The BEST episodes of Dispatches season 2023

Every episode of Dispatches season 2023, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dispatches season 2023!

Covers issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.

Last Updated: 3/22/2025Network: Channel 4Status: Continuing
Boris, the Lord and the Russian Spy
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#1 - Boris, the Lord and the Russian Spy

Season 2023 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/27/2023

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

Russell Brand: In Plain Sight
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#2 - Russell Brand: In Plain Sight

Season 2023 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/16/2023

Dispatches investigates Russell Brand's treatment of women.

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Undercover Ambulance: NHS in Chaos
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#3 - Undercover Ambulance: NHS in Chaos

Season 2023 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2023

Secret footage filmed over the winter reveals ambulance workers battling the odds and A&E departments overwhelmed as patients suffer needless harm and death.

Locked Away: Our Autism Scandal
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#4 - Locked Away: Our Autism Scandal

Season 2023 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/24/2023

Autistic patients trapped in mental health units tell their stories, revealing a system of poor treatment, abuse and long stretches inside with their symptoms only getting worse.

Less for More: The Truth About Food Prices
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#5 - Less for More: The Truth About Food Prices

Season 2023 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/2023

Less costs more in the run-up to Christmas. Harry Wallop investigates Britain's soaring food prices, with budget lines going up the most, while some big brands have increased their profits.

Hunting Russia's Lost Boys
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#6 - Hunting Russia's Lost Boys

Season 2023 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2023

The intimate, emotional story of the Russian women taking huge risks fighting for the truth about their sons, husbands and brothers missing in Ukraine

Strippers, Spies & Russian Money
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#7 - Strippers, Spies & Russian Money

Season 2023 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2023

The extraordinary story of Russia's covert efforts to corrupt British democracy and politics in the years before invading Ukraine. MI5 declined to comment on the programme for operational reasons.

Britain's Forgotten Pensioners
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#8 - Britain's Forgotten Pensioners

Season 2023 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/7/2023

More than two million pensioners are living in poverty in the UK. Dispatches follows four older people through the winter as they struggle to make ends meet.

Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings
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#9 - Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings

Season 2023 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/5/2023

A Dispatches special reveals shocking new evidence on Sri Lanka's deadly Easter bombings of 2019. High-placed whistle blowers allege top-level complicity by officials inside the Sri Lankan government.

The Hunt for Ukraine's Stolen Children
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#10 - The Hunt for Ukraine's Stolen Children

Season 2023 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/2023

Along the dangerous borderlands of war-torn Ukraine, Dispatches follows investigators searching for evidence of the abduction and deportation of thousands of Ukrainian kids

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#11 - Secrets and Power: China in the UK

Season 2023 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2023

An investigation of China's relationships with the UK and its institutions, including allegations about treatment of dissidents and critics on UK soil.

How Safe is Your Turkey?
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#12 - How Safe is Your Turkey?

Season 2023 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/2023

In the run-up to Christmas, nine million turkeys will be sold across Britain. Dispatches investigates food safety concerns at one producer.