Disclosure (2018)

Disclosure investigates the companies that deal in debt. With the cost of living crisis hitting hard, more and more people are struggling to pay what they owe. Reporter Samantha Poling lifts the lid on the multi-million pound trade in debt management and reveals the often unscrupulous tactics being used to target the vulnerable. From aggressive social media marketing to faking ‘clients', The Debt Dealers tracks down the predatory businesses who are making money out of misery and meets those for whom the financial ‘solution’ has turned into a nightmare.

Around one in seven people in the UK are on antidepressants but do we know all we need to about the risks and benefits of taking this medication? Anton Ferrie investigates the impact of these pills on the minds and bodies of the thousands of young people who take them, and meets those for whom their use has had profound consequences. Some say these drugs have saved their lives; others that they’ve changed it permanently, wiping out their sex lives and numbing them to the world around them.

Katie McEvinney investigates the growing trend in social media influencers pushing women towards natural birth control methods. The Pill transformed sex for women but some find the side effects of hormonal contraception intolerable. With many young women struggling to find options which work for them, can fertility apps provide a reliable and healthier alternative? As young women turn away from traditional methods, this film explores the impact on their sexual health and bodies.

Investigation into evictions and spiralling rents across Scotland. Reporter Ian Hamilton travels the country hearing from those trapped in a brutal rental market where demand vastly outstrips supply. He finds tenants being forced to choose between paying massive rent increases they can ill-afford or risking being evicted from their homes. Disclosure investigates what’s going wrong with the rental market and asks if the government is doing enough to protect tenants.

An undercover exposé of the weight loss profiteers who are risking lives by cashing in on our desperation to shed the pounds. Secret filming reveals women who wouldn't qualify for surgery in the UK being subjected to high-pressure sales tactics for weight loss surgery 'holidays' abroad. The team also go undercover to show how easy it is to buy unlicensed and potentially dangerous ‘skinny jabs’ via social media.