Peter Jones is the only original Dragon to have remained on the Dragon's Den panel continuously.
Jones joined the programme at its launch in 2005, alongside Duncan Bannatyne, Rachel Elnaugh, Simon Woodroffe and Doug Richard. As the panel changed over later series, Jones became the enduring link with the original lineup.
His business interests have included technology, mobile communications, property and media. On the programme, he is known for examining the commercial scale of a proposal, its sales potential and the entrepreneur's ability to execute the plan.
The claim concerns continuous service on the British panel, not the length of time any Dragon has been in business. Several other investors served for substantial periods, but they joined after the first series or later left the programme. This makes Jones the clearest answer to the “only original Dragon” description.