Rip Off Britain (TV series)
| Rip Off Britain | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Factual |
| Presented by |
Angela Rippon Gloria Hunniford Julia Somerville (2011—15) Jennie Bond (2009—10) |
| Theme music composer | Martin Medina |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series |
6 (Regular series) 3 (Holidays series) 2 (Food series) 1 (Live series) |
| No. of episodes | 150 (and 28 cut-down episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Sinead Rocks (series 1-2) Rob Unsworth (series 3 onwards) Carla-Maria Lawson (BBC commissioner) |
| Producer(s) |
Moray London (2009) Lucy McLennan (2010–13) Chris Walker (2014–) |
| Running time |
45 minutes 30 minutes (cut-down episodes only) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 30 November 2009 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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 series two to four, the show was remade into cut-down editions of 30 minutes which air in a prime time slot on Friday evenings.
Presenters
The presenting team are all former journalists or newsreaders.
| Years | Presenter |
|---|---|
| 2009— | Gloria Hunniford |
| Angela Rippon | |
| 2011— | Julia Somerville |
| 2009-10 | Jennie Bond |
Format
The presenters investigate viewers' stories of being ripped-off, expose some of the rip-offs, and seek answers and, where appropriate, refunds or compensation.
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2009 | 4 December 2009 | 5 |
| 2 | 22 November 2010 | 17 December 2010 | 20 |
| 2 (Primetime) | 5 January 2011 | 8 April 2011 | 12 |
| 3 | 28 November 2011 | 23 December 2011 | 20 |
| 3 (Primetime) | 18 January 2012 | 30 May 2012 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 September 2012 | 28 September 2012 | 20 |
| 4 (Primetime) | 7 January 2013 | 5 August 2013 | 8 |
| Holidays | 7 January 2013 | 11 January 2013 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 September 2013 | 27 September 2013 | 20 |
| Holidays 2 | 6 January 2014 | 10 January 2014 | 5 |
| Food | 17 March 2014 | 28 March 2014 | 10 |
| 6 | 15 September 2014 | 10 October 2014 | 20 |
| Live | 20 October 2014 | 24 October 2014 | 5 |
| Holidays 3 | 5 January 2015 | 16 January 2015 | 10 |
| Food 2 | 13 April 2015 | 24 April 2015 | 10 |
Music
The theme tune for Rip Off Britain was written by Martin Medina who has composed several BBC themes including Wonderful World of Weird, The Pod, Short Change, Together, Something To Think About, Superleague Formula, Jo Brand's Christmas Log and Don't Log Off.