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The Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 33

Every episode of Dispatches Season 33 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 33!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dispatches Season 33 Episode 5 - Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    S33:E5

    In a television first, cameras are allowed inside a women's refuge to follow the stories of women who are fleeing from violent partners, and who have agreed to be identified.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    S33:E28

    In Britain, 4.1 million children are growing up in poverty. This special report follows three families to show what life is like if there's not enough money for life's essentials.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    S33:E12

    In the wake of the cancellation of The Jeremy Kyle Show following the death of a guest who appeared on the programme, Morland Sanders investigates what lies behind the headlines, what went wrong and who might be to blame.

    Director:Richard Sanders
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 23 - The Prince and the Paedophile
    6.8/10(33 votes)

    S33:E23

    Cathy Newman investigates the friendship between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein amid accusations that the Prince slept with a 17-year-old girl supplied by Epstein.

    Director:Richard Sanders
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 1 - The Truth About Vegans
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    S33:E1

    Morland Sanders investigates the increasing popularity of veganism. It's better for your health, the environment and animals but why do some activists resort to extreme tactics to promote it?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 26 - The Secrets of Amazon
    4.9/10(14 votes)

    S33:E26

    Sophie Morgan explores some of the complaints about the global company, including working conditions, selling toxic toys and pro-anorexia books, tax avoidance and selling on personal data.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 2 - Skipping School: Britain's Invisible Kids
    3.0/10(5 votes)

    S33:E2

    A report on the increasing number of children being educated at home in the UK, investigating the reasons behind this dramatic rise and the impact it is having on young people.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 3 - HS2: The Great Train Robbery
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E3

    Liam Halligan reports on the multi-billion-pound high-speed rail line. With costs soaring should it be scrapped and the money spent on improving local rail networks instead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 4 - Grenfell: Did the Fire Brigade Fail?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E4

    An examination of the London Fire Brigade's response to the Grenfell Tower fire in light of new evidence from the public inquiry and interviews with firefighters and survivors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 6 - Britain's Knife Crisis: Young, Armed and Dangerous
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E6

    Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe examines why there has been a rise in knife crime and asks what Britain needs to do to get the problem under control.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 7 - The Brexit Millionaires
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E7

    Antony Barnett investigates those who have profited from the uncertainty since the UK's referendum on membership of the EU, including politicians, consultancy firms and those who 'shorted' against Britain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 8 - Great Formula Milk Scandal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E8

    New mum Kate Quilton investigates if formula milk is being fairly priced and if claims made for its benefits are unbiased and scientifically proven.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 9 - New Landlords From Hell
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E9

    A year-long investigation by Datshiane Navanayagam reveals the shocking conditions endured by tenants of one of the UK's largest housing associations, Sanctuary Housing, and the effect on vulnerable people's health.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 10 - Britain's Hidden War
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E10

    With BAE Systems keeping Saudi jets in the air and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Sue Turton investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britian.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 11 - When the Immigrants Leave
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E11

    Ahead of Brexit, reporter Seyi Rhodes explores how a lack of migrant workers from the European Union could affect agriculture, social care and health-care in Britain.

    Director:Richard Sanders
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 13 - The Truth About Chlorinated Chicken
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E13

    With chemically-washed chicken being pushed as part of a post-Brexit Anglo-American trade deal this undercover report goes inside an American poultry processing plant to investigate the practice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 14 - Britain's Toxic Air Scandal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E14

    1 in 3 children in the UK is growing up inhaling unsafe levels of air pollution. Reporter Morland Sanders reveals it's not just exhausts producing dangerous emissions with toxins coming off every vehicle - even electric ones.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 15 - How Safe Are Your Medicines?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E15

    In 2014 millions of pounds worth of medicines were stolen from Italian hospitals then sold by bogus drugs wholesalers - some of which ended up in the NHS supply chain. Antony Barnett investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 16 - Britain's Breast Implant Scandal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E16

    Abbie Eastwood investigates whether breast implants are making women ill, or worse still causing cancer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 17 - Officer Down - Police Under Attack
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E17

    Former police officer Dan Neal investigates the worrying rise in the number of assaults on police officers as they go about their job.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 18 - Battle for the Tory Party
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E18

    As members of the Conservative Party choose our next Prime Minister, Gary Gibbon examines who really holds the reins of power.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 19 - Britain's New Build Scandal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E19

    Liam Halligan investigates claims of shoddy standards, poor customer care and excessive profits at Britain's second biggest - and most profitable - house-builder, Persimmon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 20 - £2 Million Passport: Welcome to Britain
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E20

    Dispatches investigates the 'golden visa' scheme, which offers British residency to wealthy foreign nationals who are willing to invest two million pounds in the UK.

    Director:Richard Sanders
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 21 - Young, British and Depressed
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E21

    "We're promoting the idea that it's ok to have a mental health problem - but it's made us afraid of our emotions." Dispatches investigates claims that de-stigmatisation campaigns are having unintended negative consequences, leading some to wrongly believe they have problems with their mental health.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dispatches Season 33 Episode 22 - Sex, Drugs and Murder
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E22

    A special investigation into the epidemic use of the drug GHB in the gay community, where users are vulnerable to overdosing and sexual abuse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 33 Ratings Summary

"Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge" is the best rated episode of "Dispatches" season 33. It scored 8.4/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/26/2019. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline Kids".