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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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Rip Off Britain: Series 9

Gloria Hunniford

Angela Rippon

Julia Somerville

Rob Unsworth

Sherry Knight

Rip Off Britain: Series 9: Episode 3

Episode 3

Series 9

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The story of a man persuaded to spend his savings on seemingly valuable pieces of art.

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville unravel the story of a man persuaded to spend his life savings on seemingly valuable pieces of art.

Opportunities that don't always live to up to expectations are the focus of today's investigations by the redoubtable trio of Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford - who unravel the particularly shocking story of a man persuaded to spend his life savings on seemingly valuable pieces of art, but hasn't ended up with much to show for it. As his family try to understand exactly what's happened, can such investments ever be worthwhile? Also today, as a mum and daughter reveal how they've slashed the cost of their weekly shop, do the various apps and offers that suggest they'll leave you quids in really deliver on their promises? And there's a happy ending for an aspiring writer frustrated by the company he'd hoped would help him realise his lifetime's ambition.

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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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