Rip Off Britain

Series 8

Not Rated
Angela Rippon and the team expose some of the rip-offs that are costing British consumers.

Where to Watch Series 8

20 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1The team start with a particularly nasty case that saw one woman cheated out of £90,000.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2The team meets a couple whose builders caused the entire house to collapse.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3How many of the miraculous claims made for top-selling shampoos are really true?
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reveals how he is taking on the fraudsters making big money from conning fans.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the safety of tumble dryers.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate new threats to your personal details.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate complaints about charities.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville ask why car dealers don't always give correct information.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9With a look at safeguards Britain's online stores have in place to stop children buying products aimed at adults.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10The team investigate why so many people have had problems trying to get faster broadband in their homes.
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 11The team examine a computer threat that could see your files held to ransom and made inaccessible unless you pay up.
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 12The team meet people who have all found ways to reduce what they previously paid on household bills.
  • Episode 13
    E13
    Episode 13The team expose the secret sales techniques used to pressure more vulnerable customers into buying products they simply can't afford.
  • Episode 14
    E14
    Episode 14The team meet viewers whose purchases have had an unwelcome sting, including homeowners desperate to know why their homes have flooded.
  • Episode 15
    E15
    Episode 15The team investigate if the price-match promises from some of the country's biggest retailers could come with a catch.
  • Episode 16
    E16
    Episode 16With fake job scams on the rise, the team unpicks how the fraudsters make their ads so plausible - thanks to actors posing as employers.
  • Episode 17
    E17
    Episode 17Why 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.
  • Episode 18
    E18
    Episode 18The team uncovers how the billing mistakes of one mobile phone giant have caused customers months of misery.
  • Episode 19
    E19
    Episode 19The team investigates cases where viewers haven't had what they paid for, including a big name music concert that went wrong from the start.
  • Episode 20
    E20
    Episode 20The team discovers how a business supposed to help people manage their debts left them owing more than they had in the first place.

Cast of Series 8

  • Julia SomervilleSelf - Presenter
  • Angela RipponSelf - Presenter
  • Gloria HunnifordSelf - Presenter
  • Chris WalkerProducer

 

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