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The Best Episodes of Dispatches

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Dispatches Season 29 Episode 20 - Escape from Isis
    8.5/10(32 votes)

    #1 - Escape from Isis

    S29:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 13 - The Lost Girls of South Africa
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #2 - The Lost Girls of South Africa

    S24:E13

    South Africa has the highest incidence of rape and 80% of the victims are girls under 13. The trauma of 5 such girls in Port Elizabeth is discussed. Ineffective police, lax judiciary and the stretched social welfare system are highlighted.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 5 - Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge

    S33:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dispatches Season 38 Episode 3 - Kill Zone : Inside Gaza
    8.4/10(33 votes)

    #4 - Kill Zone : Inside Gaza

    S38:E3

    The story of the Israeli military assault on Gaza. Seen through the eyes of children, journalists and doctors, Dispatches takes an unflinching look at the horrific challenges and heartbreaking loss.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 9 - Children of Gaza
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Children of Gaza

    S24:E9

    Jezza Neumann arrived in Gaza to follow the lives of 3 children over a year. Surrounded by the remnants of the demolished Gaza Strip and increasingly isolated by the blockade that prevents anyone from rebuilding their homes and their lives.

    Director:Jezza Neumann
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dispatches Season 32 Episode 14 - Myanmar's Killing Fields
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Myanmar's Killing Fields

    S32:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 28 - Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline Kids
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline Kids

    S33:E28

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dispatches Season 38 Episode 11 - The King, The Prince & Their Secret Millions
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #8 - The King, The Prince & Their Secret Millions

    S38:E11

    For years, the royals kept details of some of their wealth secret. Dispatches reveals what they have kept under wraps - about who is paying them, and for what.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dispatches Season 21 Episode 3 - Undercover Mosque
    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #9 - Undercover Mosque

    S21:E3

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    Director:Andrew Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dispatches Season 37 Episode 5 - Boris, the Lord & the Russian Spy
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Boris, the Lord & the Russian Spy

    S37:E5

    The full story of Boris Johnson's friendship with press baron Evgeny Lebedev and his dad Alexander, an ex-KGB spy, revealing the secret fears of security services

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 13 - Isis and the Battle for Iraq
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Isis and the Battle for Iraq

    S31:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 2 - Starbucks & Nespresso: The Truth About Your Coffee
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Starbucks & Nespresso: The Truth About Your Coffee

    S34:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 10 - Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad

    S31:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dispatches Season 38 Episode 1 - Coca-Cola's Dirty Secret
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Coca-Cola's Dirty Secret

    S38:E1

    What's the environmental impact of the UK's huge soft drink habit? With a thirsty nation getting through two billion plastic bottles a year, and the same for cans, do Coke's recycling claims stand up?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 11 - Secrets of Coca-Cola
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Secrets of Coca-Cola

    S31:E11

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Dispatches Season 32 Episode 10 - Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack

    S32:E10

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Dispatches Season 38 Episode 6 - Undercover A&E: NHS in Crisis
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Undercover A&E: NHS in Crisis

    S38:E6

    Undercover report filmed over two months at an NHS Accident and Emergency Department, which exposes the suffering and dangers patients face on a daily basis. The programme features footage of seriously ill patients forced to sleep on chairs for up to two days because there are no beds, and a dangerous superbug outbreak linked to overcrowding and falling hygiene standards.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dispatches Season 37 Episode 6 - Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings

    S37:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 12 - Jeremy Kyle: TV on Trial
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Jeremy Kyle: TV on Trial

    S33:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dispatches Season 37 Episode 8 - Hunting Russia's Lost Boys
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Hunting Russia's Lost Boys

    S37:E8

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Dispatches Season 38 Episode 12 - Britain's Shoplifting Gangs Exposed
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Britain's Shoplifting Gangs Exposed

    S38:E12

    In this high-stakes true crime investigation, Dispatches goes undercover to expose the organised criminal networks behind the UK's shoplifting epidemic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dispatches Season 39 Episode 2 - Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed's Fixer
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed's Fixer

    S39:E2

    Reporter Cathy Newman investigates and tracks down the woman who facilitated Mohamed Al Fayed's rape and sexual abuse of women at Harrods for over a decade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dispatches Season 29 Episode 10 - How Safe Are Our Planes?
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #23 - How Safe Are Our Planes?

    S29:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 23 - The Prince and the Paedophile
    6.7/10(33 votes)

    #24 - The Prince and the Paedophile

    S33:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dispatches Season 36 Episode 11 - Corrupt Cops: What the Met Knew
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Corrupt Cops: What the Met Knew

    S36:E11

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Escape from Isis" is the best rated episode of "Dispatches". It scored 8.5/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/15/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Lost Girls of South Africa".