Duncan Bannatyne left the regular Dragon's Den panel in 2014 after appearing from the programme's first series.
Bannatyne was one of the original investors when the British edition launched in 2005. He became associated with a direct, sometimes forceful style of questioning and with investments in businesses such as leisure, health clubs and care services. His public profile also came from his wider business empire and charitable work.
He departed after the twelfth series, and Nick Jenkins joined the panel in the following series. Bannatyne's departure marked another major change to the investor line-up, although Peter Jones continued as the programme's only dragon present from the beginning.
Viewers sometimes confuse Bannatyne's departure date with the dates on which other original dragons left. Theo Paphitis departed earlier, while Jones remained. The key sequence is Bannatyne's first-series start in 2005 and his exit in 2014.