Dragons' Den It's make or break time.

Budding entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to five multi-millionaires willing to invest their own cash.

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First Aired on

Jan 04, 2005

22 seaons till Feb 27, 2025

Popularity: 36.5505
27 votes
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Production

BBC Studios (GB)BBC Studios Productions (GB)BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions (GB)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Episode 8

Seasons & episodes

Total 22 seasons, 264 episodes

Specials

Aired

14 Episodes
  • Episode 1Dragons' Den On Tour - South60 min

    Featuring the team behind Ladderbox, sculptor Guy Portelli and olive oil man Michael North.

  • Episode 2Dragons' Den On Tour - London60 min

    On the second stage of its tour of the UK, Dragons' Den: On Tour heads back on the road proving that, even in tough times, entrepreneurialism is fighting fit in our cities, towns and villages. The tour heads into London for episode two where a visit to one of the most successful entrepreneurs not to get investment - Shaun Pulfrey and his Tangle Teezer brush. But will Duncan Bannatyne agree with Shaun that the Dragons got it wrong?

  • Episode 3Dragons' Den On Tour - North60 min

    On the third leg of its tour around the UK, Dragons' Den: On Tour heads north. Peter Jones drops in on Eddie Middleton, who managed to anger the Dragons before getting - and turning down - an offer of investment to produce his eco-friendly patio heaters. Duncan Bannatyne rolls his sleeves up and goes window cleaning with his new investment UK Commercial Cleaning, whilst another Dragon spurned, Deborah Meaden, visits Naomi Timperley from Baby Loves Disco. James Caan goes to see Martin Wadsworth, who couldn't convince the Dragons of the market for his slimline heated skirting boards, and Theo Paphitis catches up with young entrepreneur Vernon Kerswell from Extreme Fliers Toys, to see if he followed his fatherly advice - to go back to university and finish his degree.

  • Episode 4Dragons' Den On Tour - Midlands60 min

    The Dragons are off to the Midlands, Oxfordshire, North Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex to discover whether business is booming, or if the recession has dampened the spirit of entrepreneurialism in our cities, towns and villages. The Dragons catch up with the band Hamfatter to find out how the Den's first rock investment is doing. Duncan pops in to sign the deal with one of the stars of the 2009 series, Sharon Wright, who came to the Den with an invention for putting cables through walls. Deborah checks up on a very flamboyant interior furnishings company, while James pays a visit to one of his investments whose business plan had to be totally revamped because of the economic climate. Finally, Theo meets up again with one of the Den's most successful entrepreneurs to find out why her Road Refresher dog bowl was apparently good enough for the President of the United States, but not for the Dragons!

  • Episode 5Dragons' Den On Tour - West60 min

    Having travelled across the North, South and East of the country, the destination for the fifth and final stage of the Dragons' Den tour is the West. James Caan visits Clive Billing, the man who caused astonishment in the Den by spurning an offer from three Dragons. Deborah Meaden enjoys the opportunity to see Buggyboot hit the shelves, while Theo Paphitis welcomes a very special new addition to the Magic Whiteboard family. The realities of business hit home as Peter Jones visits aspiring motorsport enterprise British Racing, and Duncan Bannatyne catches up with Rapstrap, one of his investments.

Crew & Team

Samantha Davies

Executive Producer

Natalie Richardson

Producer

Karen Craig

Line Producer

Ben Davies

Producer

Ben Walton

Producer

Tulip Chicoine

Producer

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