Watchdog - Season 40

Season 40

Episodes

Episode 1
As Matt Allwright, Steph McGovern and Nikki Fox return with a brand new series of investigations, a jaw-dropping Rogue Traders catches on camera the fly-tippers dumping rubbish on an incredible scale. A former fraudster known as King Con helps expose the big-name phone company making it easy for scammers to hijack a phone number and open the door to emptying a bank account. Drivers reveal how a roadside recovery service left them stranded for hours, and after worrying about her son's interest in the latest video games, Stacey Solomon discovers the eye-watering bills unwittingly racked up by kids playing games they thought were free.

Episode 2
Steph McGovern, Matt Allwright and Nikki Fox investigate more big names and rogue traders letting customers down, exposing serious failings in the high street stores giving out wrong information about products, when the truth could leave customers devastated. The team also unveils a nationwide network of testers who look into whether the claims of the country's best-known broadband suppliers stack up. The extraordinary way a social media giant responds to users who have been hacked is revealed, and the lies of another rogue trader are caught on camera.

Episode 3
Matt Allwright, Steph McGovern and Nikki Fox expose the retailers whose fake fur is actually the real thing. TV presenter and former greengrocer Chris Bavin tackles the mountain of excess packaging on supermarket fruit and veg, the swab mob returns to reveal how in some of the country's biggest pub chains people could be getting more than they bargained for in their drink, and in Rogue Traders, Matt confronts the second-hand car company selling insurance right-offs as if they are in mint condition.

Episode 4
Matt Allwright, Steph McGovern and Nikki Fox reveal the alarming results of tests at some of Britain's biggest pub chains. And, after months of trying to piece together the financial scam that cost her thousands, one woman is shocked to discover how a lapse in her bank's security helped it happen. Meanwhile, Rylan Clark-Neal asks if people can trust the safety of the booming high street market for Botox, plus the lies of another Rogue Trader are caught on camera.

Episode 5
Matt Allwright, Steph McGovern and Nikki Fox expose more high street names giving customers dangerous allergy advice. Plus the team goes undercover to find out what is going wrong at the leading delivery company accused of damaging or losing your parcels. Meanwhile (Judge) Rob Rinder investigates the sky-high price of pet medication, revealing how all animal owners can slash their bills, and another Rogue Trader is held to account.

Episode 6
In the last episode of the series, Steph McGovern, Matt Allwright and Nikki Fox expose more big names letting viewers down - with particularly surprising revelations about one name in particular. The customer service of the big six energy companies is put to the test, another Rogue Trader is caught in the act, and as well as the latest on some of the big stories of the series, there's one more outing for the Chicken of the Week.
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