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Fake Britain (2010) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Fake Britain online in HD.

Fake Britain — Storyline

Fake Britain is a UK BBC consumer rights programme, currently presented by Matt Allwright since 2013, however the show was previously presented by Dominic Littlewood between 2010 to 2012.

The programme airs weekdays in a daytime slot, however shortened down repeats are often shown in the primetime evening slot.

The programme covers various aspects of counterfeiting and effects on consumers including dangerous tools, ineffective or dangerous medicines, shoddy goods sold under reputable names, documents used for identity theft.

Cast & Crew

Fake Britain — Series Details

Fake Britain — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Fake Goods (2010-03-08) — We investigate the tragic tale of seven-year-old Connor O'Keefe who was electrocuted and died after using a fake power charger for his electronic game. Fake electricals are produce
• E2: Fake Cash and Cards (2010-03-09) — We follow officers from the Metropolitan Police Economic Crime Squad as they battle their way through a heavily reinforced door to reveal a flat used as a fake credit card factory
• E3: Fake Cars (2010-03-10) — When cloned vehicles – cars that have been stolen and given fake identities – are sold on, their unsuspecting new owners can lose both the car and their cash when they are confisca
• E4: Fake Medicines (2010-03-11) — We investigate the huge market in unlicensed and fake medicines and show how easy it is to purchase a wide range of prescription drugs online without a prescription. An analysis of
• E5: Fake Identity (2010-03-12) — Dominic Littlewood reveals the extent of people using fake identities in the UK. We follow the UK Border agency as they intercept people with fake identities entering the country,

Season 2

• E1: Episode 1 (2011-05-16) — Fake Britain carries out the largest independent investigation ever undertaken in Britain of £1 coins given out over the counter by the high street banks – and we reveal how the ba
• E2: Episode 2 (2011-05-17) — Dominic Littlewood investigates the murky world of the loan sharks and follows the work of trading standards' illegal money lending teams.

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• E3: Episode 3 (2011-05-18) — Dominic Littlewood reveals how families are being targeted by conmen when their children are on gap year trips abroad. We follow investigators from a leading pharmaceutical company
• E4: Episode 4 (2011-05-19) — With Dominic Littlewood. Birmingham's trading standards and West Midlands Police crack down on the crooks faking parking offences to fleece members of the public.

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• E5: Episode 5 (2011-05-20) — We follow a private investigator working with police and trading standards as he tracks down one of the largest hauls of fake gold and jewellery ever discovered in the UK. And we s
• E6: Episode 6 (2011-05-23) — Police and trading standards officers raid a house where the occupants are selling fake fashion. A complete mobile fake vodka factory in a lorry is discovered just outside Scarboro
• E7: Episode 7 (2011-05-24) — We investigate the murky world of the loansharks and reveal the extraordinary case of the 78-year-old grandmother peddling fake loans. We meet Jane Badger, who was arrested in her
• E8: Episode 8 (2011-05-25) — We reveal the extraordinary story of the secret consignment of fake oil drilling parts tracked down by trading standards officers in Peterborough. We follow Customs and Excise offi
• E9: Episode 9 (2011-05-26) — We reveal the extraordinary amount of fake electrical cable being found in the UK and put some of it to the test with alarming results. We follow the trading standards and police t
• E10: Episode 10 (2011-05-27) — We follow the UK Border Agency teams as they reveal illegal immigrants using fake documents to get work in restaurants in Hampshire. And we see them working with police and a local
• E11: Episode 11 (2011-05-30) — We reveal how fraudsters are counterfeiting the Euro. And we show how innocent British holidaymakers are being arrested abroad for unwittingly having the fake currency – like Carl
• E12: Episode 12 (2011-05-31) — We reveal the distressing story of how Alfred Mason's daughter Lorna discovered that her father had lost his entire life savings of 800,000 pounds after falling victim to conmen se
• E13: Episode 13 (2011-06-01) — We reveal the extraordinary case of the holidaymaker who was arrested in Jamaica after luggage containing drugs was checked in under her name on a flight to the UK. We also meet th
• E14: Episode 14 (2011-06-02) — We follow the UK Border Agency teams as they uncover illegal workers using fake documents to work in restaurants and take aways in Liverpool. We visit Newquay in Cornwall and show
• E15: Episode 15 (2011-06-03) — We follow the UK Border Agency teams as they discover illegal immigrants using fake documents to get jobs in the capital. We meet the teaching assistant who believed her online rom

Season 3

• E1: Episode 1 (2012-05-21) — Police and UK Border Agency officers find more than they bargained for when they go on the hunt for fake passports. Fake Britain investigates the shocking cruelty of the fakers ski
• E2: Episode 2 (2012-05-22) — We're on the inside of an operation aimed at stopping the trade in fake medicines, and the dealers that make thousands from peddling them. Also featured are the story of the art fo
• E3: Episode 3 (2012-05-23) — We're on the road with the Greater Manchester police as they crack down on the fakers at the heart of the counterfeiting capital of Britain, the city's Strangeways district. We put
• E4: Episode 4 (2012-05-24) — In this episode, the fake DVD factory making £100,000 a week – we're out with the enforcement agencies who'll stop at nothing to halt their illegal activity. Could your child be pl
• E5: Episode 5 (2012-05-25) — In this episode, the banknote counterfeiting gang that tried to beat the Bank of England – we're with the City of London police as they give the money forgers a very rude awakening
• E6: Episode 6 (2012-05-28) — In this episode, we're with the City of London police as they go in pursuit of one of the country's most audacious ID fraudsters, whose fakery is taking hundreds of thousands of po
• E7: Episode 7 (2012-05-29) — This episode features a look at the latest in cutting-edge insurance fraud: faking pet insurance claims, including the woman that kept dead puppies in her freezer to try and hoodwi
• E8: Episode 8 (2012-05-30)
• E9: Episode 9 (2012-05-31)
• E10: Episode 10 (2012-06-01)
• E11: Episode 11 (2012-06-04)
• E12: Episode 12 (2012-06-05)
• E13: Episode 13 (2012-06-06)
• E14: Episode 14 (2012-06-07)
• E15: Episode 15 (2012-06-08)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Fake Britain have? 3 season(s) with 35 episodes.

Where can I watch Fake Britain? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.