Watchdog brings back Annie

Yes, it's getting better and no Mitch Benn embarrasing himself this week (he's great but wrong on Watchdog)

I wonder if the Rogue Traders bits were filmed before it was decided to integrate them into Watchdog? It does seem as though it was an afterthought

I don't know. I don't like the Rogue Traders being part of it and Anne is a bit too 'tongue in cheek' for this show.

it's too trivial in it's attitude, rogue traders just **** about when it's mean to be serious, you may as well have Harry Hill presenting crimewatch

Now that would be a interesting/funny if they did that on the next series of TV Burp (obviously the crime would have to be something like scrumping for apples of course)

I only caught 10 minutes of Watchdog on the iPlayer this week, but it does seem to have improved somewhat.

Good show tonight, much more watchable. And Hooray! the chairs have made a return to the interviews so it's not as awkward.

Only niggle left now is the audience and celebrity guest which still seem a little pointless.

...and the muppet riding on the bike with Matt. I appreciate that there is need for care in the community, but I don't need to watch someone on day release playing a senseless role in a consumer affairs programme.

EDIT:
I've just watched the rest of the programme. I don't think Annie's unprofessional hectoring and mob-baiting did much for the interview with the guy representing supermarkets. I don't think he was actually allowed to complete a sentence.

His point was valid about unit pricing for special offers. I look at those details when I order my groceries; I'm not a rocket scientist and I can work out which is cheapest. If people are too stupid to realise that, then they are just as likely to be conned by a spiv who asks for their car keys on the pretense of offering to park it somewhere for nothing while they shop!

Watchdog seems to have dumbed down to the lowest possible level. I don't believe that BBC One has viewers quite that stupid, or do they?

Tonight made the show look ridiculous, Centre Parks is a business not a charity!

I agree with you. People don't have to pay if they don't want to. It is a luxury brand after all.

The picture quality appeared to have deteriorated again this week - it seemed very blurry most of the time.

It just seems to get more and more ridiculous!

Last week, the item on supermarkets was definitely over-the-top. I don't know who that industry spokesperson was, but he should be sacked! How hard is it to say that prices are constantly changed to match competition, and this affects the economies against differently sized packs which may not shift in price accordingly. Obvious! And to top it off, every supermarket prints a "price per" underneath the main price which allows them to directly compare one product against another.

This thing with Center Parcs is daft too, supply and demand dictates that they can charge more during half term when demand is very significantly higher. Ultimately it's part of a PLC (American investment giant Blackstone, no less), and it owes its shareholders every penny they can reasonably extract from customers. If they outprice some customers, but can still fill out their resorts then they are clearly making the right decision.

Sodding hell, there are trains running at twice capacity, insurance companies completely ripping off young drivers, overzealous policies preventing people from legitimately purchasing age restricted products... stop getting so hett up over very basic economics.

Was watching tonight's show with a few people and they've said the same thing as had I about Center Parcs, definitely on the side of CP here, if the consumers don't like the price then don't go and stop whinging on Watchdog about it.

I thought it was improving but now it's on the rocks for me again. I can bear Anne who has very slightly improved a bit... it's just the content of the show needs a right boot up the jacksie and fix peoples consumer problems like it had always done rather than just interrogate managers on simple rules of business all companies adopt.

I agree with your general point, but in Watchdog's defence, the the indication of the price per kg/litre on the shelf (which is a statutory requirement btw) doesn't take into account the cost after 'multibuy' discounts are deducted, and this is what is making price comparison so difficult and giving supermarkets the chance to confuse us. In other words if a single 4-pack of beer is £4.49 or 2 for £7, the shelf edger only states the price-to-volume ratio for the single unit at £4.49, making it difficult to quickly decide if the 2 for £7 offer is a better deal than a 12 pack at its normal price of £8.99 (it's not, btw). This was really the crux of the matter, but Watchdog failed to explain it properly. And it's really a loophole/shortcoming in the legislation on price marking which is to blame; the requirement for the cost to weight/volume ratio to be stated on the shelf should extend as far as 'multibuy' offers, not just single unit prices.