Peter Jones has been the only original investor continuously on the BBC business show Dragons' Den since its first series.
Jones joined the programme when it launched in the United Kingdom and remained a regular Dragon as the panel changed around him. His business background includes interests in technology, media, retail and property, which helped make him one of the show's most recognisable investors.
Several early Dragons are often remembered as if they remained throughout the programme's run. Duncan Bannatyne, Theo Paphitis and Rachel Elnaugh were all part of the original era, but each eventually left the regular panel. Jones is therefore distinguished by continuity rather than by being the show's first investor or its longest-serving presenter.
The programme is the British version of an international business-pitch format. Entrepreneurs present their companies to the Dragons and negotiate for investment in exchange for equity, although a television agreement does not automatically mean a completed deal.