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The Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 26

Every episode of Dispatches Season 26 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 26!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dispatches Season 26 Episode 1 - Olympic Tickets for Sale
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    #1 - Olympic Tickets for Sale

    S26:E1

    A look at who got tickets for the London 2012 Olympic games and whether private companies are profiting.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 2 - The Great Ticket Scandal
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    #2 - The Great Ticket Scandal

    S26:E2

    An investigation into two major 'fan-to-fan' ticket exchange websites to investigate who is selling via their websites and why so many tickets appear at over the face value so soon after the box office sells out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 3 - Watching the Detectives
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    #3 - Watching the Detectives

    S26:E3

    Revealing how easy it is to buy our most personal and confidential information.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 4 - Beating the Recession - Cash vs Cards
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    #4 - Beating the Recession - Cash vs Cards

    S26:E4

    Investigating whether cutting up our credit cards and paying for everything in cash could leave us with more money in our pockets

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 5 - The Real Mr & Mrs Assad
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    #5 - The Real Mr & Mrs Assad

    S26:E5

    Investigates the extent of the Assad family's culpability and the chains of command that link the President and select inner circle to the brutal crackdown.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 6 - Murdoch, Cameron and the £8 billion deal
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    #6 - Murdoch, Cameron and the £8 billion deal

    S26:E6

    Investigates just how close the Prime Minister got to the Murdoch empire. Did the Tories agree to help the mogul secure a business deal worth £8 billion?

    Director:Richard Sanders
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 7 - Let Our Dad Die
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    #7 - Let Our Dad Die

    S26:E7

    Tony Nicklinson had a catastrophic stroke, which has left him utterly paralyzed. He has what is known as 'locked in syndrome' and cannot move, talk, feed himself or perform even the most basic function without help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 8 - Undercover Undertaker
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    #8 - Undercover Undertaker

    S26:E8

    Lifts the lid on the funeral industry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 9 - Cashing in on the Games
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    #9 - Cashing in on the Games

    S26:E9

    Reporter Morland Sanders goes in search of the people cashing in on the 2012 London Olympic Games, and questions whether the overall economic benefits of hosting the event have been oversold.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 10 - Secrets of the Taxman
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    #10 - Secrets of the Taxman

    S26:E10

    An investigation into tax avoidance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 11 - Myths About Your 5 a Day
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    #11 - Myths About Your 5 a Day

    S26:E11

    Dispatches investigates what's happened to the five-a-day campaign, which was designed to get us all eating more fruit and veg. Reporter Jane Moore reveals how this vital health message has been hijacked as a marketing tactic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 12 - Can You Trust Your Bank?
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    #12 - Can You Trust Your Bank?

    S26:E12

    Jon Snow travels around the UK, meeting consumers, businesses and bankers, to ask whether we can trust our banks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 13 - Britain on the Sick
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    #13 - Britain on the Sick

    S26:E13

    Investigates the controversial processes used to assess whether sickness and disability benefit claimants should be declared fit for work.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 14 - Britain's High Street Gamble
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    #14 - Britain's High Street Gamble

    S26:E14

    A look at the rise in high street betting shops and the social effect they have.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 15 - Tricks of the Dole Cheats
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    #15 - Tricks of the Dole Cheats

    S26:E15

    Investigates Jobcentre Plus, the organization tasked with getting Britain back to work and cracking down on dole cheats.

    Director:Richard Sanders
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 16 - Property Nightmare: The Truth About Leaseholds
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    #16 - Property Nightmare: The Truth About Leaseholds

    S26:E16

    Investigates allegations of private landlords, councils, and housing associations overcharging leasehold homeowners for housing works and maintenance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 17 - The School Dinner Scandal
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    #17 - The School Dinner Scandal

    S26:E17

    Tazeen Ahmad examines evidence that strategies to improve the food served in all our schools are fast coming undone.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 18 - Secrets of Poundland
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    #18 - Secrets of Poundland

    S26:E18

    As other High Street retailers struggle for survival, discount leader Poundland is booming. Its pre-tax profits are up an astonishing 50% in a year. Dispatches' Harry Wallop asks how Poundland sells so cheaply, yet makes so much money.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 19 - Undercover Retirement Home
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    #19 - Undercover Retirement Home

    S26:E19

    Investigating the multi-million pound retirement property industry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 20 - Cruises Undercover: The Truth Below Deck
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    #20 - Cruises Undercover: The Truth Below Deck

    S26:E20

    Investigate the reality of life below deck for the multi-national workforce who toil behind the scenes of luxurious ocean going holidays.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 21 - Secrets of Your Boss's Pay
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    #21 - Secrets of Your Boss's Pay

    S26:E21

    Follows the former Greggs chief executive Sir Michael Darrington as he launches a campaign to call a halt to corporate greed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 22 - Do You Know Your Partner's Past?
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    #22 - Do You Know Your Partner's Past?

    S26:E22

    Tina Nash investigates 'Clare's Law', a new pilot scheme in which men and women are warned by the authorities about their partners' history of violence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 23 - Getting Rich on the NHS
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    #23 - Getting Rich on the NHS

    S26:E23

    Morland Sanders examines whether the rapid handover of services to private contractors is really good for the public purse, and good for patient care.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 24 - Nuclear War Games
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    #24 - Nuclear War Games

    S26:E24

    Provides unprecedented insight into Israel's internal tensions concerning an attack between Israel and Iran which, if escalates, could have major implications for global stability.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dispatches Season 26 Episode 25 - Chinese Murder Mystery
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    #25 - Chinese Murder Mystery

    S26:E25

    A look at the life and death of Neil Percival Heywood and whether he was actually murdered. His death, virtually unnoticed at the time, has gone on to shake China's Communist Party to the core.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 26 Ratings Summary

"Olympic Tickets for Sale" is the best rated episode of "Dispatches" season 26. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/13/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Great Ticket Scandal".