Rip Off Britain is a daytime series which exposes Britain's rip-offs to help the British consumers. It began on 30 November 2009 presented by former news journalists Angela Rippon

Angela Rippon

Angela M. Rippon, OBE, born 12 October 1944, Plymouth, Devon, England, is an English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter. Rippon presented radio and television news programmes in South West England before moving to BBC One's Nine O'Clock News, becoming a regular presenter in 1975...

, Gloria Hunniford

Gloria Hunniford

Gloria Hunniford is a Northern Irish TV and radio presenter, and formerly a singer.-Biography:...

 and Jennie Bond

Jennie Bond

Jennifer "Jennie" Bond is an English journalist and television presenter. She worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has most recently hosted Cash in the Attic and narrated the five series programme, Great British Menu.-Early career:She was educated at St...

. Newsreader Julia Somerville

Julia Somerville

Julia Mary Fownes Somerville is a British television news anchor and reporter, who has worked for the BBC and ITN.-Education:...

 will replace Bond for series three.

Presenters

The presenting team are all former journalists or newsreaders.

Years	Presenter
2009–present	Gloria Hunniford Gloria Hunniford Gloria Hunniford is a Northern Irish TV and radio presenter, and formerly a singer.-Biography:...
2009–present	Angela Rippon Angela Rippon Angela M. Rippon, OBE, born 12 October 1944, Plymouth, Devon, England, is an English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter. Rippon presented radio and television news programmes in South West England before moving to BBC One's Nine O'Clock News, becoming a regular presenter in 1975...
2011–present	Julia Somerville Julia Somerville Julia Mary Fownes Somerville is a British television news anchor and reporter, who has worked for the BBC and ITN.-Education:...
2009–2010	Jennie Bond Jennie Bond Jennifer "Jennie" Bond is an English journalist and television presenter. She worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has most recently hosted Cash in the Attic and narrated the five series programme, Great British Menu.-Early career:She was educated at St...

Format

The presenters investigate viewers stories of them being ripped-off. They expose some of the rip offs that are costing British consumers.

Series One (2009)

Series 1 ran for a week long of five episodes on BBC One. It was presented by Angela Rippon, Jennie Bond and Gloria Hunniford. Each programme focused on a different aspect, these were Utilities, personal finance, shopping, housing and travel. It ran 30 November - 4 December 2009.

Series Two (2010)

Series 2 ran 22 November - 17 December 2010. This series was much more broad and ran for 20 episodes over four weeks on BBC One. The same team of Rippon, Bond and Hunniford returned. Each episode featured a mixture of consumer affairs unlike the first series. Series 2 was remade into cut down editions of 30 minutes which aired in prime time BBC One on Friday evenings.

Series Three (2011)

A third series of the show has been comissioned and will air in November 2011. It will be presented by BBC Newsreader Julia Somerville

Julia Somerville

Julia Mary Fownes Somerville is a British television news anchor and reporter, who has worked for the BBC and ITN.-Education:...

alongside existing presenters Rippon and Hunniford.