Rip Off Britain

Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville uncover audacious new scams you won't see coming, including a threat to your computer that could see your files held to ransom and made inaccessible unless you pay up. The team also examine how fraudsters hijacked one woman's mobile phone account in order to steal money from her bank, and they go behind the scenes at one of the country's best-known banks to see what it's doing to stop crooks getting hold of your cash.

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville meet people who have all found ways to reduce what they had previously paid - including a man so shocked by how much he's been able to knock off his water bills that he's determined to help his neighbours do the same. The team also look at the serial switchers whose latest supplier's credit checks had unexpected consequences and one family's battle to claim back the care costs that they may never have needed to pay.

Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the various ways companies try to give what they're selling the edge, and they expose the secret sales techniques used to pressure more vulnerable customers into buying products they simply can't afford. The team also go behind the scenes at the testing centre that determines which goods should receive one of the country's best-known endorsements. But is it being exploited by companies that don't deserve it? Plus tips on protecting your mobile phone, and why the competition to win impressive-sounding awards may not always have been quite as fierce as you might have assumed.

Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon meet viewers whose purchases have had an unwelcome sting, including homeowners desperate to know why their homes have flooded. Is it simply bad weather to blame - or could the new developments nearby be a factor too? The team also speak to customers who all say a company that fixes broken phone screens isn't all it's cracked up to be and examine why collecting commemorative coins isn't necessarily the investment you might think.

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate if the price-match promises from some of the country's biggest retailers could come with a catch, and they test out why tens of thousands of potential customers will find the country's best-known shopping websites impossible to use. Plus a look at the vets and pet-owners up in arms over an extra insurance cost if an animal falls sick.

Documentary exposing some of the rip-offs that are costing British consumers. Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon unravel particularly murky situations where all is not what it seems, getting to the bottom of an extraordinary new scam in which a temporary postbox might be attached to the outside of your house. What exactly are the people responsible after? Also, with fake job scams on the rise, the team unpicks how the fraudsters make their ads so plausible - thanks to actors posing as employers or other successful applicants. Plus, what's behind the mysterious calls to premium rate numbers that mobile phone owners swear they didn't make?

Documentary exposing some of the rip-offs that are costing British consumers. Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate situations where viewers feel they're being treated unfairly, including the case of an ex-squaddie whose terminal illness isn't quite terminal enough for his insurance to pay out. Plus, 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. And why a new scheme to make flood protection affordable for all still won't help some of those worst affected by devastating floods.

Documentary exposing some of the rip-offs that are costing British consumers. Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate how the actions of others can have an impact on your money, uncovering how the billing mistakes of one mobile phone giant have caused customers months of misery. Also, as complaints about an increasingly popular form of bank payment soar, a woman reveals how allowing one business access to her account had a particularly unwelcome consequence, when it took her money for posting a negative review. Plus, why a generation of women is unhappy about changes to when they can draw their pension, and tips on how to stop your credit rating creating a problem.

Documentary exposing some of the rip-offs that are costing British consumers. Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate cases where viewers haven't had what they paid for, including a big name music concert that went wrong from the start. Also, the wedding photographer who's left couples without the precious memories of their big day, and a driving school taking money for lessons that never took place. Plus, more problems solved at the Rip Off Britain Pop-Up Shop, with advice on how to beat spam emails.

Documentary exposing some of the rip-offs that are costing British consumers. Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon explore stories where viewers feel let down by companies claiming to be the experts - discovering how a business supposed to help people manage their debts left them owing more than they had in the first place. Also today, why one woman ended up thinking her removal company was holding her possessions hostage, and the claims of a company promising to help people get rid of their timeshare are caught on camera. Does what it says stack up?