Background
In 1997, Allwright got his big break as a feature reporter on Watchdog, after contacting the programme to complain about his mother"s faulty washing machine.
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In 1997, Allwright got his big break as a feature reporter on Watchdog, after contacting the programme to complain about his mother"s faulty washing machine.
Allwright was educated at two independent schools in Berkshire: at Dolphin School in Hurst (near Reading) and Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning, where he was Head Boy, followed by the University of Manchester, where he gained a degree in English.
The British Broadcasting Corporation saw potential and requested Allwright present the report himself. In 2001, Allwright also began presenting another programme. Rogue Traders with Dan Penteado.
The show was a 30-minute undercover consumer programme in which Allwright and Penteado investigated and confronted rogue tradesmen.
In 2009, Rogue Traders was merged with Watchdog, with Rogue Traders split into feature segments and shown throughout. Allwright also became co-host on Watchdog.
In 2004, Allwright has hosted Brassed Office Britain, Scambusters and Fat Nation for the British Broadcasting Corporation. In 2007, he presented Food Poker for British Broadcasting Corporation Two. In 2008, Allwright and former Watchdog presenter Anita Rani hosted a shortlived spin-off from Rogue Traders, called Rogue Restaurants.
Since 2010, Allwright has guest hosted British Broadcasting Corporation One"s The One Show, where he fills in for Matt Baker on numerous occasions, as well as being a regular reporter.
Since 2011, Allwright has hosted the British Broadcasting Corporation show You"ve Been Scammed. On 10 January 2012, Allwright presented Independent Television game show The Exit List. Allwright also began co-hosting the British Broadcasting Corporation One programme Food Inspectors with Chris Hollins.
In 2012, Rogue Traders co-presenter Dan Penteado was dropped by the British Broadcasting Corporation following his arrest for fraud.
Allwright continued to present the show, in a solo capacity. In 2013, Allwright replaced Dominic Littlewood in presenting British Broadcasting Corporation consumer rights programmes Fake Britain and Saints and Scroungers
In December 2013, Allwright began co-presenting the British Broadcasting Corporation One programme Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 with Julia Bradbury.
From 1 September 2014, Allwright hosted The Housing Enforcers, a daytime programme for British Broadcasting Corporation One. There were ten forty-five-minute episodes showing each week day for a run of two weeks.
A second series was shown on the British Broadcasting Corporation in 2015 of which there were twenty forty-five-minute episodes.
Allwright currently writes a weekly column for Best Magazine called Matt Sorts lieutenant! on the subject of consumer rights.