Peter Jones remains the only Dragon from Dragon's Den's first British series to continue as a regular investor.
Jones joined the original BBC panel when the British programme began in 2005. The first group also included Duncan Bannatyne, Rachel Elnaugh, Theo Paphitis and Doug Richard, but those investors later left the regular panel.
His continued presence made him a defining figure in the show's history. On screen, he is known for questioning sales, margins, valuations and ownership percentages before deciding whether an offer is worthwhile.
A common mix-up is to describe Jones as the oldest or first Dragon, but those claims do not identify the relevant distinction. The key fact is continuity: he is the sole original investor still associated with the regular panel after later line-ups were introduced.