Series 8
2016 · 20 episodes · 15h 0m in all
Angela Rippon and the team expose some of the rip-offs that are costing British consumers.
Episodes
- 1
1. Episode 1
12 Sept 2016 · 45 min
The team start with a particularly nasty case that saw one woman cheated out of £90,000.
- 2
2. Episode 2
13 Sept 2016 · 45 min
The team meets a couple whose builders caused the entire house to collapse.
- 3
3. Episode 3
14 Sept 2016 · 45 min
How many of the miraculous claims made for top-selling shampoos are really true?
- 4
4. Episode 4
15 Sept 2016 · 45 min
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reveals how he is taking on the fraudsters making big money from conning fans.
- 5
5. Episode 5
16 Sept 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the safety of tumble dryers.
- 6
6. Episode 6
19 Sept 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate new threats to your personal details.
- 7
7. Episode 7
20 Sept 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate complaints about charities.
- 8
8. Episode 8
21 Sept 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville ask why car dealers don't always give correct information.
- 9
9. Episode 9
22 Sept 2016 · 45 min
With a look at safeguards Britain's online stores have in place to stop children buying products aimed at adults.
- 10
10. Episode 10
23 Sept 2016 · 45 min
The team investigate why so many people have had problems trying to get faster broadband in their homes.
- 11
11. Episode 11
26 Sept 2016 · 45 min
The team examine a computer threat that could see your files held to ransom and made inaccessible unless you pay up.
- 12
12. Episode 12
27 Sept 2016 · 45 min
The team meet people who have all found ways to reduce what they previously paid on household bills.
- 13
13. Episode 13
28 Sept 2016 · 45 min
The team expose the secret sales techniques used to pressure more vulnerable customers into buying products they simply can't afford.
- 14
14. Episode 14
29 Sept 2016 · 45 min
The team meet viewers whose purchases have had an unwelcome sting, including homeowners desperate to know why their homes have flooded.
- 15
15. Episode 15
30 Sept 2016 · 45 min
The team investigate if the price-match promises from some of the country's biggest retailers could come with a catch.
- 16
16. Episode 16
3 Oct 2016 · 45 min
With fake job scams on the rise, the team unpicks how the fraudsters make their ads so plausible - thanks to actors posing as employers.
- 17
17. Episode 17
4 Oct 2016 · 45 min
Why residents desperate to get the condition of their roads up to scratch will only be able to do it by forking out thousands of pounds themselves.
- 18
18. Episode 18
5 Oct 2016 · 45 min
The team uncovers how the billing mistakes of one mobile phone giant have caused customers months of misery.
- 19
19. Episode 19
6 Oct 2016 · 45 min
The team investigates cases where viewers haven't had what they paid for, including a big name music concert that went wrong from the start.
- 20
20. Episode 20
7 Oct 2016 · 45 min
The team discovers how a business supposed to help people manage their debts left them owing more than they had in the first place.
Rip Off Britain Series 8: quick answers
How many episodes are in Rip Off Britain Series 8?
Series 8 of Rip Off Britain has 20 episodes, about 15 hours in total.
When did Rip Off Britain Series 8 come out?
Series 8 premiered on 12 Sept 2016.