Watchdog Series 16


1. Anne Robinson is joined by Charlotte Hudson for a new-look series of the programme which exposes sharp practice and champions the rights of the consumer. Today: an undercover report on Britain's fast-fit garages and a law firm that may add to your problems rather than solve them.
2. The show that champions the rights of the consumer focuses on an insurance company that has left thousands of clients uninsured, and a rail company that is starting to stretch out peak-time fares. With Charlotte Hudson.
3. The show that champions the rights of the consumer carries out an investigation into Britain's worst railway, and reveals that certain cars are still cheaper to buy on the continent than in the UK. With Charlotte Hudson.
4. The show that champions the rights of the consumer looks into the case of a disreputable furniture manufacturer.
Charlotte Hudson is the co-presenter, while reports come from David Bull and Beaky Evetts.
5. The spotlight falls on a less than reliable mobile phone firm and a gas company that bills people who only use electricity. Co-hosted by Charlotte Hudson.
6. The consumer show features a report on a private healthcare company whose patients have suffered further illness after treatment. Co-hosted by Charlotte Hudson.
7. The programme that exposes underhand trading practice and champions the rights of the consumer. With Charlotte Hudson, plus reports from David Bull and Beaky Evetts.
8. The programme that exposes underhand trading practice and champions consumer rights. With Charlotte Hudson.
9. The programme that exposes underhand trading practice and champions the rights of the consumer in the areas of sport, leisure and tourism. With Charlotte Hudson.
10. The programme that exposes underhand trading practice and champions the rights of the consumer in the areas of sport, leisure and tourism. With Charlotte Hudson, plus reports from David Bull and Beaky Evetts.
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Broadcast Thursday 5 October 2000, Thursday 12 October 2000, Thursday 19 October 2000, Thursday 26 October 2000, Thursday 2 November 2000, Thursday 9 November 2000, Thursday 16 November 2000, Thursday 23 November 2000, Thursday 30 November 2000, Thursday 7 December 2000

Project Type

Live Studio with Inserts

The Client

BBC One

Role Details

Production Manager
BBC Consumer & Leisure
2000

The Work


Contributors

Series producer: Andy Smith