Stacey Dooley Investigates

Stacey Dooley Investigates Specials

TV Show

Specials Episodes

1. My Hometown Fanatics

February 20th, 20121 hr

Stacey Dooley investigates what is going on in her hometown of Luton and finds out why it is known as the extremist capital of Britain.

2. The Truth about Magaluf

January 7th, 20131 hr

Stacey Dooley travels to Magaluf, on the Spanish island of Mallorca, to get under the skin of this popular resort. The resort is famous for the drunken antics of the British tourists who go there, but Stacey wants to find out what it's like for the thousands of Spanish workers who serve, police and clear up.

3. Young Sex for Sale in Japan

February 28th, 20171 hr

Stacey Dooley explores Japan's problem with the sexualisation of children. From bars where men pay to meet schoolgirls to suggestive pictures of very young children and comic books featuring child rape, the country has faced global criticism for its attitudes.

4. Canada's Lost Girls

March 7th, 20171 hr

Canada has a dark secret - the disappearance and murder over decades of over a thousand indigenous women and girls. Stacey travels to British Columbia and Alberta to find out more about what some believe is a national scandal.

5. Mums Selling Their Kids for Sex

May 16th, 20171 hr

Stacey Dooley visits the Philippines and follows a secret operation in which Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) hope to arrest several mothers who sexually abuse children, often their own, live in front of webcams in exchange for money.

6. Kids Selling Drugs Online

July 14th, 20171 hr

Stacey Dooley delves deep undercover into the nascent world of Britain's digital drug dealers. Using fake profiles on Instagram, Snapchat and new social app Yellow, she reveals how school children as young as 15 are selling class A drugs on social platforms. It is only a matter of seconds before Stacey is offered everything from cocaine to meth.

7. The Billion Pound Party

August 7th, 20171 hr

In the aftermath of the 2017 General Election, Stacey Dooley heads to Northern Ireland to find out exactly who supporters of the DUP are. Her investigation plunges her into the bitter politics of Northern Ireland where British and Irish identities coexist with unease.

8. Second Chance Sex Offenders

January 24th, 20181 hr

Stacey travels to Florida where sex offenders face restrictions for life. But there is a battle raging about these laws - do they protect children, or are they just in place to make the public feel better?

9. Russia's War on Women

January 31st, 20181 hr

Behind closed doors, Russian society has a dark secret. It's estimated thousands of Russian women are murdered every year by their husbands or partners. Domestic violence is so deep-rooted in Russia there's even a well-known saying - “If he beats you, it means he loves you”.

10. Gypsy Kids Taken From Home

February 14th, 20181 hr

Hungary has more Roma gypsy kids in institutional care than any other EU country and is facing a potential crisis. Stacey Dooley meets some of the parents, kids and social workers on the frontline of Hungary’s child protection system, as she investigates accusations by Roma families of widespread institutional racism in the Hungarian care system.

12. The Billion Pound Party

August 7th, 2017

Stacey Dooley travels to Northern Ireland to meet DUP voters. Contains strong language.

13. Nigeria's Female Suicide Bombers

August 14th, 2019

Stacey Dooley meets young women sent on suicide bombing missions by Boko Haram. Contains some upsetting scenes.

15. Spycam Sex Criminals

April 1st, 20201 hr

Pornography is illegal in South Korea and 'molka' has emerged as an illicit DIY alternative. The devastating impact of molka is revealed in the increasing number of molka-related suicides. Now, criminal gangs are starting to install cameras on an industrial scale, selling people’s most private moments as pornography for strangers to consume. The country’s advanced technology allows criminals to stream videos live and share them at lightning speeds. Can those fighting molka stay ahead of this quickly evolving crime? And are the ingredients that have made molka an epidemic in South Korea a warning sign for a sex crime that could soon affect us here?

16. Locked Up With Lifers

April 19th, 2020

Stacey Dooley investigates one of the most radical women’s prisons in America. She follows eight murderers who are coming to terms with a life sentence.