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The Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 30

Every episode of Dispatches Season 30 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 30!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dispatches Season 30 Episode 1 - Where's My Missing Mail?
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    #1 - Where's My Missing Mail?

    S30:E1

    Morland Sanders presents an undercover report into parcel delivery companies where missing items, broken gifts and late deliveries are all becoming a growing problem.

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  2. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 2 - How the Rich Avoid Tax
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    #2 - How the Rich Avoid Tax

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    Actor Greg Wise secretly records his meetings with tax planners, who reveal to him a range of legal tax avoidance schemes that are available to the rich and famous.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 3 - 999: Where's My Ambulance?
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    #3 - 999: Where's My Ambulance?

    S30:E3

    Demand for ambulance services are at an all-time high and many trusts are struggling to meet response time targets. Morland Sanders investigates why there is such a demand and what can be done to meet it.

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  4. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 4 - Dirty Secrets: What's Really in Our Air?
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    #4 - Dirty Secrets: What's Really in Our Air?

    S30:E4

    People are breathing in more harmful pollutants than official figures suggest. Morland Sanders uses high-tech monitoring equipment to identify hidden pollution hot-spots and talks to experts about the effect this is having.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 5 - Fight Against ISIS
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    #5 - Fight Against ISIS

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  6. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 6 - How To Be A Council House Millionaire
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    #6 - How To Be A Council House Millionaire

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    The Government plans to extend the right-to-buy scheme to housing association tenants, Antony Barnett looks at who will be the winners and losers. Includes undercover filming at one of the property companies hoping to benefit.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 7 - Housing Benefit Millionaires
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    #7 - Housing Benefit Millionaires

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    Antony Barnett reports on the rogue private landlords who are exploiting the housing benefit system by renting out sub-standard accommodation to tenants in receipt of the benefit, often putting lives at risk.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 8 - Secrets of Cadbury
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    #8 - Secrets of Cadbury

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    6 years ago British confectioner Cadbury was taken over by the U.S. food giant Kraft in one of the most talked about takeovers of recent years. Harry Wallop reports on the controversies that have plagued the company since then.

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  9. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 9 - Britain's Pensioner Care Scandal
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    #9 - Britain's Pensioner Care Scandal

    S30:E9

    Dispatches goes undercover to examine the level of care that some of Britain's most vulnerable pensioners receive from a home care industry under pressure from rising costs and cuts to budgets.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 10 - The Great Benefits Row
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    #10 - The Great Benefits Row

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    Former Paralympian Ade Adepitan reports on the row over welfare cuts that has rocked the Government and prompted Iain Duncan Smith to resign as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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  11. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 11 - Isis and the Missing Treasures
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    #11 - Isis and the Missing Treasures

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    Simon Cox investigates the UK trade in antiquities that have been looted from areas under the control of ISIS, examining this lucrative business and testing the laws designed to regulate it.

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  12. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 12 - The Truth About Cheap Flights
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    #12 - The Truth About Cheap Flights

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    Harry Wallop presents an undercover report revealing the secrets of one of the major players in the travel industry. Dispatches asks if really low fares are all that they seem and the best deal for passengers.

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  13. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 13 - Undercover: Inside Britain's Children's Services
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    #13 - Undercover: Inside Britain's Children's Services

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    Dispatches goes undercover inside Birmingham City Council's Children's Services Department, Britain's largest, which was described in 2013 by Ofsted's Chief Inspector as a national disgrace.

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  14. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 14 - Are You Owed a Pay Rise?
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    #14 - Are You Owed a Pay Rise?

    S30:E14

    Morland Sanders investigates the new National Living Wage. Despite only being introduced in April 2016 it has already caused controversy amid reports that employers are cutting other staff benefits.

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  15. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 15 - Racist Britain
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    #15 - Racist Britain

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    Seyi Rhodes investigates the alarming rise in the number of hate crimes being reported in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union, containing shocking footage of abuse and attacks.

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  16. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 16 - Is Your Pension Safe?
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    #16 - Is Your Pension Safe?

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    Reporter Shaunagh Connaire investigates the increasing pressures on the UK pension industry post-Brexit and asks if more companies will find themselves struggling to meet their pension commitments.

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  17. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 17 - How School Bosses Spend Your Millions
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    #17 - How School Bosses Spend Your Millions

    S30:E17

    Antony Barnett investigates the Government push to massively expand the academy school system, discovering the large salaries and extremely generous expenses and perks some staff receive.

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  18. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 18 - How Safe Is Your Car?
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    #18 - How Safe Is Your Car?

    S30:E18

    Morland Sanders investigates whether manufacturers and testers can be trusted over car safety and examines if more could be done to protect drivers and passengers.

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  19. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 19 - Brexit: Who'll Do Your Job Now?
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    #19 - Brexit: Who'll Do Your Job Now?

    S30:E19

    Morland Sanders asks who will take Britain's low-skilled jobs - picking food, cleaning toilets and packing parcels if EU workers are no longer plentiful and looks into reports of a shadowy North Korean workforce in Europe.

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  20. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 20 - The Great Housing Scandal
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    #20 - The Great Housing Scandal

    S30:E20

    Harry Wallop investigates the housing shortage in Britain and in particular the Government sell-off of state-owned land to build housing on. He discovers that the land was undersold and few houses built on it.

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  21. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 21 - The Battle for the Labour Party
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    #21 - The Battle for the Labour Party

    S30:E21

    Antony Barnett investigates the current state of the Labour Party in the run-up to the result of the leadership contest. He also investigates Momentum and those seeking to influence the party.

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  22. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 22 - Undercover: Britain's Abortion Extremists
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    #22 - Undercover: Britain's Abortion Extremists

    S30:E22

    Dispatches investigates the anti-abortion movement in the UK

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  23. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 23 - Britain's Wealth Gap
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    #23 - Britain's Wealth Gap

    S30:E23

    The increasing wealth gap between the young and the old has become one of the defining features of our times. Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator magazine, reveals the extent of the gap and its causes.

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  24. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 24 - Living With Nightmare Neighbours
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    #24 - Living With Nightmare Neighbours

    S30:E24

    The Government promised to fix so-called "Neighbours From Hell" with it's new Troubled Families Programme. Morland Sanders investigates if the scheme has really worked, meeting families that say it has had little impact.

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  25. Dispatches Season 30 Episode 25 - Addicted to Spending
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    #25 - Addicted to Spending

    S30:E25

    From online shopping to contactless payment, it has never been easier to spend money. Reporter Morland Sanders meets those struggling to control their spending habits and the companies profiting from those debts.

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Season 30 Ratings Summary

"Where's My Missing Mail?" is the best rated episode of "Dispatches" season 30. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/1/2016. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "How the Rich Avoid Tax".