods and their apparent health benefits.

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  • S0E46

    2015 Live - Episode 1

    Oct 19, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal how scammers have found a way to hijack genuine phone numbers.

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  • S0E47

    2015 Live - Episode 2

    Oct 20, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville challenge two shoppers to see if haggling can get you a better deal on the high street.

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  • S0E48

    2015 Live - Episode 3

    Oct 21, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal the restaurants breaking new rules on giving out vital allergy advice.

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  • S0E49

    2015 Live - Episode 4

    Oct 22, 201545m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal the most effective ways to complain and how to slash the cost of car insurance.

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  • S0E50

    2015 Live - Episode 5

    Oct 23, 201545m

    The last programme in a week of live editions of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. Art investments are among the topics in the frame.

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  • S0E51

    Holidays Series 4 - Episode 1

    Jan 4, 201644m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday problems. The lifesaving piece of kit that airlines don't always carry, and the best way to avoid mosquito bites.

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  • S0E52

    Holidays Series 4 - Episode 2

    Jan 5, 201644m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday problems. The team meets a woman who cannot understand why travelling alone means paying more.

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  • S0E53

    Holidays Series 4 - Episode 3

    Jan 6, 201644m

    The team investigate viewers' holiday problems. As the latest holiday scams are revealed in this edition there's advice to make sure you don't get caught out the same way.

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  • S0E54

    Holidays Series 4 - Episode 4

    Jan 7, 201644m

    The team investigate stories about holidays and travel. They meet people who feel they have been treated unfairly by companies who changed the details of what they'd signed up to.

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  • S0E55

    Holidays Series 4 - Episode 5

    Jan 8, 201644m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. A woman reveals how her break was ruined by bedbugs. Plus will a pricier sun cream provide superior protection?

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  • S0E56

    Holidays Series 4 - Episode 6

    Jan 11, 201644m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. A couple who bought a home abroad end up living in the garage after their property is inexplicably demolished.

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  • S0E57

    Holidays Series 4 - Episode 7

    Jan 12, 201644m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. The team come to the rescue of a family whose trip is in jeopardy thanks to a problem getting a visa online.

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  • S0E58

    Holidays Series 4 - Episode 8

    Jan 13, 201644m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. The team hear from a single mum whose tour operator left her with three small kids in the middle of nowhere.

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  • S0E59

    Holidays Series 4 - Episode 9

    Jan 14, 201644m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. The team look into allegations that airlines are finding new ways to wriggle out of paying passengers compensation.

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  • S0E60

    Holidays Series 4 - Episode 10

    Jan 15, 201644m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. The team reveal how scammers take advantage of a company that's revolutionised the way millions of people travel.

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  • S0E61

    Food Series 3 - Episode 1

    Apr 25, 201645m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team test out the hygiene standards at some of Britain's biggest names.

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  • S0E62

    Food Series 3 - Episode 2

    Apr 26, 201645m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team discovers what's being done to ensure our water supplies are clean.

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  • S0E63

    Food Series 3 - Episode 3

    Apr 27, 201645m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food. The team help viewers get to the bottom of why they don't think they got what they paid for.

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  • S0E64

    Food Series 3 - Episode 4

    Apr 28, 201645m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food. Exotic-sounding smoothies may be full of more ordinary fruits than you might expect.

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  • S0E65

    Food Series 3 - Episode 5

    Apr 29, 201645m

    Amid complaints of rising prices, the true cost of Britain's fish and chips is revealed. Plus a closer look at a supermarket's claims about the benefits its milk gives dairy farmers. And how some of the lagers that trade off their foreign roots actually have their origins rather closer to home.

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  • S0E66

    Food Series 3 - Episode 6

    May 2, 201645m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food, including a look into frustrations with half-empty packaging.

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  • S0E67

    Food Series 3 - Episode 7

    May 3, 201645m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food, revealing the reality of how safe those leftover, half-eaten jars of food are to eat.

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  • S0E68

    Food Series 3 - Episode 8

    May 4, 201645m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food, including a look into whether supermarket deals are always the bargain they appear to be.

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  • S0E69

    Food Series 3 - Episode 9

    May 5, 201645m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food, including surprising tips on how to ensure the products we buy stay at their best.

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  • S0E70

    Food Series 3 - Episode 10

    May 6, 201645m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food. A woman who spends only a fraction of the price of an average weekly shop reveals her secret.

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  • S0E71

    2016 Live - Episode 1

    Oct 10, 201645m

    Live edition of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. Gloria relives her own recent experience of being scammed.

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  • S0E72

    2016 Live - Episode 2

    Oct 11, 201645m

    Live edition of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reveals his consumer secrets.

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  • S0E73

    2016 Live - Episode 3

    Oct 12, 201645m

    Live edition of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. This episode looks at an email hacking scam conning people out of their money.

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  • S0E74

    2016 Live - Episode 4

    Oct 13, 201645m

    Live edition of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. The team hear about plans to tackle the aggressive fundraising of some charities.

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  • S0E75

    2016 Live - Episode 5

    Oct 14, 201645m

    The final live edition of the consumer series. The team look at the continuing controversy around the tumble dryers in UK homes at risk of catching fire.

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  • S0E76

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 1

    Jan 2, 201745m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. They are in Barcelona, examining how police are tackling the city's reputation as the pickpocketing capital of Europe.

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  • S0E77

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 2

    Jan 3, 201745m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate the jaw-dropping tale of how a company sent one family to a succession of villas it turned out they had no right to stay in.

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  • S0E78

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 3

    Jan 4, 201745m

    The Rip Off Britain team examine why travel companies so often refuse refunds for cancellations - even if there is still plenty of time to sell it to someone else.

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  • S0E79

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 4

    Jan 5, 201745m

    The team investigate why a group of unconnected travellers at the same hotel had their complaints treated differently when they went through the same experience.

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  • S0E80

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 5

    Jan 6, 201745m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville meet families who have paid for guaranteed seats together on planes, only to find that's not what they get on board.

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  • S0E81

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 6

    Jan 9, 201745m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville examine the cleanliness of British hotel rooms. Does booking a more expensive hotel guarantee a cleaner room?

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  • S0E82

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 7

    Jan 10, 201745m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate health-related holiday disasters, including those who have had to cancel holidays due to the zika virus.

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  • S0E83

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 8

    Jan 11, 201745m

    Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon hear about dramatic stories of how holidays were scuppered by unexpected disasters.

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  • S0E84

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 9

    Jan 12, 201745m

    The team investigate problems viewers have had at airports, including a costly passport problem and confusion at airport security.

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  • S0E85

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 10

    Jan 13, 201745m

    The team hear how one man's home was rented out to holidaymakers without him knowing anything about it. Plus the hidden charge adding hundreds of dollars to American hotel bills.

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  • S0E86

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 11

    Jan 16, 201745m

    The team investigates the airport meet-and-greet companies that promise safe and secure parking but instead leave cars in fields or by the side of the road.

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  • S0E87

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 12

    Jan 17, 201745m

    The team investigates a life-changing accident in Cuba that left one group of friends asking who is responsible when disaster strikes on a trip abroad.

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  • S0E88

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 13

    Jan 18, 201745m

    The team discovers how airlines are working to stop drunk passengers from disrupting flights, meeting a boy caught in the crossfire and the bouncers recruited by airports.

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  • S0E89

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 14

    Jan 19, 201745m

    The team reveals the unwelcome guests said to be scuppering more holidays than ever, as bedbugs return with a vengeance. Simon Calder has advice on staying safe abroad.

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  • S0E90

    Holidays Series 5 - Episode 15

    Jan 20, 201745m

    The team exposes airline secrets, testing out if it is true that airlines snoop on flight searches in order to hike up fares. Plus Simon Calder has tips on visiting Dubai.

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  • S0E91

    2017 Live - Episode 1

    May 15, 201745m

    Live episodes of the consumer series, featuring a look at how phone fraudsters can make their texts appear to be from a familiar and trusted number.

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  • S0E92

    2017 Live - Episode 2

    May 16, 201745m

    Live episodes of the consumer series. A test reveals the alarming extent to which second-hand car dealers are leaving buyers exposed to dangerous faults.

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  • S0E93

    2017 Live - Episode 3

    May 17, 201745m

    Live episodes of the consumer series. Viewers reveal how they have lost their savings after companies targeted their pension pots.

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  • S0E94

    2017 Live - Episode 4

    May 18, 201745m

    Live episodes of the consumer series. With people losing money to scams they have come across on social media, could more be done to stop people losing out?

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  • S0E95

    2017 Live - Episode 5

    May 19, 201745m

    Live episodes of the consumer series. With fraudsters using fake ID to get other people's money, how can security be improved to make it harder for them to succeed?

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  • S0E96

    Food Series 4 - Episode 1

    May 29, 201745m

    After a man reveals how eating one particular food cost him his job, Angela Rippon takes a drugs test to see what effect the same ingredient has on her.

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  • S0E97

    Food Series 4 - Episode 2

    May 30, 201745m

    One man finds out whether confusion at the supermarkets over how to bag raw meat may be putting people's health at risk.

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  • S0E98

    Food Series 4 - Episode 3

    May 31, 201745m

    The team expose problems with the packaging around foods and investigate why so many people say one well-known product is just too difficult to open.

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  • S0E99

    Food Series 4 - Episode 4

    Jun 1, 201745m

    The team reveals the unpleasant hygiene secrets of some supermarkets and stores and accompanies inspectors trying to keep standards up to scratch.

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  • S0E100

    Food Series 4 - Episode 5

    Jun 2, 201745m

    The team investigate the new fad for protein-enhanced versions of familiar products to see if paying the extra has any benefit.

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  • S0E101

    Food Series 4 - Episode 6

    Jun 5, 201745m

    The team present a shocking expose into food fraud in curry houses, as lab tests reveal surprising truths about meals that simply aren't as described.

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  • S0E102

    Food Series 4 - Episode 7

    Jun 6, 201745m

    The team get to grips with some of the promotions, prices and portions of the food we buy and explore why some meals have fallen short of expectations.

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  • S0E103

    Food Series 4 - Episode 8

    Jun 7, 201745m

    The team explore viewers' concerns about supermarket deals and offers - do they always save as much money as it might appear?

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  • S0E104

    Food Series 4 - Episode 9

    Jun 8, 201745m

    The team unravel some of the costs involved in eating out and investigate whether the prices some restaurants charge for wine are fair.

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  • S0E105

    Food Series 4 - Episode 10

    Jun 9, 201745m

    The team explores the implications of the vegetable shortage earlier this year and the effect it continues to have. Disgruntled customers explain why they now watch films at home.

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  • S0E106

    2017 Live - Episode 6

    Oct 16, 201744m

    Live episode of the consumer series, featuring an expose of one of the world's fastest-growing scams, and hi-tech car parking payment systems are put to the test.

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  • S0E107

    2017 Live - Episode 7

    Oct 17, 201744m

    Live episode of the consumer series, spotlighting an elaborate fraud that uses mobile phones to gain access to bank accounts. And an update on some past stories.

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  • S0E108

    2017 Live - Episode 8

    Oct 18, 201744m

    Live episode of the consumer series. An unemployed man reveals how responding to an ad for an apparently dream opportunity led to him being conned out of hundreds of pounds.

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  • S0E109

    2017 Live - Episode 9

    Oct 19, 201744m

    The team tackle the latest consumer issues live from Glasgow, investigating why so many big-name airlines have recently made headlines for the wrong reasons.

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  • S0E110

    2017 Live - Episode 10

    Oct 20, 201744m

    In the last of their special week of live programmes from Glasgow, the team investigate why England is the only part of the UK where you still have to pay for prescriptions.

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  • S0E111

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 1

    Jan 2, 201845m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville explore the impact some of the travel stories dominating recent headlines will have on travel plans for 2018.

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  • S0E112

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 2

    Jan 3, 201845m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville look at shocking examples of trips that have gone disastrously wrong.

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  • S0E113

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 3

    Jan 4, 201845m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford look into a terrifying accident that occurred around a hotel pool for which no-one is taking responsibility.

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  • S0E114

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 4

    Jan 5, 201845m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford look into difficulties that can arise en route to or from a holiday destination.

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  • S0E115

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 5

    Jan 8, 201845m

    Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon get to the bottom of a fresh collection of scams designed to trick people out of hundreds of pounds.

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  • S0E116

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 6

    Jan 9, 201844m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate holiday disasters that can occur before people have even reached their destination.

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  • S0E117

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 7

    Jan 10, 201845m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate a company that has failed to deliver the trips coachloads of passengers booked and paid for.

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  • S0E118

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 8

    Jan 11, 201845m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford look at how people can ensure they are protected if something goes wrong while on holiday.

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  • S0E119

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 9

    Jan 12, 201845m

    The team expose some surprising issues viewers have had with apparently 'free' cancellations and investigate the companies offering to help claim compensation for flight delays.

    Reviews
  • S0E120

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 10

    Jan 15, 201845m

    The team unravels some of the mysterious phone and car hire charges viewers have been hit with either during or after their holidays.

    Reviews
  • S0E121

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 11

    Jan 16, 201845m

    The team gets to the bottom of which countries are ones where it is - or isn't - safe to drink the tap water, and test out the most effective ways to beat travel sickness.

    Reviews
  • S0E122

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 12

    Jan 17, 201845m

    Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon investigate stories to do with staying healthy and safe while travelling.

    Reviews
  • S0E123

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 13

    Jan 18, 201845m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate problems with big-name airlines, including the stranded Monarch passengers left out of pocket.

    Reviews
  • S0E124

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 14

    Jan 19, 201845m

    The team investigates whether the great deals advertised for holidays are always quite what they seem - or if they are even available at all.

    Reviews
  • S0E125

    Holidays Series 6 - Episode 15

    Jan 22, 201845m

    The team hear how one family's trip abroad was ruined by a reality very different from the glossy photos the travel brochure had shown.

    Reviews
  • S0E126

    Food Series 5 - Episode 1

    Apr 23, 201845m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville with topical reports into food and drink. This episode focuses on some serious concerns about going out for a meal.

    Reviews
  • S0E127

    Food Series 5 - Episode 2

    Apr 24, 201845m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate problems viewers have encountered at restaurants and ask why so many of the big-name chains are suddenly in crisis.

    Reviews
  • S0E128

    Food Series 5 - Episode 3

    Apr 25, 201845m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate why viewers feel they have been let down or misled with regard to some of the country's food and drink festivals.

    Reviews
  • S0E129

    Food Series 5 - Episode 4

    Apr 26, 201845m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford, and Julia Somerville discover why it is feared up to 90 per cent of the fridges in homes may not be working efficiently, or safely.

    Reviews
  • S0E130

    Food Series 5 - Episode 5

    Apr 27, 201845m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate more stories to do with food, and expose an unexpected downside to the nation's favourite fizz, prosecco.

    Reviews
  • S0E131

    Food Series 5 - Episode 6

    Apr 30, 201843m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look at problems faced by viewers when out shopping or at the supermarket.

    Reviews
  • S0E132

    Food Series 5 - Episode 7

    May 1, 201843m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look into whether products that claim to be sugar-free or have zero sugar are really as good as people might think.

    Reviews
  • S0E133

    Food Series 5 - Episode 8

    May 2, 201843m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville reveal how some establishments are using fake hygiene ratings to trick customers through the door.

    Reviews
  • S0E134

    Food Series 5 - Episode 9

    May 3, 201843m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville discover the truth about foods supposed to be healthy, as well as the way that they are sold.

    Reviews
  • S0E135

    Food Series 5 - Episode 10

    May 4, 201843m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look into convenience foods and deliveries, putting some of the most popular online takeaway services to the test.

    Reviews
  • S0E136

    2018 Live (1) - Episode 1

    Jun 25, 201844m

    Live episodes of the consumer series, featuring a look at the increase in the number of councils charging to collect garden waste and making millions in the process.

    Reviews
  • S0E137

    2018 Live (1) - Episode 2

    Jun 26, 201844m

    Live episodes of the consumer series, featuring a look at the lack of consumer choice around water suppliers, as customers reveal disastrous experiences.

    Reviews
  • S0E138

    2018 Live (1) - Episode 3

    Jun 27, 201844m

    Live episodes of the consumer series, featuring passengers with disabilities sharing their experiences of being left stranded on trains or at stations.

    Reviews
  • S0E139

    2018 Live (1) - Episode 4

    Jun 28, 201844m

    Live episodes of the consumer series. The team investigate whether the appliances, gadgets and electricals in our homes are really as safe as we expect them to be.

    Reviews
  • S0E140

    2018 Live (1) - Episode 5

    Jun 29, 201844m

    Live episodes of the consumer series. Undercover footage captures the tactics of a company targeting old or vulnerable people to persuade them to hand over thousands of pounds.

    Reviews
  • S0E141

    2018 Live (2) - Episode 1

    Oct 15, 201845m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville launch a special week of live episodes of the consumer series, with the latest topical reports.

    Reviews
  • S0E142

    2018 Live (2) - Episode 2

    Oct 16, 201845m

    The shocking consequences of an ID theft are vividly revealed as the team follows the experiences of a woman whose bank account is repeatedly being emptied by fraudsters.

    Reviews
  • S0E143

    2018 Live (2) - Episode 3

    Oct 17, 201845m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford hear about a family's heartbreaking battle to regain control of precious images of a lost loved one.

    Reviews
  • S0E144

    2018 Live (2) - Episode 4

    Oct 18, 201845m

    A live edition of the consumer series. A look at how scammers have been able to get their hands on the savings that viewers had been counting on for retirement.

    Reviews
  • S0E145

    2018 Live (2) - Episode 5

    Oct 19, 201845m

    A live edition of the consumer series. Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville ask if the much-hyped new laws to crack down on cold calling will have an impact.

    Reviews
  • S0E146

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 1

    Jan 7, 201945m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters, with expert advice to ensure trips stay hassle free and on budget.

    Reviews
  • S0E147

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 2

    Jan 8, 201944m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville hear how viewers' travels were ruined by life-threatening events and disasters.

    Reviews
  • S0E148

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 3

    Jan 9, 201944m

    The team investigates how changing attitudes are affecting trips abroad and why in some cities it seems tourists are no longer quite so welcome.

    Reviews
  • S0E149

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 4

    Jan 10, 201944m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate more viewers' holiday nightmares, looking at problems with flights and planes.

    Reviews
  • S0E150

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 5

    Jan 11, 201945m

    The team investigate situations where the holiday dream is very different from the reality, and how the timing of the trip could make all the difference.

    Reviews
  • S0E151

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 6

    Jan 14, 201945m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate new developments affecting people who dream of their very own place in the sun.

    Reviews
  • S0E152

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 7

    Jan 15, 201945m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return with another look at viewers' travel woes, focusing on the frustrations of complaining.

    Reviews
  • S0E153

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 8

    Jan 16, 201945m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville present another look at viewers' real-life holiday horror stories, looking at the growth of the 'staycation'.

    Reviews
  • S0E154

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 9

    Jan 17, 201945m

    Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon investigate more of the pitfalls that could scupper holiday plans, looking at the strange phenomenon of disappearing deals.

    Reviews
  • S0E155

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 10

    Jan 18, 201945m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford uncover some surprises about air travel, including the one word on a ticket which should ring alarm bells.

    Reviews
  • S0E156

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 11

    Jan 21, 201944m

    Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon investigate more viewers' holiday horror stories, looking at some of the things that can go wrong on cruises.

    Reviews
  • S0E157

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 12

    Jan 22, 201945m

    Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon reveal more holiday tips. Simon Calder presents a guide to experiencing the northern lights.

    Reviews
  • S0E158

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 13

    Jan 23, 201945m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford battle to resolve more viewers' holiday problems, taking a look at the changing face of 21st-century travel.

    Reviews
  • S0E159

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 14

    Jan 24, 201945m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville get to the bottom of more viewers' holiday problems, focusing on some of the difficulties people experience while flying.

    Reviews
  • S0E160

    Holidays Series 7 - Episode 15

    Jan 25, 201945m

    Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon look at some of the risks that travelling could present to someone's health, or even their identity.

    Reviews
  • S0E161

    2019 Live - Episode 1

    May 20, 201944m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville report on how fraudsters can take remote control of your computer to raid your bank account.

    Reviews
  • S0E162

    2019 Live - Episode 2

    May 21, 201944m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate a training academy for plumbers and the spiralling cost of lifetime pet insurance cover.

    Reviews
  • S0E163

    2019 Live - Episode 3

    May 22, 201944m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville uncover an investment opportunity that promised easy financial gains but scammed one woman out of £120,000.

    Reviews
  • S0E164

    2019 Live - Episode 4

    May 23, 201944m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate whether telecoms companies are unfairly penalising those who don’t want to manage their accounts online?

    Reviews
  • S0E165

    2019 Live - Episode 5

    May 24, 201944m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate a particularly nasty scam that’s seen viewers conned out of tens of thousands of pounds.

    Reviews
  • S0E166

    2019 Live - Episode 6

    Oct 14, 201944m

    Today, the people who have lost tens of thousands in dormant accounts their banks can't trace, and who is at fault when contaminated fuel causes major damage to your car?

    Reviews
  • S0E167

    2019 Live - Episode 7

    Oct 15, 201944m

    Today, the mystery mobile phone charges that have left many viewers out of pocket, and the shocking story of a professional dog walker caught on camera mistreating a dog.

    Reviews
  • S0E168

    2019 Live - Episode 8

    Oct 16, 201944m

    On today’s show, a woman unable to get her stolen car back despite it being found, and how where you live impacts on what you can recycle.

    Reviews
  • S0E169

    2019 Live - Episode 9

    Oct 17, 201944m

    On today's show, the spiralling cost of buy now, pay later finance deals, and and the woman left out of pocket because of a mix-up with an electronic train ticket.

    Reviews
  • S0E170

    2019 Live - Episode 10

    Oct 18, 201944m

    Today, where you should turn if you've been the victim of fraud, and the cost of watching TV in hospital – are you paying too much?

    Reviews
  • S0E171

    Holidays Series 8 - Episode 1

    Jan 6, 202043m

    How sickness or injury on holiday can be devastating, even if you have insurance.

    Reviews
  • S0E172

    Holidays Series 8 - Episode 2

    Jan 7, 202043m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville hear from people who found themselves grounded and out of pocket when their airlines let them down.

    Reviews
  • S0E173

    Holidays Series 8 - Episode 3

    Jan 8, 202043m

    The team look into the disturbing cases of people whose holidays were left in tatters when almost imperceptible damage to their passports meant they weren't allowed to fly.

    Reviews
  • S0E174

    Holidays Series 8 - Episode 4

    Jan 9, 202043m

    How life's milestones, both happy and sad, can interfere with our travel plans, including shocking accounts of travellers being turned away from cruises because they are pregnant.

    Reviews
  • S0E175

    Holidays Series 8 - Episode 5

    Jan 10, 202044m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look at the perils of flying and why it is still so challenging for disabled travellers.

    Reviews
  • S0E176

    Holidays Series 8 - Episode 6

    Jan 13, 202044m

    The team hear about a villa rental fraud so sophisticated that even a former police detective fell for it.

    Reviews
  • S0E177

    Holidays Series 8 - Episode 7

    Jan 14, 202044m

    Guest presenter Amar Latif shows us how new technologies and old-fashioned manners can open up the world in new ways to blind travellers.

    Reviews
  • S0E178

    Holidays Series 8 - Episode 8

    Jan 15, 202044m

    What the collapse of Thomas Cook and the rise of online booking means for future holidays. Does it spell the end of the traditional package holiday?

    Reviews
  • S0E179

    Holidays Series 8 - Episode 9

    Jan 16, 202044m

    The team reveal the crazy case of the £99 mystery weekend break that wasn't quite the bargain customers were hoping for.

    Reviews
  • S0E180

    Holidays Series 8 - Episode 10

    Jan 17, 202044m

    The team hear from drivers stranded abroad despite having paid for what they thought was comprehensive insurance. And is carbon offsetting just a load of greenwashing?

    Reviews
  • S0E181

    2020 Live - Episode 1

    Jan 20, 202044m

    The team investigate pet microchipping. It is supposed to help reunite you with your lost pet, so why is it leaving some dog owners heartbroken?

    Reviews
  • S0E182

    2020 Live - Episode 2

    Jan 21, 202044m

    With some of the biggest names in high street pharmacy ending free prescription deliveries, the team hear how some vulnerable and elderly people say they are losing out.

    Reviews
  • S0E183

    2020 Live - Episode 3

    Jan 22, 202044m

    In the wake of recent product recalls, Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon ask if you can really trust the safety of the appliances in your home.

    Reviews
  • S0E184

    2020 Live - Episode 4

    Jan 23, 202044m

    The team look into one of your biggest bugbears: patchy mobile phone coverage. And new rules designed to help people stuck with mortgages they can barely afford.

    Reviews
  • S0E185

    2020 Live - Episode 5

    Jan 24, 202044m

    The team reveal why new banking rules introduced last year to help reimburse fraud victims might be coming to a premature end.

    Reviews
  • S0E186

    2020 Live - Episode 6

    Oct 19, 202044m

    Just how easy is it to get through to your bank? We hear the devastating consequences for fraud victims who say they just couldn’t get hold of someone on the phone quick enough.

    Reviews
  • S0E187

    2020 Live - Episode 7

    Oct 20, 202044m

    The big-name holiday companies offering special cleaning services in the wake of Covid-19 - are they as pristine as they promise? And travel guru Simon Calder answers your questions.

    Reviews
  • S0E188

    2020 Live - Episode 8

    Oct 21, 202044m

    Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon tackle a topic that drives so many drivers to distraction: parking companies. Will new rules bring them into line?

    Reviews
  • S0E189

    2020 Live - Episode 9

    Oct 22, 202044m

    Why energy bills are leaving customers at their wits’ end, and how fraud on a big-name internet shopping site has left some customers out of pocket.

    Reviews
  • S0E190

    2020 Live - Episode 10

    Oct 23, 202044m

    The wedding woes of brides-to-be who have lost out thanks to the pandemic. Will the new government rules calling for refunds work?

    Reviews
  • S0E191

    Holidays Series 9 - Episode 1

    Jan 4, 202144m

    How well do companies respond to events they could not have foreseen or prevented?

    Reviews
  • S0E192

    Holidays Series 9 - Episode 2

    Jan 5, 202144m

    It is every holidaymaker’s nightmare – arriving at your hotel only to find it’s closed. And the customers left stranded at the airport because their Covid test results arrived too late.

    Reviews
  • S0E193

    Holidays Series 9 - Episode 3

    Jan 6, 202144m

    The programme asks who is responsible when passengers’ valuables are stolen from a coach – after one Italian driver, supposed to be guarding the group’s belongings, popped out for a burger.

    Reviews
  • S0E194

    Holidays Series 9 - Episode 4

    Jan 7, 202144m

    The holidaymakers left footing the bill after insurers refused to cough up for their medical emergencies, and the travellers sent to stay in hotels that they found didn’t actually exist.

    Reviews
  • S0E195

    Holidays Series 9 - Episode 5

    Jan 8, 202144m

    The disappointed music fans stuck with tickets for concerts abroad that were cancelled due to coronavirus. And the static caravan owners whose holiday havens are headed for the junk yard.

    Reviews
  • S0E196

    Holidays Series 9 - Episode 6

    Jan 11, 202144m

    Gloria, Angela and Julia investigate more holidays that went wrong. Today, they focus on the cons that have wrecked your getaways, including the motorhome scammers selling non-existent vehicles.

    Reviews
  • S0E197

    Holidays Series 9 - Episode 7

    Jan 12, 202144m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford expose the scammers who trick would-be travellers out of their money by intercepting our favourite social media sites.

    Reviews
  • S0E198

    Holidays Series 9 - Episode 8

    Jan 13, 202144m

    Just how watertight is your consumer protection when things go wrong and your travel company lets you down?

    Reviews
  • S0E199

    Holidays Series 9 - Episode 9

    Jan 14, 202144m

    Angela, Gloria and Julia focus on the huge impact coronavirus has had on travel, including the insurance company that refused to pay out after a couple’s tour of South America came to a grinding halt.

    Reviews
  • S0E200

    Holidays Series 9 - Episode 10

    Jan 15, 202144m

    Food and travel blogger Kacie Morgan finds out how hotels and restaurants are working to keep customers safe during the pandemic.

    Reviews
  • S0E201

    2021 Live - Episode 1

    Jan 18, 202144m

    Gloria, Angela and Julia are back with a brand new series, live in the studio. This week, it’s the issues affecting you in lockdown, kicking off by investigating the scammers preying on the pandemic.

    Reviews
  • S0E202

    2021 Live - Episode 2

    Jan 19, 202144m

    Angela, Julia and Gloria look at the issues affecting you in lockdown. Today, it’s deliveries, and how some of you say you’re struggling with service from some of the biggest names in the business.

    Reviews
  • S0E203

    2021 Live - Episode 3

    Jan 20, 202144m

    Today Angela, Julia and Gloria are tackling broadband services, and one of your biggest bugbears – the scammers preying on those left most vulnerable by the pandemic.

    Reviews
  • S0E204

    2021 Live - Episode 4

    Jan 21, 202144m

    Angela, Julia and Gloria look at the concerts cancelled by Covid-19 – why can’t some of you get the refund you want? And problems with one of the country’s most well-known investment groups.

    Reviews
  • S0E205

    2021 Live - Episode 5

    Jan 22, 202144m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville take a look at the problems some of you have been having trying to get hold of a bike.

    Reviews
  • S0E206

    2021 Live - Episode 6

    May 17, 202144m

    As lockdown rules are relaxed even further, the team looks at how to make sure you’re getting a good deal when you’re out and about. And what does the summer hold for holidays?

    Reviews
  • S0E207

    2021 Live - Episode 7

    May 18, 202144m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford take on the scammers leaving people thousands of pounds out of pocket. Also, they look at some big name companies who've left some of their customers hanging. And advice from the top team of experts to help make sure you get the best deal going.

    Reviews
  • S0E208

    2021 Live - Episode 8

    May 19, 202144m

    The team continues to tackle big consumer bugbears. Plus advice from some of the country’s leading experts on everything from money worries to holiday conundrums.

    Reviews
  • S0E209

    2021 Live - Episode 9

    May 20, 202144m

    In this penultimate day of the series, there’s free expert advice on issues from IT to banking and everything in between, as well as your emails and messages answered live on the show.

    Reviews
  • S0E210

    2021 Live - Episode 10

    May 21, 202144m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville drill down into more of the topics that you’ve been telling us have been driving you up the wall.

    Reviews
  • S0E211

    2021 Live - Episode 11

    Oct 18, 202144m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.

    Reviews
  • S0E212

    2021 Live - Episode 12

    Oct 19, 202144m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.

    Reviews
  • S0E213

    2021 Live - Episode 13

    Oct 20, 202144m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.

    Reviews
  • S0E214

    2021 Live - Episode 14

    Oct 21, 202144m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.

    Reviews
  • S0E215

    2021 Live - Episode 15

    Oct 22, 202144m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.

    Reviews
  • S0E216

    Holidays Series 10 - Episode 1

    Jan 17, 202244m

    Gloria, Angela and Julia look at UK breaks, investigating complaints about dirty caravans and exploring the problems facing disabled travellers at hotels that claim to be accessible.

    Reviews
  • S0E217

    Holidays Series 10 - Episode 2

    Jan 18, 202244m

    A team of experts advise a disabled passenger who couldn’t access any excursions on her cruise, and we get some aircrew insider tips on the best things to pack for your holiday.

    Reviews
  • S0E218

    Holidays Series 10 - Episode 3

    Jan 19, 202244m

    The team investigate the unstoppable rise of the villa rental scams catching out unwary customers, and travel guru Simon Calder goes west with his guide to a trip along the USA's legendary Route 66.

    Reviews
  • S0E219

    Holidays Series 10 - Episode 4

    Jan 20, 202244m

    The perils of booking online as experienced by a stag party left with nowhere to stay, and Simon Calder gives us his guide to a magical break on the River Fowey in Cornwall.

    Reviews
  • S0E220

    Holidays Series 10 - Episode 5

    Jan 21, 202244m

    A look at the ups and downs of flying, including the ‘direct’ flights that stopped off en route and the passengers who arrived at the terminal to find that their flight didn’t actually exist.

    Reviews
  • S0E221

    Holidays Series 10 - Episode 6

    Jan 24, 202244m

    The team hear from holiday makers left horrified after their supposedly family-friendly Jamaican holiday resort turned out to come with a distinctly adult flavour.

    Reviews
  • S0E222

    Holidays Series 10 - Episode 7

    Jan 25, 202244m

    The team look at how Covid and Brexit might affect how we travel for years to come, hearing from passengers prevented from boarding their flights due to changes in passport rules.

    Reviews
  • S0E223

    Holidays Series 10 - Episode 8

    Jan 26, 202244m

    The team look at unexpected and unwelcome costs that can catch you out on your travels, hearing from airline passengers who came to regret accepting voucher refunds at the height of the pandemic.

    Reviews
  • S0E224

    Holidays Series 10 - Episode 9

    Jan 27, 202244m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville find out what happened when campers left piles of rubbish at some of Britain’s greatest beauty spots.

    Reviews
  • S0E225

    Holidays Series 10 - Episode 10

    Jan 28, 202244m

    The ordeal of travellers waiting to be evacuated from the Canary Islands after their hotel was covered in ash from a nearby volcano eruption.

    Reviews
  • S0E226

    2022 Live - Episode 1

    Jan 31, 202244m

    As the current energy price crisis bites there’s advice on how you can save money on your fuel bills, from some of the country’s top personal finance experts live in the studio.

    Reviews
  • S0E227

    2022 Live - Episode 2

    Feb 1, 202244m

    Online reviews that can’t be trusted. How can you spot the real from the fake? Plus, breakdown cover let-downs – the exclusions that drivers say left them out in the cold.

    Reviews
  • S0E228

    2022 Live - Episode 3

    Feb 2, 202244m

    The shocking story of the fraudsters scamming parents out of thousands of pounds by sending fake SOS messages posing as their children. Travel journalist Simon Calder answers your holiday questions.

    Reviews
  • S0E229

    2022 Live - Episode 4

    Feb 3, 202244m

    Communities say they’ve been left without a working phoneline after an upgrade let them down. It’s part of a big scheme that will affect all landlines – so tune in to see how you might be affected.

    Reviews
  • S0E230

    2022 Live - Episode 5

    Feb 4, 202244m

    Are you owed a tax rebate? If you’re not sure, be careful where you look! The team investigates the tax rebate-checking websites that sign you up for a claim.

    Reviews
  • S0E231

    2022 Live - Episode 6

    May 16, 202244m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.

    Reviews
  • S0E232

    2022 Live - Episode 7

    May 17, 202244m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.

    Reviews
  • S0E233

    2022 Live - Episode 8

    May 18, 202244m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.

    Reviews
  • S0E234

    2022 Live - Episode 9

    May 19, 202244m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.

    Reviews
  • S0E235

    2022 Live - Episode 10

    May 20, 202244m

    Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.

    Reviews
  • S0E236

    2022 Live - Episode 11

    Oct 17, 202244m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville are joined by some of the country’s top consumer experts to address the impact of the cost of living crisis on families all over the country.

    Reviews
  • S0E237

    2022 Live - Episode 12

    Oct 18, 202244m

    Gloria, Angela and Julia reveal the little-known money saver that could help lighten the financial load and exclusively uncover the nation’s best and worst broadband providers.

    Reviews
  • S0E238

    2022 Live - Episode 13

    Oct 19, 202244m

    Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon challenge the companies making it harder for their customers to deal with rising prices.

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  • S0E239

    2022 Live - Episode 14

    Oct 20, 202244m

    Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon reveal more advice which will keep the nation’s cash where it should be – in our pockets.

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  • S0E240

    2022 Live - Episode 15

    Oct 21, 202244m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville expose more businesses that are failing to help you make your money go as far as you need it to.

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  • Holidays Series 11 - Episode 1
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    Holidays Series 11 - Episode 1

    Jan 2, 202344m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville report on the heartbreaking case of the woman faced with a large medical bill which her travel insurer won’t cover.

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  • Holidays Series 11 - Episode 2
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    Holidays Series 11 - Episode 2

    Jan 3, 202344m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville throw the spotlight on big name holiday companies you say are letting you down.

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  • Holidays Series 11 - Episode 3
    S0E243

    Holidays Series 11 - Episode 3

    Jan 4, 202344m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford report on the holidaymakers who arrived at their hotels, only to discover they'd been closed for years.

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  • S0E244

    Holidays Series 11 - Episode 4

    Jan 5, 202344m

    The Rip Off Britain team go behind the scenes at one of the UK’s biggest airports to find out just how much luggage goes missing and there is expert advice on how to keep tabs on your holiday cargo.

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  • S0E245

    Holidays Series 11 - Episode 5

    Jan 6, 202344m

    From caravans that didn’t live up to the marketing material to world cruises that proved tricky to insure, the team investigate why things went wrong, so you can avoid the same perils. Also, there is plenty of advice in our travel clinic and top tips on how to travel safely.

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  • S0E246

    Holidays Series 11 - Episode 6

    Jan 9, 202344m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville have got the scammers in their sights – including the story of the phoney travel agent who ripped off hundreds of customers.

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  • S0E247

    Holidays Series 11 - Episode 7

    Jan 10, 202344m

    The Rip Off Britain team investigate how one switch of the visa rules left many with their trips hanging in the balance.

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  • S0E248

    Holidays Series 11 - Episode 8

    Jan 11, 202343m

    Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford are back to help keep your holiday on track. Cabin luggage - which airlines are being stingiest with their free allowance?

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  • S0E249

    Holidays Series 11 - Episode 9

    Jan 12, 202328m

    A look at unexpected problems that threaten to knock your travels off course, including the double-booking nightmare that put a real dampener on the holidays of two families.

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  • Holidays Series 11 - Episode 10
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    Holidays Series 11 - Episode 10

    Jan 13, 202343m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville explore disasters that derailed some holidays before they’d even begun.

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  • S0E251

    2023 Live - Episode 1

    Jan 16, 202344m

    Gloria, Angela and Julia are here to help you conquer the cost of living crisis, starting with pre-payment energy meters and the latest on how to slash your broadband bill.

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  • S0E252

    2023 Live - Episode 2

    Jan 17, 202344m

    Angela, Julia and Gloria find out why millions of parents aren’t getting the financial support for childcare they’re entitled to, and there's advice about travel insurance.

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  • S0E253

    2023 Live - Episode 3

    Jan 18, 202344m

    Julia, Gloria and Angela hear from those determined to fight back against the scourge of scam text messages, and they explain how to stop credit check errors ruining your rating.

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  • S0E254

    2023 Live - Episode 4

    Jan 19, 202344m

    Angela, Julia and Gloria expose the network of firms breaking the rules with countless nuisance sales calls, and travel expert Simon Calder answers your questions live in the studio.

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  • S0E255

    2023 Live - Episode 5

    Jan 20, 202344m

    The team expose the marketplaces that fail to remove fake listings quickly enough and cost unwitting users thousands, and they reveal what the end of 3G means for the phone in your pocket.

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  • S0E256

    2023 Live - The Energy Companies Who Owe Their Customers Thousands

    Oct 16, 202344m

    Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return for a week of live specials. The team meets a woman who was over-billed more than £6,000 by her energy supplier.

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  • S0E257

    2023 Live - How to Take a Break from Big Bills

    Oct 17, 202344m

    Rip Off Britain’s week of live Cost of Living specials continues with unmissable advice on how to ease the burden of loan and mortgage payments.

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  • S0E258

    2023 Live - Inflation or Unfair Price Hikes?

    Oct 18, 202344m

    The team asks whether some staggering price increases could be down to more than just inflation and has advice for anyone unhappy with a company raising prices during a contract.

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  • S0E259

    2023 Live - Bills from beyond the Grave

    Oct 19, 202344m

    The team meets some of the people facing debt collection threats for energy bills they paid long ago to a company that no longer even exists.

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  • S0E260

    2023 Live - Side Hustle Scams

    Oct 20, 202344m

    The team explores the surge in fraudsters recruiting people to earn extra cash working from home – but ultimately stealing their money.

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