Rip Off Britain

Rip Off Britain Series 8

TV Show

Series 8 Plot

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

Rip Off Britain Series 8 aired on September 12th, 2016.

Series 8 Episodes

1. Episode 1

September 12th, 201645 min

The team start with a particularly nasty case that saw one woman cheated out of £90,000.

2. Episode 2

September 13th, 201645 min

The team meets a couple whose builders caused the entire house to collapse.

3. Episode 3

September 14th, 201645 min

How many of the miraculous claims made for top-selling shampoos are really true?

4. Episode 4

September 15th, 201645 min

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reveals how he is taking on the fraudsters making big money from conning fans.

5. Episode 5

September 16th, 201645 min

Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the safety of tumble dryers.

6. Episode 6

September 19th, 201645 min

Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate new threats to your personal details.

7. Episode 7

September 20th, 201645 min

Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate complaints about charities.

8. Episode 8

September 21st, 201645 min

Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville ask why car dealers don't always give correct information.

9. Episode 9

September 22nd, 201645 min

With a look at safeguards Britain's online stores have in place to stop children buying products aimed at adults.

10. Episode 10

September 23rd, 201645 min

The team investigate why so many people have had problems trying to get faster broadband in their homes.

11. Episode 11

September 26th, 201645 min

The team examine a computer threat that could see your files held to ransom and made inaccessible unless you pay up.

12. Episode 12

September 27th, 201645 min

The team meet people who have all found ways to reduce what they previously paid on household bills.

13. Episode 13

September 28th, 201645 min

The team expose the secret sales techniques used to pressure more vulnerable customers into buying products they simply can't afford.

14. Episode 14

September 29th, 201645 min

The team meet viewers whose purchases have had an unwelcome sting, including homeowners desperate to know why their homes have flooded.

15. Episode 15

September 30th, 201645 min

The team investigate if the price-match promises from some of the country's biggest retailers could come with a catch.

16. Episode 16

October 3rd, 201645 min

With fake job scams on the rise, the team unpicks how the fraudsters make their ads so plausible - thanks to actors posing as employers.

17. Episode 17

October 4th, 201645 min

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.

18. Episode 18

October 5th, 201645 min

The team uncovers how the billing mistakes of one mobile phone giant have caused customers months of misery.

19. Episode 19

October 6th, 201645 min

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.

20. Episode 20

October 7th, 201645 min

The team discovers how a business supposed to help people manage their debts left them owing more than they had in the first place.

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