''Fake Britain'' is a British

consumer rights Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent busines ...

programme, presented by

Dominic Littlewood Dominic Littlewood (born 29 March 1965), known as Dom Littlewood, is a British journalist and television presenter who specialises in consumer protection. He is best known for his roles with BBC and Channel 5, presenting programmes such as ...

between 2010 and 2012 and again from 2017 to 2019, and by

Matt Allwright Matthew Allwright (born 14 April 1970) is an English television presenter, journalist, and musician. He has presented shows such as '' Watchdog'', ''Rogue Traders'', '' Food Inspectors, The Code'', '' Fake Britain'' and ''The One Show'' for BBC ...

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

counterfeit To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value tha ...

ing and its effects on consumers, including dangerous tools, ineffective or dangerous medicines, shoddy goods sold under reputable names, and documents used for

identity theft Identity theft occurs when someone uses another person's personal identifying information, like their name, identifying number, or credit card number, without their permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. The term ''identity theft'' was c ...

.BBC ''Fake Britain'' programmes
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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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* * 2010 British television series debuts BBC high definition shows BBC Television shows British documentary television series Business-related television series in the United Kingdom Consumer protection in the United Kingdom Consumer protection television series Counterfeit consumer goods English-language television shows {{BBC-tv-prog-stub

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Special episodes

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