BBC Dragons' Den Series 23 Launched With Four Guest Dragons
A new run of the BBC's Dragons' Den is on air, and Series 23 is the class of pitches we now start following past the episode.
This note pulls together only what has been publicly confirmed. Where a detail is not on the record, we leave it out rather than guess, and we link through to our Dragons' Den stories coverage so you can follow the individual pitches.
What the premiere confirmed
Series 23 of the BBC's Dragons' Den began Thursday, January 29, 2026 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The resident Dragons Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman and Steven Bartlett all returned. Sara Davies left the panel after series 22 to focus on her own business.
Four guest investors joined across the run: former footballer Gary Neville as a returning guest, rapper Tinie Tempah, Tropic Skincare founder Susie Ma, and REFY chief executive Jenna Meek. Seven episodes were scheduled initially, with further instalments planned later in 2026, and each episode pairs one guest Dragon with the resident panel.
How we cover this
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