The WORST episodes of Dispatches
Every episode of Dispatches ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Dispatches!
Covers issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.
#1 - A Widow's War On Yobs
Season 2008 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/5/2008
#2 - The School Dinner Scandal
Season 2012 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/10/2012
After Jamie Oliver's high-profile campaign to improve school meals, millions of pounds were pumped into improving school canteens and tough minimum standards on food and nutrition were set and enforced. Reporter Tazeen Ahmad examines evidence that strategies to improve the food served in all our schools are fast coming undone.
#3 - The Court of Ken
Season 2008 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2008
An investigation of the Office of London’s former Mayor.
#4 - Heat Or Eat: The Pensioners' Dilemma
Season 2008 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2008
#5 - The Children Left Behind
Season 2008 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2008
#6 - Checking-in to Airport Chaos
Season 2008 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2008
#7 - Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth (1)
Season 2008 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/7/2008
#8 - Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth (2)
Season 2008 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/14/2008
#9 - Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth (3)
Season 2008 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/21/2008
#10 - The Mobile Phone Rip-Off
Season 2008 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/28/2008
#11 - The Truth About Beauty Creams
Season 2008 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/12/2008
#12 - In God's Name
Season 2008 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/19/2008
#13 - Warlords Next Door?
Season 2008 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/26/2008
#14 - From Jail to Jihad
Season 2008 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/16/2008
#15 - The Truth About Food Prices
Season 2008 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/23/2008
#16 - The Truth About Street Weapons
Season 2008 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/30/2008
#17 - Flying Under The Influence
Season 2000 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/12/2000
#18 - It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim
Season 2008 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/7/2008
#19 - The Jab That Can Stop Cancer
Season 2008 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/21/2008
#20 - Sandwiches Unwrapped
Season 2008 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/28/2008
#21 - Hope for the Last Chance Kids
Season 2008 - Episode 30 - Aired 9/8/2008
#22 - The Trouble With British Airways
Season 2008 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/13/2008
An investigation into British Airways, assessing the airline's reputation following a series of blunders involving price-fixing, mislaid baggage and the troubled opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5.
#23 - The Truth About Your Energy Bill
Season 2008 - Episode 36 - Aired 10/20/2008
This year the average UK household gas and electricity bill has risen by nearly 40 per cent. While more and more families struggle to pay their energy bills, are the big companies that dominate the domestic market making millions in profit for themselves and for their shareholders? They say they have no choice but to pass on their rising costs to the customer, but is this the truth? Dispatches reporter Deborah Davies investigates why our charges are so high and how much the companies make from estimating bills.
#24 - Jon Snow's American Journey
Season 2008 - Episode 37 - Aired 10/26/2008
#25 - Beating the Recession - Cash vs Cards
Season 2012 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/21/2012
Personal finance expert Harry Wallop investigates whether cutting up our credit cards and paying for everything in cash could leave us with more money in our pockets.