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 31)
The Fag Lady (Episode 1)
Air date: 1994-07-11
Dying for a Holiday (Episode 2)
Air date: 1994-07-18
Flirting with Danger (Episode 3)
Air date: 1994-07-25
Smashed in the Summer (Episode 4)
Air date: 1994-08-01
One Woman's War (Episode 5)
Air date: 1994-08-08
People of the Apocalypse (Episode 6)
Air date: 1994-08-15
The Bugs That Drugs Cannot Kill (Episode 7)
Air date: 1994-08-22
The Peace Maker (Episode 8)
Air date: 1994-09-05
Overview: The man credited with doing most to create peace in Ireland, John Hume, talks about his views and his methods.
The Man Who Paid the Bill (Episode 9)
Air date: 1994-09-12
Give Us a Break (Episode 10)
Air date: 1994-09-19
Retired Hurt (Episode 11)
Air date: 1994-09-26
Open All Hours (Episode 12)
Air date: 1994-10-03
The Cure That Killed (Episode 13)
Air date: 1994-10-10
A Fatal Prescription (Episode 14)
Air date: 1994-10-17
The Journey (Episode 15)
Air date: 1994-10-24
The Wrong Arm of the Law (Episode 16)
Air date: 1994-10-31
Episode 17 (Episode 17)
Air date: 1994-11-07
The Ministry of Bribes (Episode 18)
Air date: 1994-11-14
Citizen Cone (Episode 19)
Air date: 1994-11-21
A Shot in the Dark (Episode 20)
Air date: 1994-11-28
The Housing Hangover (Episode 21)
Air date: 1994-12-05
Mind Games (Episode 22)
Air date: 1994-12-12
Through the Keyhole (Episode 23)
Air date: 1995-01-09
Throwaway Children (Episode 24)
Air date: 1995-01-16
Overview: Depicts England's street children. It is not only countries in distant parts of the world where children live their lives on the streets. Even in the Western world, there are young people who choose to leave their own families or foster homes to fend for themselves. They are short of money and many are lured into crime, prostitution and begging. Some use drugs as a temporary escape. This documentary portrays sisters Mandy and Debbie, two of London's homeless girls who live on the streets of London.
National Health Secret Service (Episode 25)
Air date: 1995-01-23
The Back Seat Killer (Episode 26)
Air date: 1995-01-30
Overview: Examines the safety of rear seated passengers in hatchback cars during an impact.
Take the Low Road (Episode 27)
Air date: 1995-02-06
Overview: Exposes the easy access to narcotics on the streets in Strathclyde Scotland.
Victims of Their Success (Episode 28)
Air date: 1995-02-13
Sex Off the Streets (Episode 29)
Air date: 1995-02-20
Prisoners of the Past (Episode 30)
Air date: 1995-02-27
Shot in the Back (Episode 31)
Air date: 1995-03-06
Who's Gambling with Your Money? (Episode 32)
Air date: 1995-03-13
Parents in the Dock (Episode 33)
Air date: 1995-03-20
The Nightmare Returns (Episode 34)
Air date: 1995-03-27
In the Name of Charity (Episode 35)
Air date: 1995-04-03
Jonathan of Arabia (Episode 36)
Air date: 1995-04-10
Black and Blue (Episode 37)
Air date: 1995-04-24
Friends in High Places (Episode 38)
Air date: 1995-05-01
