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Rip Off Britain

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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 South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

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Rip Off Britain: Series 5

Gloria Hunniford

Angela Rippon

Julia Somerville

Lucy McLennan

Rob Unsworth

Carla-Maria Lawson

Rip Off Britain: Series 5: Episode 12

Episode 12

Series 5

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, Series 5, Episode 12

Angela investigates why homeowners promised cheaper energy have received sky-high bills.

Consumer series. Angela Rippon investigates why homeowners promised cheaper energy have instead been hit with sky-high bills, forcing them to choose between eating or keeping warm.

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville battle on behalf of viewers who've been left feeling let down or out of pocket because of problems to do with heating their home. Tempers rise as Angela investigates why, across the country, scores of homeowners promised cheaper energy have instead been hit with sky-high bills, forcing them to choose between eating or keeping warm. As she visits one of the affected estates and comes face-to-face with the organisations responsible, angry residents demand answers. Will the issues they have struggled with for months finally be resolved? Also, why one woman says a delay in the post has cost her thousands of pounds, and a couple whose elaborate heating device has left them out in the cold.

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

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return to their journalistic roots to expose some of the rip offs that are costing British consumers.

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