Rip Off Britain

Series 6

20 episodes · Sep 15, 2014

Angela Rippon and the team expose some of the rip offs that are costing British consumers.

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  • S6E1

    Episode 1

    Sep 15, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E2

    Episode 2

    Sep 16, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E3

    Episode 3

    Sep 17, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E4

    Episode 4

    Sep 18, 201445m

    The team meet the family devastated by what happened when they chose the wrong dealer to sell them a puppy.

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  • S6E5

    Episode 5

    Sep 19, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E6

    Episode 6

    Sep 22, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E7

    Episode 7

    Sep 23, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E8

    Episode 8

    Sep 24, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E9

    Episode 9

    Sep 25, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E10

    Episode 10

    Sep 26, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E11

    Episode 11

    Sep 29, 201445m

    The team reveal how to become more online-savvy and avoid being stung by internet fraudsters or companies that are not what they seem.

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  • S6E12

    Episode 12

    Sep 30, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E13

    Episode 13

    Oct 1, 201445m

    The team investigate cases where people end up paying over the odds - sometimes by thousands of pounds.

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  • S6E14

    Episode 14

    Oct 2, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E15

    Episode 15

    Oct 3, 201445m

    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.

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  • S6E16

    Episode 16

    Oct 6, 201445m

    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?

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  • S6E17

    Episode 17

    Oct 7, 201445m

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon, and Julia Somerville expose disastrous problems with brand new properties, including a grand design that has gone terribly wrong.

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  • S6E18

    Episode 18

    Oct 8, 201445m

    The team investigate mysterious flooding that is seriously damaging a home, and a church whose solar panels fail to generate a profit.

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  • S6E19

    Episode 19

    Oct 9, 201445m

    The team explore unsound investment opportunities. An investor in an apparently star-studded blockbuster wonders whether the movie will ever actually be produced.

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  • S6E20

    Episode 20

    Oct 10, 201445m

    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.

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