World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.
World in Action (Season 10)
A Question of Intelligence (Episode 1)
Air date: 1973-09-10
Something to Beef About. (Episode 2)
Air date: 1973-09-17
The Cost of a Cup of Tea (Episode 3)
Air date: 1973-09-24
Tomorrow's Women: Labour (Episode 4)
Air date: 1973-10-01
Tomorrow's Women: Conservative (Episode 5)
Air date: 1973-10-08
A Threat to the State (Episode 6)
Air date: 1973-10-15
The Squeeze (Episode 7)
Air date: 1973-10-22
The Squeeze Pt.2 (Episode 8)
Air date: 1973-10-29
HM's Opposition (Episode 9)
Air date: 1973-11-05
An Accidental Death (Episode 10)
Air date: 1973-11-19
Drug Squad (Episode 11)
Air date: 1973-11-26
Chile: The Reckoning (Episode 12)
Air date: 1973-12-03
The Year of the Torturer (Episode 13)
Air date: 1973-12-10
The Morning After (Episode 14)
Air date: 1974-01-07
Overview: Follows a group of people from different walks of life as they cope with the power cuts, resulting in 'the 3 day week' and spiralling vehicle fuel prices from oil shortages.
Hotting Up & Slowing Down (Episode 15)
Air date: 1974-01-14
Centre Point (Episode 16)
Air date: 1974-01-21
Mr & Mrs Olley Learn the Facts of Life (Episode 17)
Air date: 1974-01-28
Flying Pickets (Episode 18)
Air date: 1974-02-04
A Political Journey: Part 1 (Episode 19)
Air date: 1974-02-11
A Political Journey: Part 2 (Episode 20)
Air date: 1974-02-18
A Political Journey: Part 3 (Episode 21)
Air date: 1974-02-25
The Others (Episode 22)
Air date: 1974-03-04
The Trials of PC. Williams (Episode 23)
Air date: 1974-03-11
A Bad Week for the Speculators (Episode 24)
Air date: 1974-03-18
The Strange Story of Kevin Kavanagh (Episode 25)
Air date: 1974-04-01
Harold Wilson at No.10 (Episode 26)
Air date: 1974-04-08
Death in the Family (Episode 27)
Air date: 1974-04-22
MP's Interests (Episode 28)
Air date: 1974-04-29
Business in Gozo (Episode 29)
Air date: 1974-05-06
The Ben Hunter Way (Episode 30)
Air date: 1974-05-13
The Day the Torture Stopped (Episode 31)
Air date: 1974-05-20
The Hefferon Affair (Episode 32)
Air date: 1974-06-03
The Selling of the Maharishi (Episode 33)
Air date: 1974-06-10
Overview: With the promise of solving the world's problems through meditation, The Maharishi is now a global business worth millions of dollars.
The Leader of the Opposition (Episode 34)
Air date: 1974-06-17
Cancer Gas (Episode 35)
Air date: 1974-06-24
Overview: Investigation into Vinyl Chloride Monomer gas, widely used in the PVC industry and maybe a reason for increased rates of liver cancer for those who work with it.
Episode 36 (Episode 36)
Air date: 1974-07-01
The Old Country (Episode 37)
Air date: 1974-07-08
Overview: A visit to a remote region of Equador where some people are claimed to be over a 100 and still physically active. As a Catholic country World in Action checks the baptism records.
The Group (Episode 38)
Air date: 1974-07-15
