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Season 1 – Dirty Business

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Two amateur detectives in an Oxfordshire village discover dying fish in their river; when they contact the water company for answers, the company's odd, evasive response prompts them to launch an investigation that continues today.

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Scott Bryan BBC.com Mar 11
You rightly do feel incredibly angry in this film. Go to Full Review Jack Seale Guardian Mar 10
5/5
This is a fist in the face, a blast of controlled fury that mounts an unanswerable case for the prosecution. Go to Full Review Ben Dowell The Times (UK) Feb 27
5/5
At times, it gets so dark and surreal that you may have to pinch yourself. Go to Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) Mar 4
Ever since a certain Mr Bates took on the Post Office, the search has been on for the next fact-based television drama that would rouse the Great British public from its slumber. Dirty Business may be it. Go to Full Review Barbara Ellen Observer (UK) Mar 3
The overall tone is tenacious and informative, sometimes leavened by Watkins and Thewlis’s wry double act... Dirty Business is grubby but essential viewing. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) Feb 27
5/5
It's impossible to watch this drama without feeling sick with anger at it all. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Dirty Business — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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David Thewlis

Ashley Smith

Posy Sterling

Julie Preen

Alex Jennings

Sir James Bevan

Asim Chaudhry

Mickey Lazarus

Chanel Cresswell

Hanna Swift

Charlotte Ritchie

Sophie Harrison

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 23, 2026 Two amateur detectives in an Oxfordshire village discover dying fish in their river; when they contact the water company for answers, the company's odd, evasive response prompts them to launch an investigation that continues today. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 24, 2026 Two amateur detectives in an Oxfordshire village discover dying fish in their river; when they contact the water company for answers, the company's odd, evasive response prompts them to launch an investigation that continues today. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 25, 2026 Two amateur detectives in an Oxfordshire village discover dying fish in their river; when they contact the water company for answers, the company's odd, evasive response prompts them to launch an investigation that continues today. Details
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Dirty Business — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Joseph Bullman
Executive Producer
Aysha Rafaele
Screenwriter
Joseph Bullman
Network
Channel 4
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Feb 23, 2026