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Joe Lycett's Got Your Back - Episode Guide

Season 1

Kathy Burke, Ads and Banks

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2019 (30 min)

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Celebrity guest Kathy Burke assists Joe as he battles with a big bank and puts advertising slogans to the test.

Richard Madeley, Hotels and Airlines

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2019 (30 min)

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Celebrity guest Richard Madeley helps Joe pull back the covers on slack hotels and give low budget airlines a bumpy ride.

Shirley Ballas, Takeaways and Holiday Sites

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 19, 2019 (30 min)

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Joe and celebrity guest Shirley Ballas dish the dirt on unhygienic takeaways and together they send holiday booking sites packing.

Pru Leith, Car Parks and Car Theft

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 26, 2019 (30 min)

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Joe Lycett and Prue investigate private parking firms, car parks and keyless car theft.

Stacey Dooley, Car Rentals and Scammers

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: May 3, 2019 (30 min)

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Joe is joined by Stacey Dooley as they take a car rental company for a spin and send a gold-digging scammer all around the houses.

Liza Tarbuck, Housing and Letting Agents

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: May 10, 2019 (30 min)

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Comedian Joe Lycett and celebrity guest Liza Tarbuck take on the housing market and also send a letting agent packing.

Season 2

Katherine Ryan, Hugo Boss and Fast Fashion

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2020

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Celebrity guest Katherine Ryan joins Joe as we see the full story behind his infamous Hugo Boss name change. Plus, fast fashion's filthiest secrets are unwrapped.

Scarlett Moffatt, Toll Road Fines and Car Insurance

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2020

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Scarlett Moffatt shares her thrifty fast food tips. Joe takes on toll road fines with Atomic Kitten and Kim Woodburn. Plus, car insurance bad practice and disabled access in gyms.

Jamie Laing, a Consumer Rights Rave and Smart Tech

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: May 1, 2020

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Jamie Laing helps Joe launch the UK's first ever consumer rights rave. Joe also infiltrates hackable smart tech and launches a musical raid on the world's largest online retailer.

Guz Khan, Fly-Tippers and Recycling Shame

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: May 8, 2020

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Guz Khan helps Joe tackle fly-tippers and council rubbish collections, Rosie Jones exposes a cinema's recycling shame and Mark Silcox tests out Pizza Hut's all-you-can-eat buffet.

Jess Phillips, Budget Flights and Airbnb Scammers

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: May 15, 2020

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MP Jess Phillips helps Joe as he investigates budget flights and tracks down Airbnb scammers. Plus, reducing our carbon footprint and ingenious ways to save money on train travel.

Katherine Ryan, Nuisance Callers and Black Friday Deals

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: May 22, 2020

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Joe exposes a money-making scheme and turns the tables on nuisance callers, Katherine Ryan brings some celeb hype to a struggling business and Mark Silcox investigates Black Friday deals.

Alison Hammond, Trustpilot and Google Play Store

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: May 29, 2020

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Alison Hammond helps Joe discover how trustworthy Trustpilot is. Joe takes aim at a paintballing company's dubious practices and takes on the Google Play Store. Plus, bags for life.

Season 3

AJ Odudu, Plastic Waste and Coke vs Pepsi

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2021

AJ Odudu, Plastic Waste and Coke vs Pepsi

The comedian returns to investigate consumer rights and fight for justice. In this first edition of a new run, guest AJ Odudu shares her tips for how to be a good complainer and helps Joe as he takes on the massive issue of plastic waste. Plus, comedian Sophie Duker investigates rat-run traffic fines and regular contributor Mark Silcox pits Coke against Pepsi in the ultimate scientific test.

Stephen Mulhern, Black Box Car Insurance and Freddos

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2021

Stephen Mulhern, Black Box Car Insurance and Freddos

The comedian gets fast and furious as he takes on black box car insurance. Regular contributor Mark Silcox and guest Stephen Mulhern go head to head in some Poundland bargain hunting, and ITV Political Editor Robert Peston delivers a special report on the rising price of Freddos. Plus, comedian Rosie Jones investigates the lack of diversity in children's toys.

Lorraine Kelly, Puppies and Faux Fur

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Sep 2, 2021

Lorraine Kelly, Puppies and Faux Fur

Joe is joined by celebrity guest Lorraine Kelly to take on dodgy puppy dealers, and goes on a special mission in Wales to make British wool cool again with the help of some celebrity pals. Rosie Jones investigates faux fur being sold by online retailers and Mark Silcox puts the Whopper and the Big Mac head-to-head in his test lab.

Clara Amfo, the Co-op and Accessible Renting

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Sep 9, 2021

Clara Amfo, the Co-op and Accessible Renting

Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo joins the host as he bags up a massive financial victory with the Co-op. Plus, with the help of the SAS, Joe travels to Scotland to look into deliveries in the Highlands, and comedian Rosie Jones ramps up the pressure on accessible renting.

Sarah Millican, Virgin Media and the Dark Web

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2021

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Stand-up comic Sarah Millican joins Joe as he takes on Virgin Media's Ts and Cs, and with the help of a beloved boyband registers a national day in the name of "rubbish" broadband. Plus, comedian Sophie Duker investigates the scammers who are selling people's data on the dark web.

Kirsty Wark, Samuel Smith's Pubs and Sports Direct

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2021

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This week's celebrity guest Kirsty Wark joins Joe as he annoys the boss of Samuel Smiths pubs. The team also take on Sports Direct over a broken bike and comedian Joanne McNally investigates greenwashing in fashion.

Sara Pascoe, Foka Wolf and the Gambling Industry

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2021

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Joe is joined by Sara Pascoe as he explores some of the dubious practices of the gambling industry. Joe opens a betting shop aimed at kids with the help of street artist Foka Wolf, gets thrown out of a casino with an honest advert for his own VIP club and looks at the effects of online gambling on assistant Mark Silcox's brain.

Jo Brand, Joanne McNally and banning cheap polystyrene bodyboards

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2021

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Jo Brand joins Joe as he goes on a mission to make Britain's beaches more eco-friendly by banning cheap polystyrene bodyboards. Plus, comedian Joanne McNally investigates diet fads and the team explores online shopping fraud loopholes. As usual, tech specialist Mark Silcox offers support to the host's quests.

Joe Lycett v David Beckham: A Got Your Back Christmas Special

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Dec 15, 2022

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The presenter locks horns with David Beckham - one of the world's most famous footballers - to highlight the true cost of the Qatar World Cup. Cameras observe him on the nerve-shredding days leading up to his biggest headline hijacking stunt to date - the apparent destruction of £10,000. Joe also brings the good fight to one of the UK's biggest sellers of Christmas cards and reunites the cast of a TV classic.

Specials

Joe Lycett vs Sewage

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Feb 20, 2024

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Comedian and television presenter, Joe Lycett, investigates the excessive quantities of untreated sewage that are discharged into the rivers and seas every day. Travelling the country to meet experts and people affected by the issue, Joe makes some shocking discoveries about how this has been allowed to happen and how the situation might be improved - before taking the fight to the water companies in the most Joe Lycett way possible.

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