Rip Off Britain · SEASON 17
Slimed by sludge pipe leak during our dream cruise
Episode 35 · 2026-01-09

- Crime
- News
Episode overview
A couple from the Wirral say their dream cruise holiday was ruined when a leaky pipe above their cabin covered them in foul-smelling liquidised food waste.
44 minutes
Season 17 episodes
1. Tenants turned my family home into a cannabis farm2025-04-14
2. Water bills are going up, but what’s it all being spent on?2025-04-15
3. My conservatory roof shattered, but no-one’s taking responsibility2025-04-16
4. I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay2025-04-17
5. Timeshare nightmare2025-04-18
6. I cancelled my card, but scammers kept spending2025-04-21
7. Brazen car scam caught on camera2025-04-22
8. Nail glue took my daughter’s skin off2025-04-23
9. Super-scam cost me nearly £500,0002025-04-24
10. Dream holiday left me with gastric infection2025-04-25
11. Addicted to shopping app2025-04-28
12. Fire safety upgrades – who should foot the bill?2025-04-29
13. Gift experience voucher left me £200 out of pocket2025-04-30
14. Scammer posed as my mum – while she sat next to me2025-05-01
15. Luxury resort turned out to be a building site2025-05-02
16. New home knotweed no-one told us about2025-11-10
17. £1,000 to send a parcel2025-11-11
18. I had to do the maths to prove my energy company wrong2025-11-12
19. I took out a family trust to protect my kids, but now I regret it2025-11-13
20. My holiday was cancelled at hotel check-in2025-11-14
21. Insurer says I’m wrong about having cancer2025-11-17
22. Broadband firm has trapped my car with a telegraph pole2025-11-18
23. The Scottish lodge I invested in didn’t exist2025-11-19
24. Excluded from cheap energy tariffs because of where I live2025-11-20
25. Our holiday was not as advertised2025-11-21
26. Scammers used our street to open fake accounts2025-11-24
27. AI romance scammer broke my heart2025-11-25
28. Help! Is my online job a scam?2025-11-26
29. I was part of the world’s largest scam2025-11-27
30. Fake Michael Jackson brought bailiffs to my door2025-11-28
31. Banned from 500 shops by facial recognition2026-01-05
32. The banned online pet store still taking your money2026-01-06
33. I’m blind - but my bank sends letters I can’t read2026-01-07
34. Roof repair rogues took aim at our homes2026-01-08
35. Slimed by sludge pipe leak during our dream cruise2026-01-09
36. Elvis event left me all shook up2026-01-12
37. Owed thousands by my energy company2026-01-13
38. I won in court – but I’m still out of pocket2026-01-14
39. Next door up in flames - but I had to pay2026-01-15
40. Four-day delay, but my airline won’t pay2026-01-16
41. Careless courier driver destroyed my garden wall2026-01-19
42. Van seized after fake debt ruling2026-01-20
43. Blaze repair delays ruined our home2026-01-21
44. The five-year wait to return to my home2026-01-22
45. Holiday hotel blaze left me fearing for my life2026-01-23