Concern as pet cat George qualfies as a ‘doctor’

Oct 4 2009 by Coreena Ford, Sunday Sun

Joking aside, Chris’s investigation promises to uncover a serious issue, demonstrating how easy it is to acquire bogus qualifications.

And it’s just one of many shocking stories which will unfold over the nine-week series, which begins later this month.

In the past, Chris and the team have exposed illegal dog-fighting rings – which last week resulted in two Teesside men being jailed – a puppy dealer falsely selling mutts as pedigrees, a fraudulent solicitor, and a botched investigation carried out by Thai police into the rape of a Cumbrian woman.

Chris said: “In general terms, a few ne’er do wells will feature in the new series and in the past, this has involved me being punched.

“There have been a few scary moments where I have been chased, and it’s not been a case of me being brave by approaching these people. We take a very considered approach.

“You try to suss how someone will react when you front them up at the end of an investigation, but you never can tell what will happen when they have a camera in their face.

“Equally, they have to know they can’t run away from people they have hurt, and we try to bring them to account.

“Ordinary people who have been done over don’t have any way to fight back.”

He added: “There isn’t always justice and, often, the victims will have already come to terms with the fact they can’t get money back, so they want us to show them up and stop them from doing it to anyone else.”

:: Inside Out starts on BBC1 on October 12.