Fake Britain

Fake Britain
Genre Consumer rights
Presented by Dominic Littlewood (2010-12)
Matt Allwright (2013—)
Country of origin  United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 5
No. of episodes 65 (+ 3 special episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Gerard Melling
Emma Barker
Peter Lowe
Editor(s) Nick Laughton
Tom Lowe
Julian Hill
Running time 45 minutes
Distributor BBC
Broadcast
Original channel BBC One
Picture format 576i (PAL)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run 8 March 2010 – present
Chronology
Related shows Watchdog
Doorstep Crime 999
External links
Website

Fake Britain is a UK BBC consumer rights programme, presented by Dominic Littlewood between 2010 and 2012, and by Matt Allwright since 2013.

The programme is broadcast on weekdays in a daytime slot, with shortened repeats often shown in the evening prime time.

The programme covers various aspects of counterfeiting and its effects on consumers, including dangerous tools, ineffective or dangerous medicines, shoddy goods sold under reputable names, and documents used for identity theft.[1]

Transmissions

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 8 March 2010 12 March 2010 5
2 16 May 2011 3 June 2011 15
3 21 May 2012 8 June 2012 15
4 29 April 2013 10 May 2013 10
5 28 April 2014 23 May 2014 20

Special episodes

See also

References

  1. BBC Fake Britain programmes