Sep 12, 2016 · 45m
The team start with a particularly nasty case that saw one woman cheated out of £90,000.


Rip Off Britain is a BBC One series which exposes Britain's rip-offs and helps consumers. It began on 30 November 2009, presented by former news journalists Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Jennie Bond. Newsreader Julia Somerville replaced Bond from series three. From the second series onwards, the show was remade into cut-down editions of 30 minutes which air in a prime time slot on Friday evenings.
Browse every episode and jump into details.
Sep 12, 2016 · 45m
The team start with a particularly nasty case that saw one woman cheated out of £90,000.
Sep 13, 2016 · 45m
The team meets a couple whose builders caused the entire house to collapse.
Sep 14, 2016 · 45m
How many of the miraculous claims made for top-selling shampoos are really true?
Sep 15, 2016 · 45m
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reveals how he is taking on the fraudsters making big money from conning fans.
Sep 16, 2016 · 45m
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the safety of tumble dryers.
Sep 19, 2016 · 45m
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate new threats to your personal details.
Sep 20, 2016 · 45m
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate complaints about charities.
Sep 21, 2016 · 45m
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville ask why car dealers don't always give correct information.
Sep 22, 2016 · 45m
With a look at safeguards Britain's online stores have in place to stop children buying products aimed at adults.
Sep 23, 2016 · 45m
The team investigate why so many people have had problems trying to get faster broadband in their homes.
Sep 26, 2016 · 45m
The team examine a computer threat that could see your files held to ransom and made inaccessible unless you pay up.
Sep 27, 2016 · 45m
The team meet people who have all found ways to reduce what they previously paid on household bills.
Sep 28, 2016 · 45m
The team expose the secret sales techniques used to pressure more vulnerable customers into buying products they simply can't afford.
Sep 29, 2016 · 45m
The team meet viewers whose purchases have had an unwelcome sting, including homeowners desperate to know why their homes have flooded.
Sep 30, 2016 · 45m
The team investigate if the price-match promises from some of the country's biggest retailers could come with a catch.
Oct 3, 2016 · 45m
With fake job scams on the rise, the team unpicks how the fraudsters make their ads so plausible - thanks to actors posing as employers.
Oct 4, 2016 · 45m
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.
Oct 5, 2016 · 45m
The team uncovers how the billing mistakes of one mobile phone giant have caused customers months of misery.
Oct 6, 2016 · 45m
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.
Oct 7, 2016 · 45m
The team discovers how a business supposed to help people manage their debts left them owing more than they had in the first place.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Rip Off Britain Season 8 premiered on September 12, 2016.
Rip Off Britain Season 8 has 20 episodes.
The season opens with Season 8 Episode 1, "Episode 1". It aired on September 12, 2016.
Go to Season 8 Episode 1