Fake Britain

{{Short description|British consumer rights television series}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}

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| genre = Consumer rights

| image = Fake Britain.jpg

| alt = The Fake Britain logo

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| presenter = Dominic Littlewood
(2010-2012, 2017-2019)

Matt Allwright
(2013-2016)

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| language = English

| num_series = 9

| num_episodes = 115 (+ 3 special episodes)

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| executive_producer = Gerard Melling
Emma Barker
Peter Lowe

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| editor = Nick Laughton
Tom Lowe
Julian Hill

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| runtime = 45 minutes

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| channel = BBC One

| first_aired = {{start date|2010|3|8|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2019|7|17|df=yes}}

| related = Watchdog
Doorstep Crime 999

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Fake Britain is a British consumer rights programme, presented by Dominic Littlewood between 2010 and 2012 and again from 2017 to 2019, and by Matt Allwright from 2013 to 2016.

The programme is broadcast on weekdays in a daytime slot, with shortened repeats often shown in the evening prime time.

The programme covers various aspects of counterfeiting and its effects on consumers, including dangerous tools, ineffective or dangerous medicines, shoddy goods sold under reputable names, and documents used for identity theft.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rgghn BBC Fake Britain programmes]

Transmissions

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SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
18 March 201012 March 20105
216 May 20113 June 201115
321 May 20128 June 201215
429 April 201310 May 201310
528 April 201423 May 201420
623 November 20154 December 201510
729 August 201623 September 201620
818 September 201729 September 201710
94 July 201917 July 201910

=Special episodes=

  • Fake Britain: Bogus Booze Special (18 July 2011) – A one-off programme presented by Littlewood about counterfeit alcohol.
  • Fake Britain: Fake Food Special (3 June 2013) – A one-off programme presented by Allwright about food fraud in the UK. The show was watched by 3.25 million viewers.
  • Fake Britain Special: Furniture Inferno (13 January 2014) - A one-off programme presented by Allwright about potentially lethal sofas and mattresses being sold by UK retailers.

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