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The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues you feel affect you the most.

The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues that most matter to you - from bills and bad customer service, to holidays and food.

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The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

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BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

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The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

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The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

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Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

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

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The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

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Until 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales (analogue) was known simply as BBC Two Wales. BBC Two Wales (digital) was BBC 2W. From 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales schedules on both analogue and digital became identical

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Rip Off Britain: Holidays: Series 1

Gloria Hunniford

Angela Rippon

Julia Somerville

Rob Unsworth

Matthew Laza

Rip Off Britain: Holidays: Series 1: Episode 5

Episode 5

Holidays: Series 1

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, Holidays: Series 1, Episode 5

The team investigate a hotel harassing holidaymakers for money they do not owe.

Continuing the programmes from Tenerife, with the story of a couple left stranded in the middle of the night after being booked into a resort that had been closed for months.

Part of a series of special programmes from Tenerife, with Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford battling on the behalf of viewers to resolve problems with holidays and travel right across the globe. 

Among today's stories, the holidaymakers being harassed by a hotel for money they do not owe, and how one couple's holiday company left them stranded in the middle of the night after booking them into a resort that had been closed for months. The team also investigate why customers booking on one particular website paid hundreds of pounds for flights but were never sent the tickets. Plus, how you could end up being charged for a holiday essential you can easily get for free.

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The Rip Off Britain team investigate disastrous holidays and troubles with travel.

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate disastrous holidays and troubles with travel, finding out why viewers' trips went wrong and putting things right.

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