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Dirty Tricks of the Tradesmen

Chris Hollins

Matt Crook

Simon Harries

Dirty Tricks of the Tradesmen: Episode 6

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Episode 6

BBC One - Dirty Tricks of the Tradesmen, Episode 6

A sample of dry rot is used to convince a man that his floor is rotting.

Hidden-camera series. A London city worker sets up her husband Vik for a visit from our pretend rogue plumber, when the couple fear they have a leak under their bath.

An audacious hidden camera series with Chris Hollins. An acting rogue tradesman tries to rip people off in their own homes using well-known con tricks to show us all how easy it can be to be taken in.

A London city worker sets up her husband Vik for a visit from our pretend rogue plumber, when the couple fear they have a leak under their bath. Roger plants a sample of dry rot to convince the IT man that his floor is rotting and will cost thousands of pounds to put right. 

Later Roger tries to con Ian in Berkshire by claiming that the spreading roots of his tree are threatening his foundations. Will the cautious consumer cough up the cash required to ring-fence the roots with bogus technology? 

Police and Trading Standards officers in south London tackle two brothers who demanded thousands of pounds from elderly consumers for fixing leaks that the brothers had faked.

An acting rogue tradesmen shows us all how easy it can be to be taken in.

An acting rogue tradesman tries to rip people off in their own homes using well-known con tricks, to show us all how easy it can be to be taken in.

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

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