The said on Wednesday that Nick Stapleton and Amber Haque are joining the investigative team for Watchdog on The One Show, bringing new faces to a consumer programme that marked its 40th anniversary in 2025. Stapleton’s first report airs on Wednesday 27 May and will expose scam adverts on social media that lure people into fraudulent investments.
They will make films alongside hosts Matt Allwright and Nikki Fox, extending one of the ’s best-known consumer franchises into a new chapter. Allwright said Stapleton and Haque are among the most talented investigative journalists around, while said their arrival will help Watchdog cover even more of the stories that matter to audiences across the UK.
For Stapleton, the move lands close to home. He is the son of John Stapleton and Lynn Faulds Wood, who fronted Watchdog from 1986 to 1993, and he said uncovering scams and fighting for consumer fairness is in his blood. He added that growing up watching his mother doorstep people and hold them to account lit a fire in him, and that joining a programme that was such a huge part of his family’s life carries real poignancy now that his parents are no longer alive.
Haque brings a different route into the same terrain. Her work has spanned Three documentaries, hit podcasts and international productions, and she said much of what she does now looks at how digital culture and modern systems are affecting people’s lives. She said Watchdog remains special because it holds power to account while staying human and accessible, which makes this an exciting moment to join the team.
The addition of Stapleton and Haque comes as consumer problems keep shifting online and scam tactics become more polished. Joanne Vaughan-Jones said Watchdog remains one of the ’s most trusted brands, and that at a time when consumer issues are evolving rapidly, its role has never been more vital. With Scam Interceptors already making Stapleton a familiar name in fraud reporting, his first Watchdog film will be watched as a signal of how the programme plans to meet those new threats.
