Series 6
20 episodes · premiered Sep 15, 2014
Angela Rippon and the team expose some of the rip offs that are costing British consumers.
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E1 Episode 1
A shameless con that saw expensive goods stolen right from under a charity's nose, and the man renting out flats he doesn't even own.
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E2 Episode 2
The team reveals the fast-growing menace that can make a house virtually unsellable, and meets the homeowners worried that fracking has hit property values.
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E3 Episode 3
The team explore the fallout some viewers have had from extreme weather, including one couple's two-year battle to prove their home was damaged by a storm.
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E4 Episode 4
The team meet the family devastated by what happened when they chose the wrong dealer to sell them a puppy.
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E5 Episode 5
The team investigate why the courier deliveries to one man's shop continually arrive broken with a test revealing how roughly they must have been treated.
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E6 Episode 6
The team reveal the results of a test into the customer service of the Big Six energy companies, plus simple ways to bring down your energy bills and save money.
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E7 Episode 7
The team meet people who've ended up thousands of pounds out of pocket after being let down by the companies or individuals they've done business with.
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E8 Episode 8
The team investigate cases where viewers say they haven't had what they paid for, and how social media is transforming the speed and success of complaints.
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E9 Episode 9
The team look into some audacious scams that anyone could fall for, including the boiler room scam peddling shares that either don't exist or are worthless.
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E10 Episode 10
The team investigate more situations where viewers have had a raw deal. Including a couple's travel insurance claim that was turned down for an astonishing reason.
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E11 Episode 11
The team reveal how to become more online-savvy and avoid being stung by internet fraudsters or companies that are not what they seem.
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E12 Episode 12
The team investigate situations where viewers claim they have been treated unfairly or fallen foul of rules they did not even know were in place.
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E13 Episode 13
The team investigate cases where people end up paying over the odds - sometimes by thousands of pounds.
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E14 Episode 14
The team investigate extraordinary stories to do with money, including the couple who lost hundreds of pounds thanks to simple errors with a bank transfer.
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E15 Episode 15
The team meet viewers who handed over hundreds of pounds to people who seemed to be experts in their field but did not get quite what they expected.
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E16 Episode 16
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate stories to do with health. Why are patients at GP surgeries having to call a premium rate number?
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E17 Episode 17
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon, and Julia Somerville expose disastrous problems with brand new properties, including a grand design that has gone terribly wrong.
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E18 Episode 18
The team investigate mysterious flooding that is seriously damaging a home, and a church whose solar panels fail to generate a profit.
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E19 Episode 19
The team explore unsound investment opportunities. An investor in an apparently star-studded blockbuster wonders whether the movie will ever actually be produced.
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E20 Episode 20
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate why the terms and conditions we sign up to every day are so long-winded and complicated.