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.

Fake Britain
The Fake Britain logo
GenreConsumer rights
Presented byDominic Littlewood
(2010-2012, 2017-2019)

Matt Allwright
(2013-2016)
Original languageEnglish
No. of series9
No. of episodes115 (+ 3 special episodes)
Production
Executive producersGerard Melling
Emma Barker
Peter Lowe
EditorsNick Laughton
Tom Lowe
Julian Hill
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release8 March 2010 (2010-03-08) –
17 July 2019 (2019-07-17)
Related
Watchdog
Doorstep Crime 999

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.[1]

Transmissions

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Series Start date End date Episodes
1 8 March 2010 12 March 2010 5
2 16 May 2011 3 June 2011 15
3 21 May 2012 8 June 2012 15
4 29 April 2013 10 May 2013 10
5 28 April 2014 23 May 2014 20
6 23 November 2015 4 December 2015 10
7 29 August 2016 23 September 2016 20
8 18 September 2017 29 September 2017 10
9 4 July 2019 17 July 2019 10

Special episodes

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  • 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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