Nick Stapleton was born in October 1987 in Hammersmith, London, and grew up surrounded by news, broadcasting, and an unshakeable sense of public duty. His father John Stapleton was one of the country’s most recognisable television presenters, while his mother Lynn Faulds Wood earned a reputation as a fearless consumer watchdog — the couple co-presented Watchdog on BBC One from 1985 to 1993. Nick has often credited his parents for inspiring his career path.

Nick studied at Queen Mary University of London before embarking on a career in television production. His storytelling career began over two decades ago in independent television production, where he honed his skills working on investigative documentaries, progressing to directing and reporting for high-profile consumer journalism programmes including Dispatches on Channel 4 and Rogue Traders on BBC.

Nick Stapleton was born in October 1987 in Hammersmith, London, and grew up surrounded by news, broadcasting, and an unshakeable sense of public duty. His father John Stapleton was one of the country’s most recognisable television presenters, while his mother Lynn Faulds Wood earned a reputation as a fearless consumer watchdog — the couple co-presented Watchdog on BBC One from 1985 to 1993. Nick has often credited his parents for inspiring his career path.

Nick studied at Queen Mary University of London before embarking on a career in television production. His storytelling career began over two decades ago in independent television production, where he honed his skills working on investigative documentaries, progressing to directing and reporting for high-profile consumer journalism programmes including Dispatches on Channel 4 and Rogue Traders on BBC.

Nick co-presents Scam Interceptors for BBC One, which won the BAFTA for Best Daytime Series in 2023, while also winning the Royal Television Society Award for Best Daytime and the Broadcast Award for Best Daytime in the same year. He appears on BBC Morning Live as a scam and fraud expert and writes regularly for publications including The Guardian, BBC.com, the Daily Mail, and Saga Magazine. He is married to Lisa and the couple has three children.