CONSUMER

BBC1, 8pm

Watchdog is the reason why your hairdryer is now sold with a plug attached – as well as being famous for exposing bad practice like the infamous free flights offer that brought down the board of Hoover.

The consumer show has been with us since 1980, when it was then Hugh Scully leading the fight on behalf of ripped-off Britain.

This week we are back in Salford, where Matt Allwright, Steph McGovern and Nikki Fox are live with a new series of the programme that features topical reports and investigations as the team take on our battles with seemingly untouchable big firms and random bad businesses.

Tonight some shocking behaviour is exposed at one of Britain’s best-known firms. The team uncovers an extraordinary new way parking firms are hitting drivers with extra charges. And our nation of dog lovers will be up in arms, as in Rogue Traders a dog breeder is caught illegally selling a poorly puppy.