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The Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 31

Every episode of Dispatches Season 31 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 31!

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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dispatches Season 31 Episode 1 - President Trump's Dirty Secrets
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    #1 - President Trump's Dirty Secrets

    S31:E1

    Reporter Antony Barnett investigates some of the controversial figures surrounding Donald Trump and how their links to powerful corporations could have far-reaching consequences beyond America.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 2 - Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (1)
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    #2 - Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (1)

    S31:E2

    Tazeen Ahmad follows up her 2010 report into working conditions inside factories which are making clothing for major brand labels to see if life has improved for the workers making our clothes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 3 - Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (2)
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    #3 - Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (2)

    S31:E3

    In the second documentary investigating the resurgent UK textile industry, Dispatches goes undercover to follow the next stage of the industry - inside the vast distribution warehouses servicing our online orders.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 4 - Undercover: Britain's Homeless Scandal
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    #4 - Undercover: Britain's Homeless Scandal

    S31:E4

    With councils across England and Wales struggling to meet the demand for emergency housing, Jackie Long investigates the impact on homeless women trying to escape life on the streets.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 5 - Supermarkets: Brexit and Your Shrinking Shop
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    #5 - Supermarkets: Brexit and Your Shrinking Shop

    S31:E5

    Harry Wallop reveals which of Britain's favourite brands have been affected by the Brexit vote and looks at how the imposition of European import taxes cold affect the cost of shopping in the UK.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 6 - Inside Britain's Airports
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    #6 - Inside Britain's Airports

    S31:E6

    Each year Britain's airports rake in more than 4 billion pounds, mostly from the plethora of shops in their terminals. Reporter Harry Wallop investigates if passengers are getting a good deal.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 7 - Under Lock and Key
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    #7 - Under Lock and Key

    S31:E7

    Thousands of young people with learning disabilities and autism are still being locked up in hospital despite promises made by the government. This special report highlights the lack of bespoke care to meet their needs.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 8 - Brexit: Crisis on the Wards
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    #8 - Brexit: Crisis on the Wards

    S31:E8

    This winter, the NHS has suffered one of the most challenging periods in its history. Morland Sanders investigates if the Brexit vote is going to deliver an even bigger problem as staff from EU countries leave.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 9 - Britain's Benefit Families
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    #9 - Britain's Benefit Families

    S31:E9

    Seyi Rhodes investigates benefit reforms by speaking to claimants who have had their housing benefit capped, landlords who can no longer accept claimants as tenants and local councils left to pick up the pieces.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 10 - Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad
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    #10 - Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad

    S31:E10

    Documentary investigating how tens of thousands of men, women and children have been disappeared by the Assad regime into a network of clandestine detention centers.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 11 - Secrets of Coca-Cola
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    #11 - Secrets of Coca-Cola

    S31:E11

    Antony Barnett reveals the response of the global soft drinks giant to the UK Government's sugar-tax and leaked e-mails which show the corporation is gathering scientists and academics to challenge the legislation.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 12 - President Trump: How Scared Should We Be?
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    #12 - President Trump: How Scared Should We Be?

    S31:E12

    Abigail Austen travels to the US to assess what the age of Trump means for the rest of the world, and how serious a threat some of his policies pose to peace and stability around the globe.

    Director:Richard Sanders
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  13. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 13 - Isis and the Battle for Iraq
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    #13 - Isis and the Battle for Iraq

    S31:E13

    Emmy-award winning journalist Ramita Navai reveals the other side of the war against ISIS in Iraq, looking at allegations of torture, execution and sectarian cleansing of Sunni refugees by Shia militias.

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  14. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 14 - Trump, The Doctor and The Vaccine Scandal
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    #14 - Trump, The Doctor and The Vaccine Scandal

    S31:E14

    With fear of vaccination resurgent in the United States, Cathy Newman reveals the role played by disgraced British doctor Andrew Wakefield in the Trump administration.

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  15. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 15 - Bupa Care Homes Undercover
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    #15 - Bupa Care Homes Undercover

    S31:E15

    Undercover filming uncovers the specialist dementia care homes for the elderly operated by the UK's largest private medical business BUPA amid allegations of neglect and abuse of patients

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  16. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 16 - Brexit - How to Get a British Passport
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    #16 - Brexit - How to Get a British Passport

    S31:E16

    Reporter Datshiane Navanayagam investigates the many hurdles and costs that people face applying for British citizenship and passports - including large numbers of children born and raised in Britain.

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  17. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 17 - Secrets of Your Cruise
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    #17 - Secrets of Your Cruise

    S31:E17

    Tazeen Ahmad goes undercover as a passenger to investigate the impact that some cruise ships could be having on the environment and public health

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 18 - Secrets of Britain's New Homes
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    #18 - Secrets of Britain's New Homes

    S31:E18

    Antony Barnett investigates why so few new homes are being built across Britain and examines links between the property industry and the Government.

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  19. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 19 - Wasting Away: The Truth About Anorexia
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    #19 - Wasting Away: The Truth About Anorexia

    S31:E19

    Mark Austin and his daughter Maddy explore the devastating effects of eating disorders, the availability of suitable care and talk to patients, their families, Prince William of Wales and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 20 - Secrets of Your New Car
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    #20 - Secrets of Your New Car

    S31:E20

    As concern once again grows around household debt, Dispatches investigates car finance. Undercover filming exposes questionable sales tactics and confusing advice given to customers.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 21 - How to Get a Pay Rise
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    #21 - How to Get a Pay Rise

    S31:E21

    Dispatches investigates low wage growth, asking who is responsible for wage stagnation and provides a masterclass on how to get a pay rise.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 22 - Trump & Russia: Sex, Spies and Scandal
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    #22 - Trump & Russia: Sex, Spies and Scandal

    S31:E22

    A year after one of the greatest political upsets of all time, Matt Frei travels to Moscow and Washington to find out more about the alleged conspiracy between Donald Trump and Russia.

    Director:Richard Sanders
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 23 - Who Deserves a Pay Rise?
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    #23 - Who Deserves a Pay Rise?

    S31:E23

    Dispatches investigates what life is like for front-line public sector workers following seven years of pay freezes and pay caps, revealing how far salaries have fallen in real terms.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 24 - Is Britain Full?
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    #24 - Is Britain Full?

    S31:E24

    Michael Buerk investigates whether the country can cope with current levels of immigration and the impact of internal migration on over and under populated areas.

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  25. Dispatches Season 31 Episode 25 - Trouble on the Trains
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    #25 - Trouble on the Trains

    S31:E25

    Morland Sanders gains access to undercover footage from British Transport Police that exposes the bad behaviour of football-fans on the UK's rail network as they bring offensive chants from the stadiums to the carriages.

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Season 31 Ratings Summary

"President Trump's Dirty Secrets" is the best rated episode of "Dispatches" season 31. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/16/2017. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (1)".