Anne Robinson is to step down from Watchdog to concentrate on filming a follow-up to her popular BBC series about Britain’s spending habits.
Robinson has presented the BBC1 consumer show for 15 years and said it had been an “honour” to be part of the most important programme of its kind in Britain.
During her time, Watchdog has taken on some of the world’s biggest companies, with 10 major British corporations meeting to discuss what they considered unfair treatment by the programme at one point.
The 70-year-old will now focus on her new series, which follows the success of her recent BBC1 programme Britain’s Spending Secrets, which attracted 5.7 million viewers, making it the most watched new factual series on TV this year.
Living the high life: Anne Robinson in her Britain's Spending Secrets show
Charlotte Moore, Controller of BBC1, says: “Annie is a much-treasured part of the BBC One family and I’m grateful for everything she has done on Watchdog for nearly 15 years. I’m looking forward to her returning to the channel with a new factual series next year.”
A new presenting line-up will be announced soon before Watchdog returns for a new series this autumn.
