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Dispatches

1987 – nowShow40 seasons1033 episodesTV-PG

DocumentaryNews
65
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5
65
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5

Summary

An in-depth look at news stories. Documentaries that take you behind the scenes giving an insight into people's lives or institutions.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

Skip it if

  • You want something to laugh at

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Not for laughs, scares or brutality.

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Dispatches episodes

40 seasons · 1033 episodes

  1. S15 E4 Unforgiven: The Boys Who Murdered James Bulger, 6.3
  2. S15 E5 Beneath the Veil, 8.5
  3. S15 E8 Unholy War, 7.6
  1. S16 E8 Young, Nazi and Proud, 7.4
  2. S16 E9 Lifting the Veil, 3.5
  1. S17 E4 Virgin Soldiers, 7.2
  1. S18 E7 MMR: What They Didn't Tell You, 9.2
  1. S20 E1 Ryanair: Caught Napping, 6.6
  2. S20 E29 The World According to President Trump, 6.1
  1. S21 E3 Undercover Mosque, 7.8
  2. S21 E21 Drinking Yourself to Death, 5.8
  3. S21 E32 China's Stolen Children, 7.4
  4. S21 E39 Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola, 7.9
  1. S22 E9 Iraq: The Lost Generation, 6.8
  2. S22 E12 Undercover in Tibet, 7.8
  3. S22 E18 In God's Name, 8.3
  4. S22 E29 Undercover Mosque: The Return, 8.2
  5. S22 E40 Saving Africa's Witch Children, 7.8
  1. S23 E3 The True Cost of Cheap Food, 6.4
  2. S23 E10 Pakistan's Taliban Generation, 6.9
  3. S23 E38 Return to Africa's Witch Children, 9.0
  1. S24 E9 Children of Gaza, 8.3
  2. S24 E13 The Lost Girls of South Africa, 8.4
  3. S24 E17 Africa's Last Taboo, 8.4
  4. S24 E21 When Cousins Marry, 6.6
  5. S24 E28 Iraq's Secret War Files, 7.8
  6. S24 E29 Britain's Street Kids, 8.3
  1. S25 E1 The Battle for Haiti, 9.0
  2. S25 E16 America's Secret Killers, 7.0
  3. S25 E25 Gypsy Eviction: The Fight for Dale Farm, 9.0
  4. S25 E29 Britain's Sex Gangs, 5.9
  1. S26 E25 Chinese Murder Mystery, 6.4
  1. S27 E5 Britain's Hidden Child Abuse, 6.0
  2. S27 E35 North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State, 7.0
  1. S28 E4 Hunted, 7.9
  1. S29 E10 How Safe Are Our Planes?, 6.7
  2. S29 E20 Escape from Isis, 8.5
  3. S29 E29 The Children Who Beat Ebola, 7.5
  1. S31 E5 Supermarkets: Brexit and Your Shrinking Shop, 6.6
  2. S31 E10 Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad, 7.4
  3. S31 E11 Secrets of Coca-Cola, 7.2
  4. S31 E12 President Trump - How Scared Should We Be?, 4.6
  5. S31 E13 ISIS and the Battle for Iraq, 7.7
  1. S32 E10 Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack, 7.2
  2. S32 E14 Myanmar's Killing Fields, 8.3
  3. S32 E17 Inside Facebook: Secrets of the Social Network, 5.2
  1. S33 E1 The Truth About Vegans, 6.0
  2. S33 E2 Skipping School: Britain's Invisible Kids, 3.0
  3. S33 E5 Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge, 8.4
  4. S33 E12 Jeremy Kyle: TV on Trial, 7.2
  5. S33 E23 The Prince & the Paedophile, 6.8
  6. S33 E26 The Secrets of Amazon, 4.9
  7. S33 E28 Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline Kids, 8.0
  1. S34 E2 Starbucks & Nespresso: The Truth About Your Coffee, 7.5
  1. S36 E11 Corrupt Cops: What the Met Knew, 6.7
  2. S36 E12 Ukraine: Life Under Attack, 6.8
  1. S37 E5 Boris, the Lord & the Russian Spy, 7.8
  2. S37 E6 Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings, 6.6
  3. S37 E7 Russell Brand: In Plain Sight, 6.4
  4. S37 E8 Hunting Russia's Lost Boys, 6.8
  5. S37 E9 Hunt for Ukraine's Stolen Children, 6.8
  1. S38 E1 Coca-Cola's Dirty Secret, 7.4
  2. S38 E3 Kill Zone : Inside Gaza, 8.4
  3. S38 E4 The Truth About Temu, 5.4
  4. S38 E6 Undercover A&E: NHS in Crisis, 7.2
  5. S38 E9 Barbie's Dirty Secrets, 7.8
  6. S38 E11 The King, The Prince & Their Secret Millions, 7.9
  7. S38 E12 Britain's Shoplifting Gangs Exposed, 6.8
  8. S38 E13 Britain's Benefits Scandal, 6.2
  1. S39 E2 Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed's Fixer, 6.9
  2. S39 E8 Will AI Take My Job?, 6.8
  1. S40 E3 Click to Kill: The AI War Machine, 6.4
  2. S40 E4 Hunting Britain's Fugitives, 6.2
  3. S40 E7 Tommy Robinson: Where's the Money Gone?, 6.0
  4. S40 E8 Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed, 8.1

Cast

24 of 152 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Richard Sanders, Howard Bradburn, Tom Anstiss
Written by
Jack Newfield, George Carey, Callum Macrae
Produced by
Richard Sanders, Matt Shea, Sally Wardle

Everyone

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Facts

October 30, 1987 · September 24, 2026 · Still running

First aired
October 30, 1987
Latest episode
September 24, 2026
Status
Still running
Length
40 seasons · 1033 episodes
Age rating
TV-PG
Genres
Documentary, News
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
1 country

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream Dispatches?"

Questions about Dispatches

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Dispatches?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is Dispatches worth watching?

65
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.5). Season 16 is the weak spot, with an IMDb average of 5.5 against 9.2 for the best season.

Which season of Dispatches is best?

Season 18, with an IMDb average of 9.2. Season 16 is the weakest at 5.5. The highest-rated episode is MMR: What They Didn't Tell You (season 18, episode 7) at 9.2, and the lowest is Skipping School: Britain's Invisible Kids (season 33, episode 2) at 3.0.

Is Dispatches okay for kids?

TV-PG

Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Can I half-watch Dispatches?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it drop-in friendly.

Is Dispatches plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (7 of 10) and character depth (6 of 10) more than on its plot.