
The Trapped
They’re living in the worst conditions imaginable and have no way out. And it’s the British state that’s keeping them there. ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret and confronts the people responsible. But how are...
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Show overview
The Trapped has published 9 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode during 2024. That works out to roughly 4 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 28 min and 32 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by ITV News.
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They’re living in the worst conditions imaginable and have no way out. And it’s the British state that’s keeping them there. ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret and confronts the people responsible. But how are people trapped all over Britain? Why can't they get out? And what's being done to change it? Daniel embarks on a four-year-long investigation to find out, only to discover some truly shocking answers. So come see the country that you really live in... Head to www.thetrapped.co.uk to hear the full series and see the visuals that support each episode. If you are in bad housing or your living situation is under threat you’ll also find a full list of people to contact to get help here: https://thetrapped.co.uk/are-you-trapped.html The Trapped is an ITV News podcast. Presenters: Daniel Hewitt, alongside Imogen Barrer Writers: Daniel Hewitt and David Williams Archiving: Alpha Ceesay and Lauren Aarons Audio production and sound design: Meic Parry and Jack Soper Director and producer: David Williams Executive producers: Matt Williams and Ed Saunt
Latest Episodes

S1 Ep 1The Escape Rooms | Ep 1
One short drive from Westminster changes everything as Daniel discovers a dirty secret behind the door of Number 7, Regina Road...'The escape rooms' is episode one of The Trapped, as ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret: people are stuck living in the worst conditions imaginable - and it’s the British state that’s keeping them there.But how are people trapped all over Britain? Why can't they get out? And what's being done to change it? Daniel embarks on a four-year-long investigation to find out, only to discover some truly shocking answers. So come see the country that you really live in...Head to www.thetrapped.co.uk to hear the full series and see the visuals that support each episode.If you are in bad housing or your living situation is under threat you’ll also find a full list of people to contact to get help here: https://thetrapped.co.uk/are-you-trapped.htmlThe Trapped is an ITV News podcast.Presenters: Daniel Hewitt, alongside Imogen BarrerWriters: Daniel Hewitt and David WilliamsArchiving: Alpha Ceesay and Lauren AaronsAudio production and sound design: Meic Parry and Jack SoperDirector and producer: David WilliamsExecutive producers: Matt Williams and Ed Saunt

S1 Ep 2The Power Of Shame | Ep 2
Now the journalist at the centre of a national scandal, Daniel meets the people who are trapped and confronts those who have been ignoring them...'The power of shame' is episode two of The Trapped, as ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret: people are stuck living in the worst conditions imaginable - and it’s the British state that’s keeping them there.But how are people trapped all over Britain? Why can't they get out? And what's being done to change it? Daniel embarks on a four-year-long investigation to find out, only to discover some truly shocking answers. So come see the country that you really live in...Head to www.thetrapped.co.uk to hear the full series and see the visuals that support each episode.If you are in bad housing or your living situation is under threat you’ll also find a full list of people to contact to get help here: https://thetrapped.co.uk/are-you-trapped.htmlThe Trapped is an ITV News podcast.Presenters: Daniel Hewitt, alongside Imogen BarrerWriters: Daniel Hewitt and David WilliamsArchiving: Alpha Ceesay and Lauren AaronsAudio production and sound design: Meic Parry and Jack SoperDirector and producer: David WilliamsExecutive producers: Matt Williams and Ed Saunt

S1 Ep 3Sorry, But | Ep 3
Europe’s biggest housing provider finds out just how dangerous a teenager with a Twitter account can be...'Sorry, but' is episode three of The Trapped, as ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret: people are stuck living in the worst conditions imaginable - and it’s the British state that’s keeping them there.But how are people trapped all over Britain? Why can't they get out? And what's being done to change it? Daniel embarks on a four-year-long investigation to find out, only to discover some truly shocking answers. So come see the country that you really live in...Head to www.thetrapped.co.uk to hear the full series and see the visuals that support each episode.If you are in bad housing or your living situation is under threat you’ll also find a full list of people to contact to get help here: https://thetrapped.co.uk/are-you-trapped.htmlThe Trapped is an ITV News podcast.Presenters: Daniel Hewitt, alongside Imogen BarrerWriters: Daniel Hewitt and David WilliamsArchiving: Alpha Ceesay and Lauren AaronsAudio production and sound design: Meic Parry and Jack SoperDirector and producer: David WilliamsExecutive producers: Matt Williams and Ed Saunt

S1 Ep 4Sh*t Hits The Fan | Ep 4
Daniel heads to the pub for a history lesson before finding a man being forced to live in the most sickening conditions imaginable...'Sh*t hits the fan' is episode four of The Trapped, as ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret: people are stuck living in the worst conditions imaginable - and it’s the British state that’s keeping them there.But how are people trapped all over Britain? Why can't they get out? And what's being done to change it? Daniel embarks on a four-year-long investigation to find out, only to discover some truly shocking answers. So come see the country that you really live in...Head to www.thetrapped.co.uk to hear the full series and see the visuals that support each episode.If you are in bad housing or your living situation is under threat you’ll also find a full list of people to contact to get help here: https://thetrapped.co.uk/are-you-trapped.htmlThe Trapped is an ITV News podcast.Presenters: Daniel Hewitt, alongside Imogen BarrerWriters: Daniel Hewitt and David WilliamsArchiving: Alpha Ceesay and Lauren AaronsAudio production and sound design: Meic Parry and Jack SoperDirector and producer: David WilliamsExecutive producers: Matt Williams and Ed Saunt

S1 Ep 5Speaking Truth To Power | Ep 5
A breakthrough. But after months of excuses, silence and denials - is the establishment finally ready to listen?'Speaking truth to power' is episode five of The Trapped, as ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret: people are stuck living in the worst conditions imaginable - and it’s the British state that’s keeping them there.But how are people trapped all over Britain? Why can't they get out? And what's being done to change it? Daniel embarks on a four-year-long investigation to find out, only to discover some truly shocking answers. So come see the country that you really live in...Head to www.thetrapped.co.uk to hear the full series and see the visuals that support each episode.If you are in bad housing or your living situation is under threat you’ll also find a full list of people to contact to get help here: https://thetrapped.co.uk/are-you-trapped.htmlThe Trapped is an ITV News podcast.Presenters: Daniel Hewitt, alongside Imogen BarrerWriters: Daniel Hewitt and David WilliamsArchiving: Alpha Ceesay and Lauren AaronsAudio production and sound design: Meic Parry and Jack SoperDirector and producer: David WilliamsExecutive producers: Matt Williams and Ed Saunt

S1 Ep 6Why Did A Boy Have To Die? | Ep 6
Daniel takes the man in charge of UK housing to a site of national shame and demands answers...'Why did a boy have to die' is episode six of The Trapped, as ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret: people are stuck living in the worst conditions imaginable - and it’s the British state that’s keeping them there.But how are people trapped all over Britain? Why can't they get out? And what's being done to change it? Daniel embarks on a four-year-long investigation to find out, only to discover some truly shocking answers. So come see the country that you really live in...Head to www.thetrapped.co.uk to hear the full series and see the visuals that support each episode.If you are in bad housing or your living situation is under threat you’ll also find a full list of people to contact to get help here: https://thetrapped.co.uk/are-you-trapped.htmlThe Trapped is an ITV News podcast.Presenters: Daniel Hewitt, alongside Imogen BarrerWriters: Daniel Hewitt and David WilliamsArchiving: Alpha Ceesay and Lauren AaronsAudio production and sound design: Meic Parry and Jack SoperDirector and producer: David WilliamsExecutive producers: Matt Williams and Ed Saunt

S1 Ep 7Get Out | Ep 7
A working mum and her three children are heading for the street. So what’s she going to do?'Get out' is episode seven of The Trapped, as ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret: people are stuck living in the worst conditions imaginable - and it’s the British state that’s keeping them there.But how are people trapped all over Britain? Why can't they get out? And what's being done to change it? Daniel embarks on a four-year-long investigation to find out, only to discover some truly shocking answers. So come see the country that you really live in...Head to www.thetrapped.co.uk to hear the full series and see the visuals that support each episode.If you are in bad housing or your living situation is under threat you’ll also find a full list of people to contact to get help here: https://thetrapped.co.uk/are-you-trapped.htmlThe Trapped is an ITV News podcast.Presenters: Daniel Hewitt, alongside Imogen BarrerWriters: Daniel Hewitt and David WilliamsArchiving: Alpha Ceesay and Lauren AaronsAudio production and sound design: Meic Parry and Jack SoperDirector and producer: David WilliamsExecutive producers: Matt Williams and Ed Saunt

S1 Ep 8Home | Ep 8
Daniel makes more shocking discoveries as an election looms. But will a change of government really solve this crisis?'Home' is episode eight of The Trapped, as ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret: people are stuck living in the worst conditions imaginable - and it’s the British state that’s keeping them there.But how are people trapped all over Britain? Why can't they get out? And what's being done to change it? Daniel embarks on a four-year-long investigation to find out, only to discover some truly shocking answers. So come see the country that you really live in...Head to www.thetrapped.co.uk to hear the full series and see the visuals that support each episode.If you are in bad housing or your living situation is under threat you’ll also find a full list of people to contact to get help here: https://thetrapped.co.uk/are-you-trapped.htmlThe Trapped is an ITV News podcast.Presenters: Daniel Hewitt, alongside Imogen BarrerWriters: Daniel Hewitt and David WilliamsArchiving: Alpha Ceesay and Lauren AaronsAudio production and sound design: Meic Parry and Jack SoperDirector and producer: David WilliamsExecutive producers: Matt Williams and Ed Saunt

Introducing... The Trapped
trailerThey’re living in the worst conditions imaginable and have no way out. And it’s the British state that’s keeping them there. ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt exposes the UK’s dirty secret and confronts the people responsible. But how are people trapped all over Britain? Why can't they get out? And what's being done to change it? Daniel embarks on a four-year-long investigation to find out, only to discover some truly shocking answers. So come see the country that you really live in...Head to www.thetrapped.co.uk to hear the full series and see the visuals that support each episode.If you are in bad housing or your living situation is under threat you’ll also find a full list of people to contact to get help here: https://thetrapped.co.uk/are-you-trapped.htmlThe Trapped is an ITV News podcast.Presenters: Daniel Hewitt, alongside Imogen BarrerWriters: Daniel Hewitt and David WilliamsArchiving: Alpha Ceesay and Lauren AaronsAudio production and sound design: Meic Parry and Jack SoperDirector and producer: David WilliamsExecutive producers: Matt Williams and Ed Saunt