Peter Jones is the only original UK Dragon still appearing on Dragon's Den.
Jones joined the programme when the British version launched in 2005, alongside the original panel of investors. He remained a regular presence through later panel changes, while several other original Dragons eventually left the series. His continued participation made him the link between the programme's first panel and its later line-ups.
Peter Jones is a British entrepreneur and investor whose business interests have included telecommunications, technology, retail, and property. His television role is separate from his private business activities, although his experience in building and investing in companies shapes the questions he asks in the Den.
The wording “original Dragon” matters: it means a member of the first UK panel, not simply an investor who joined during an early series. Other well-known early Dragons, including Theo Paphitis and Duncan Bannatyne, were important to the show's identity but did not remain as regular Dragons for the entire run.