Deborah Meaden first joined the UK television programme Dragons' Den in series 3.
Meaden is an English entrepreneur and investor whose business background includes leisure, tourism and property-related ventures. She became one of the programme's most recognisable Dragons, known for assessing ownership percentages, financial performance and the practical route to market.
She joined after the programme had already established its original panel. Her long tenure means viewers sometimes remember her as part of the launch lineup, but she did not appear in series 1 or series 2.
Meaden's arrival is also distinct from later investors such as Kelly Hoppen, Touker Suleyman and Sara Davies. The correct chronology places her debut in the third series of the UK version.