Dispatches (1987)
Dispatches (1987)
Long-running Channel 4 documentary series covering issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment. Known for featuring a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.

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2022x01 Boris Johnson: Has He Run Out of Road?

30 January, 2022 8:00 pm
Is Boris Johnson, the great political survivor, finished? Britain's top political interviewer Andrew Neil has the inside track on the Tories in turmoil.

2022x02 China: The Search for the Missing

02 February, 2022 8:00 pm
On the eve of the Winter Olympics, Dispatches investigates allegations of mass surveillance, detention and forced labour in China's north-west.

2022x03 Ukraine: On the Front Line with Johnny Mercer

03 April, 2022 8:00 pm
Travelling with explorer and veteran Levison Wood, former soldier Johnny Mercer meets his Ukrainian MP counterparts and heads to the focus of the conflict in Kyiv.

2022x04 Cadbury Exposed

04 April, 2022 8:00 pm
Undercover in Ghana, Antony Barnett investigates Britain's best-loved chocolate brand and reveals for the first time child labour in its supply chain.

2022x05 Why Are Your Energy Bills So High?

11 April, 2022 8:00 pm
Morland Sanders reports on the impact of rising gas and electricity bills on households in Britain. The programme examines the reason for the spike in prices, a string of failures among energy companies, and whether the organisation set up to protect consumers has been up to the job.

2022x06 Are We Losing The War on Terror?

18 April, 2022 8:00 pm
The shocking truth about the Government's de-radicalisation programme - a broken system where obvious warning signs of extremism are being missed.

2022x07 Inside the Metaverse: Are You Safe?

25 April, 2022 8:00 pm
Is the next frontier in cyberspace a thrilling alternative world or the new Wild West? Yinka Bokinni goes undercover in virtual reality and is shocked by what she finds.

2022x08 The Enemy Within: Inside Britain's Far Right

09 May, 2022 8:00 pm
Undercover reporters investigate the far right's current tactics to gain support in some of the most deprived parts of the country. The programme examines how one organisation has been operating through the pandemic, and whether they interfered in a hard-fought by-election. The programme examines the group's plans for home-schooling, and how they are possibly luring a new generation into their membership.

2022x09 The Truth about Nike and Adidas

16 May, 2022 8:00 pm
If the trainer industry was a country, it would be the world's 17th largest polluter - yet major manufacturers all make claims of sustainability. Darcy Thomas travels to the Maldives to assess the ecological impact of the industry, putting the big brands' green credentials to the test.

2022x10 MPs Under Threat

23 May, 2022 8:00 pm
Newly-elected MP Kim Leadbeater investigates the threats and abuse faced by MPs, and the terrible impact it can have on them, their staff and their families. Dispatches reveals new data on the scale of the problem, including powerful testimony from those on the receiving end.

2022x11 Corrupt Cops: What The Met Knew

03 June, 2022 8:00 pm
Is the Met Police force institutionally corrupt? An investigation into whether officers were linked to organised crime, and of murders left unsolved due to corruption.

2022x12 Ukraine: Life Under Attack

27 June, 2022 8:00 pm
The story of the battle for Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, told through the eyes of the civilians and emergency workers who bore the brunt of the Russian onslaught. For 10 weeks, a documentary crew followed fireman Roman, as he and his team tried to put out the relentless fires, and paramedics Tatjana and Irina, who attempt to save civilian casualties. Narrated by Cate Blanchett.

2022x13 Myanmar: The Forgotten Revolution

25 July, 2022 8:00 pm
A look at the world's forgotten civil war, where over 20,000 people have been reported dead, and thousands are fighting against a military coup that has removed elected government.

2022x14 Airport Chaos Undercover

01 August, 2022 8:00 pm
With the summer holidays in full swing, reporter Jane Moore goes undercover in one of Britain's busiest airports, with the truth about delays, cancellations and baggage chaos.

2022x15 Why Is My Car So Expensive?

15 August, 2022 8:00 pm
What's the real story behind the soaring cost of new and second-hand cars? As the car industry pulls in huge profits, Dispatches has top tips on how not to get ripped off.

2022x16 Britain's Water Scandal

29 August, 2022 8:00 pm
Jimmy Doherty investigates Britain's water companies dumping untreated sewage into our rivers and seas. Why have companies been getting away with it for so long?

2022x17 Broke: Britain's Debt Emergency

21 September, 2022 8:00 pm
As Britain suffers the worst cost of living crisis in 70 years, Citizens Advice opens its doors, offering rare access to the work of its debt advisors. The film follows three stories, including that of a Southend mother-of-two who is coping with a spiralling £20,000 debt accrued from one pay-day loan on top of another, and a single father living with the daily threat of the bailiffs calling.

2022x18 Britain's Evicted Kids

07 October, 2022 8:00 pm
How, with record-high rents and no social housing available, many parents with young children are facing an uphill battle to find a new place to call home. Bella, aged seven, and her two younger sisters, Nylah and Macie, are being evicted from their two-bed flat in Birmingham - the only home they have ever known. Soon to be homeless, mother Clarissa and partner Theo have no choice but to turn to their local council for help. Over the course of six months, Dispatches follows Bella and her family as they move and move again - spending week after week cooped up in a hotel room. Narrated by Sheridan Smith.

2022x19 Hospital Undercover: Are Our Wards Safe?

10 October, 2022 8:00 pm
An undercover investigation into Essex Partnership University Trust, where a series of patient deaths over two decades has driven a group of bereaved families to fight for a statutory inquiry into patient safety. Experts who have reviewed the evidence say the behaviour witnessed is abusive and have called for urgent change. At the heart of the programme are the stories of three mothers, all of whom believe their children died needlessly as a result of failings in their care.

2022x20 Trapped, Disabled & Abused

07 November, 2022 8:00 pm
Sophie Morgan reports on domestic abuse against disabled people, revealing shocking lack of services for survivors and the huge challenges they face with accessing support. Sophie visits the only refuge run by and for disabled survivors, and talks to frontline professionals, including healthcare workers and police, revealing that more than half wouldn't know which specialist service to refer a disabled person to.

2022x21 Cops In Crisis

07 December, 2022 8:00 pm
An investigation into the crisis facing British policing due to lack of resources, accusations of serious misconduct and toxic culture. Police forces are experiencing increasing demands with fewer resources leaving victims of crime asking: where are the police? Thousands of crimes in the UK are receiving little or no investigation and cuts to other services are exacerbating the problem leaving pressure on officers continuously rising, impacting mental health and morale within the force. Dispatches also speaks to members of the public who feel let down by the police and feel they’re no longer protected by them, asking the question: is the British policing system fit for purpose?

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