Deborah Meaden became a Dragon on the BBC show Dragon's Den in series 3.
Meaden joined the programme after building a career in business and investment. She became one of the show's longest-serving and most recognisable investors, known for questioning entrepreneurs about margins, ownership, sales and the practical route to growth.
Her arrival came during the early period of the British series. The original panel changed between series as the programme developed, so the series number is an important part of the programme's history. Meaden remained associated with the show through many later series, while other Dragons joined and departed at different times.
Viewers sometimes mix up Meaden's arrival with the introductions of later investors, because the panel has changed repeatedly. Series 3 identifies the point at which she first appeared as a Dragon, not the year of a particular investment or the start of her wider television career.