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 27)
Inside Saddam's Stronghold (Episode 1)
Air date: 1990-09-24
Overview: Examining the extent Iraq's support for its own leader's aggressive tactics in attacking Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Blowing the Whistle (Episode 2)
Air date: 1990-10-01
Strike It Lucky (Episode 3)
Air date: 1990-10-08
The Allergy Business (Episode 4)
Air date: 1990-10-15
The Go-Between (Episode 5)
Air date: 1990-10-22
Mission to Baghdad (Episode 6)
Air date: 1990-10-29
Nurse Pink's Prescription (Episode 7)
Air date: 1990-11-05
The Lessons of Piper Alpha (Episode 8)
Air date: 1990-11-12
The Tarzan Factor (Episode 9)
Air date: 1990-11-19
Turning a Blind Eye (Episode 10)
Air date: 1990-12-03
Mrs. Thatcher's Secret Servant (Episode 11)
Air date: 1990-12-10
Twenty Years Hard Labour (Episode 12)
Air date: 1990-12-17
A Life of Pain (Episode 13)
Air date: 1991-01-07
A Time to Choose (Episode 14)
Air date: 1991-01-14
Episode 15 (Episode 15)
Air date: 1991-01-21
The Child Killers of Brazil (Episode 16)
Air date: 1991-01-28
Waiting for the Land War (Episode 17)
Air date: 1991-02-04
How Safe Are Our Children? (Episode 18)
Air date: 1991-02-11
Under the Curfew (Episode 19)
Air date: 1991-02-18
Mafia Russian Style (Episode 20)
Air date: 1991-02-25
After the Storm (Episode 21)
Air date: 1991-03-04
World in Action Guide to Losing Your Job (Episode 22)
Air date: 1991-03-11
The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story (Episode 23)
Air date: 1991-03-18
Overview: Following the release of the alleged 'Birmingham Six' pub bombers after 16 years, World in Action speaks to each of the men, and looks back at the flawed police investigation that led to their wrongful imprisonment.
Beat the Taxman (Episode 24)
Air date: 1991-03-19
Secret of Sebha (Episode 25)
Air date: 1991-03-25
Chariots of Fire (Episode 26)
Air date: 1991-04-08
Curse of the Superdrug (Episode 27)
Air date: 1991-04-15
The Hate Factories (Episode 28)
Air date: 1991-04-22
Overview: The government claims that people are sent to prison for rehabilitation, but due to the brutality of some of the officers, the prisoners prefer to refer to them as "hate factories".
The Propaganda War (Episode 29)
Air date: 1991-04-23
The Ghost Train (Episode 30)
Air date: 1991-04-29
Overview: Transferred from prison to prison and left in long-term segregation or solitary confinement, prisoners call this the ghost train. This is the second part of World in Action's investigation into the horrors of life on the inside.
Money for Nothing (Episode 31)
Air date: 1991-05-13
The Devil's Advocates (Episode 32)
Air date: 1991-05-20
On the Knife Edge (Episode 33)
Air date: 1991-06-03
When Housewives Strike (Episode 34)
Air date: 1991-06-10
Marked for Murder (Episode 35)
Air date: 1991-06-17
Overview: The disturbing revelation that confidential police documents are ending up in the hands of gunmen.
Should the Queen Pay Tax? (Episode 36)
Air date: 1991-06-24
What Liverpool Needs... (Episode 37)
Air date: 1991-07-01
Britain's Secret Slaves (Episode 38)
Air date: 1991-07-08
Defending the Realm (Episode 39)
Air date: 1991-07-15
Overview: Nick Davies investigates phone tapping in the British security services.
Making the News (Episode 40)
Air date: 1991-07-22
Reasonable Adjustment (Episode 41)
Air date: 1991-07-29
Overview: Tracing the activity of the disabled armed resistance group Reasonable Adjustment including interviews with members of the group and liberal democrat MP David Bryce.
