Peter Jones was the only original Dragon's Den investor to remain on the panel continuously through the show's later series.
Jones joined the first British panel alongside Duncan Bannatyne, Rachel Elnaugh, Simon Woodroffe and Doug Richard. As the original dragons changed, he became the constant link between the launch line-up and subsequent panels.
The distinction concerns continuous membership of the British programme’s regular panel, not every investor who has ever appeared as a guest or substitute. Several other early dragons returned to business careers or left the series after particular periods.
Jones is a British entrepreneur and businessman with interests spanning several sectors, including technology, media and retail. His continuing presence helped make him one of the programme’s defining investors and one of the faces most associated with its long-running format.