Rip Off Britain

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BBC One Scotland

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

BBC One

BBC 1

BBC1

Scotland

Factual: Consumer

Series 16

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.

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

BBC One East

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One North West

BBC One Yorkshire

BBC One London

London

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.

BBC One South East

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

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

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

BBC One West

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

BBC One HD

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

BBC One South West

BBC One Oxfordshire

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

BBC One South

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

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

BBC One Northern Ireland

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

BBC One Wales

Wales

Julia Somerville

Angela Rippon

Gloria Hunniford

Rowland Stone

Lizz Martin

Rip Off Britain: Series 13: Episode 8

Episode 8

Series 13

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, Series 13, Episode 8

Julia hears about the sales tactics of cold callers who pursue vulnerable people.

Julia hears about the bewildering sales tactics of cold callers who pursue vulnerable people, and the energy brokers not always offering the best deal.

Consumer champions Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville take on the companies you say have let you down when you needed them most. Julia hears about the bewildering sales tactics of cold callers who pursue vulnerable people. What happens when your car insurer seems to believe your vehicle is not worth fixing? The drivers doing all they can to keep their wheels on the road give their side of the story. Also, the energy brokers not always offering the best deal, and our special consumer clinic offers top-notch advice to viewers from all over the UK.

Rip Off Britain: Series 13

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return with more investigations.

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