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Matthew Allwright (born 14 April 1970) is an English television presenter, journalist, and musician.[2] He has presented shows such as Watchdog, Rogue Traders, Food Inspectors, The Code, Fake Britain and The One Show for BBC One.

Early life

Allwright was educated at two independent schools in

Dolphin School in Hurst (near Reading), and Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning; followed by the University of Manchester, where he gained a degree in English.[3]

Career

In 1997, while working as a producer on BBC Radio Solent, Allwright was commissioned to report on his mother’s issue with Bounce tumble dryer sheets. He negotiated with Watchdog, and fronted the piece himself after contacting the programme.[4] The BBC saw potential and requested Allwright present the report himself. This led to a regular reporting slot on the show. Many of his early Watchdog stints also guest-starred his mother, as a consumer commentator.[citation needed]

In 2001, Allwright also began presenting another programme,

Watchdog.[6]

Since 2010, Allwright has guest hosted

Chris Hollins.[citation needed] In 2012, Rogue Traders co-presenter Dan Penteado was dropped by the BBC following his arrest for fraud.[7] Allwright continued to present the show, in a solo capacity.[citation needed
]

From 2013, Allwright replaced Dominic Littlewood in presenting BBC consumer rights programmes Fake Britain and Saints and Scroungers, in 2017 Dominic Littlewood returned to presenting duties on Fake Britain and Allwright left the series.[citation needed] In December 2013, Allwright began co-presenting the BBC One programme Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 with Julia Bradbury.[citation needed]

From 1 September 2014,[8] Allwright presented The Housing Enforcers, a daytime programme for BBC One. There were ten 45-minute episodes showing each week day for a run of two weeks.[8] A second series was shown on the BBC in 2015 of which there were twenty 45-minute episodes.[9] In April 2016, Allwright began presenting the BBC One daytime game show The Code which returned for a second series in March 2017.[10]

On 4 June 2016, Allwright guest presented an episode of

Channel 5 alongside Gaby Roslin. The following month he became a permanent co-presenter after Matt Barbet
left the show, but the series was cancelled in October 2016.

Personal life

Allwright is a patron of the

Bracknell Bees ice hockey club and Liverpool Football Club.[citation needed
]

Allwright is an aficionado of country music and plays guitar, lap and pedal steel guitars, keyboards, and sings. He writes a regular blog about his experiences learning to play the pedal steel guitar.[citation needed]

Matt is married, has two children and has a miniature schnauzer called Enzo.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Channel Role
1997–2001 Weekend Watchdog BBC One Presenter
2001–2009 Rogue Traders Presenter
2004 Brassed Off Britain Presenter
Scambusters Presenter
Fat Nation Presenter
2005 Children in Need Outside Presenter
2006 Just the Two of Us[13] Participant
2007 Food Poker BBC Two Presenter
2008 Rogue Restaurants BBC One Presenter
2009—2019 Watchdog Co-presenter
2010 The Secret Tourist Presenter
2010— The One Show Stand-in presenter
2011—2013 You've Been Scammed Presenter
2012 The Exit List
ITV
 Presenter
2012–2014 Food Inspectors BBC One Co-presenter
2013–2014 Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 Co-presenter
2013–2015 Saints and Scroungers Presenter
2013—2016 Fake Britain Presenter
2014—2017 The Housing Enforcers Presenter
2016
The Saturday Show
Channel 5
 Co-presenter
2016—2017 The Code BBC One Presenter
2019—2020 Britain's Housing Scandal[14] Presenter
2020 Your Money and Your Life Co-presenter
Guest appearances

References

  1. ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006 | findmypast.co.uk". www.findmypast.co.uk.
  2. ^ "The World's Most Recognisable Bass Line Featuring Mick Fleetwood & Matt Allwright on Bass". Archived from the original on 5 December 2015 – via www.youtube.com.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "BBC One - Watchdog, Series 35, Watchdog at 30, How Matt Allwright joined the show". BBC.
  5. ^ "BBC One - Rogue Restaurants, Episode 2".
  6. ^ "IN PICTURES: BBC's Matt Allwright hosts Woodley's community heroes". March 2023.
  7. ^ Morris, Steven (17 July 2012). "Rogue Traders presenter jailed for benefit fraud". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b Twofour. "The Housing Enforcers".
  9. ^ Twofour. "BBC One commissions a 20-part series of The Housing Enforcers from Twofour".
  10. ^ "The Code on BBC 1 South West at 2:15 pm April 18th, 2016". GipsyMedia Limited.
  11. ^ [2] Archived 19 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Grace Secondary School".
  13. ^ "Go behind the scenes of Just the Two of Us with our exclusive video podcast. More info >>>". Bbc.co.uk. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  14. ^ "BBC One - The Empty Housing Scandal, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC.
  15. ^ "BBC One - Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman, Series 1, Episode 11". BBC.
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