Episode 1
Skinny Jab Scandal
47m
Undercover reporting reveals major flaws in how skinny jabs are sold at Boots and finds registered NHS nurses prescribing jabs to patients who aren't overweight.
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TV series
Dispatches
1987TV-PG40 seasons6.5 / 10
An in-depth look at news stories. Documentaries that take you behind the scenes giving an insight into people's lives or institutions.
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Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Dispatches premiered October 30, 1987. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
An in-depth look at news stories. Documentaries that take you behind the scenes giving an insight into people's lives or institutions.
Season 39 episodes
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Episode 2
Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed's Fixer
47m
Reporter Cathy Newman investigates and tracks down the woman who facilitated Mohamed Al Fayed's rape and sexual abuse of women at Harrods for over a decade.
Episode credits
Guest stars Cathy Newman
Episode 3
Undercover: The Great Tagging Scandal
As the government release thousands to ease prison numbers, Dispatches is undercover inside the company paid millions to monitor offenders and keep us all safe.
Where to watch DispatchesEpisode 4
Britain's Car Theft Gangs Exposed
Every eight minutes a car is stolen in Britain. Dispatches goes undercover on the tail of the thieves driving this car-crime epidemic.
Where to watch DispatchesEpisode 5
Will Nigel Farage Be Prime Minister?
With Reform UK topping polls and running councils, are we on the verge of a political earthquake? And do Reform UK have what it takes to govern?
Where to watch DispatchesEpisode 6
Trump: Moscow's Man in the White House?
What's the truth about Trump's relationship with Putin? Insiders share a unique behind-the-scenes view on the greatest political story of the decade.
Where to watch DispatchesEpisode 7
999 Undercover: NHS in Crisis
A Dispatches reporter goes undercover inside a 999 control room to reveal the truth about our overstretched ambulance services.
Where to watch DispatchesEpisode 8
Will AI Take My Job?
Will AI leave millions of Britain's skilled work force without a job? From health care to the law and more, Dispatches investigates, pitting human versus machine to find out who's the best worker.
Where to watch DispatchesEpisode 9
The Prince vs. The Paper: Harry, Hacking & The Mail
As a trial date approaches, the latest on Prince Harry's case against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday - who Harry accuses of phone hacking and bugging.
Where to watch DispatchesEpisode 10
Hunting Britain's Parcel Thieves
Every seven seconds a parcel is stolen in Britain. With Christmas just around the corner, Dispatches is on a mission to catch the crooks behind the escalating doormat deliveries crime wave.
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More about Dispatches
Cast
Arthur ScargillGerry Adams
Margaret Thatcher
Peter Mandelson
Bernard Ingham
Ken Livingstone
Donald TrumpDavid Canter
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- News
- Episodes
- 1,029
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Channel 4United Kingdom
ITN ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Bigger BangUnited Kingdom- Hardcash ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Themes
current affairsexposeinvestigative journalismsecret filming