Peter Jones joined Dragon's Den in its first series and remained a Dragon throughout the programme's original British run.
Jones is a British entrepreneur and businessman whose interests have included technology, retail, property and leisure. On Dragon's Den, he became recognisable for his tall stature, calm questioning and willingness to examine how a company could scale. He is one of the original investors associated with the British version of the format.
The programme's panel has changed substantially over time. Investors such as Duncan Bannatyne, Deborah Meaden, Theo Paphitis, James Caan and Touker Suleyman have appeared in different periods, while guest Dragons have also joined the regular panel. That turnover can make the show's founding lineup easy to forget.
The wording refers to the British programme's original run and not to every future broadcast appearance. Peter Jones is the enduring original Dragon most consistently associated with the series. He has also appeared in business-related television outside Dragon's Den, including the BBC programme American Inventor.