Among tonight's stories, a shocking report reveals serious safety concerns over some of the country's best-known companies, and the team tackles a problem that more viewers have been in touch about than almost any other, unravelling how you could find yourself being billed for mobile phone services you're sure you never agreed to, or that don't even exist.
Rogue Traders is back, catching on camera perhaps its most audacious scam yet. How will the trader react when they realise their lies have been rumbled? The Swab Mob uncovers dramatic hygiene failings in the last place you'd expect, and there's live reaction and advice while the programme is on air.
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Show Name....... Watchdog
Rating.......... N/A
Premiered....... 1985-07-13
Type............ Documentary
Genre
Plot............ Watchdog is a BBC television series that investigates viewers' reports of problematic experiences with traders, retailers, and other companies around the UK. It has had great success in changing the awareness consumers have of their purchasing rights and in changing policies of companies, closing businesses down and pushing for law changes
Cast............ Anne Robinson ... Presenter
Cast............ Nicky Campbell ... Presenter
Cast............ Paul Heiney ... Presenter
Cast............ Alice Beer ... Presenter
Cast............ Lynn Faulds Wood ... Presenter
Network......... BBC One
Country......... United Kingdom
Language........ English
Runtime......... 60 mins
Status.......... Running
Air Date........ Wednesday 20:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/shows/5174/watchdog
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Episode Name.... Episode 1
Season.......... 41x01
Plot............ Among tonight's stories, a shocking report reveals serious safety concerns over some of the country's best-known companies, and the team tackles a problem that more viewers have been in touch about than almost any other, unravelling how you could find yourself being billed for mobile phone services you're sure you never agreed to, or that don't even exist.Rogue Traders is back, catching on camera perhaps its most audacious scam yet. How will the trader react when they realise their lies have been rumbled? The Swab Mob uncovers dramatic hygiene failings in the last place you'd expect, and there's live reaction and advice while the programme is on air
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2019-05-01 Wednesday, 14:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1648181/watchdog-41x01-episode-1
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Episode Name.... Episode 2
Season.......... 41x02
Plot............ As the nation's biggest consumer series continues live from Salford, Steph McGovern, Matt Allwright and Nikki Fox hold more big names to account, tonight exposing the major retailers caught on camera breaking the law by selling knives to a 16-year-old. Also, how an agency trusted with our personal details has managed to lose thousands of people's data, and reformed fraudster King Con unravels a mysterious and growing scam that's bumping up an essential cost for everyone who drives. Plus, in Rogue Traders, Matt's on the trail of a firm of locksmiths with an unorthodox and very expensive approach to fixing broken locks
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2019-05-08 Wednesday, 14:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1648182/watchdog-41x02-episode-2
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