Peter Jones was the only original investor still on BBC's Dragon's Den after the other original Dragons left.
Jones joined the programme's original panel when the UK series launched in 2005. The first group also included Duncan Bannatyne, Rachel Elnaugh, Theo Paphitis and Simon Woodroffe. As the panel changed over subsequent series, Jones remained a continuing presence and became one of the programme's defining investors.
His television role sits alongside a business career involving technology, media, retail and leisure interests. On the show, he became particularly associated with asking entrepreneurs about sales, margins, valuations and the practical route to scaling a company.
The wording matters because “original Dragon” refers to the launch panel, not every investor who appeared during the early years. Jones is the answer because he continued from the first series while the other four members of that original line-up eventually departed.