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From 1963 to 1998
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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.
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Season 1Specials1 episodes
- S00E01The World In Action YearsTBA
Season 123 episodes
- S01E01Beat the Clock on Defence Spending1963-01-01
- S01E02Atomic Arms Race1963-01-07
- S01E03Congo Conflict1963-01-14
- S01E04East Germany1963-01-21
- S01E06Lord Hailsham1963-02-11
- S01E07Supermarkets1963-02-18
- S01E08The Fashion Houses1963-02-25
- S01E09Tibet1963-03-11
- S01E10Harold Wilson1963-03-25
- S01E11The Gambling Business1963-03-25
- S01E12Typhoid in Zermatt1963-04-01
- S01E13Migrants1963-04-08
- S01E14The Airlines1963-04-08
- S01E15The Volunteers1963-04-14
- S01E16The Der Speigel Affair1963-04-24
- S01E17The Petrol Business1963-04-29
- S01E18The Greek Royal Family1963-05-06
- S01E19Charities1963-05-13
- S01E20Stanley Matthews1963-05-27
- S01E21Litter1963-06-03
- S01E22Don't Take the Risk1963-06-10
- S01E23Election Costs1963-06-24
- S01E24Ivanov1963-07-01
Season 235 episodes
- S02E01The Guns1963-09-11
- S02E02Lord Denning1963-09-16
- S02E03Dick Gregory1963-09-29
- S02E04M.R.A1963-09-30
- S02E05Oxfam1963-10-10
- S02E06Blackpool Conference1963-10-14
- S02E07Living in the Slums1963-10-22
- S02E08Repairs1963-10-29
- S02E09
Season 327 episodes
- S03E01The Story of the Sun1964-09-15
- S03E02The Flip Side1964-09-22
- S03E03U.S. Elections1964-09-29
- S03E04Canada1964-10-06
- S03E05Eyes1964-10-20
- S03E06How to Loose at the Olympics After Really Trying1964-10-27
- S03E07Vietnam1964-11-03
- S03E08Air Safety1964-11-10
Season 451 episodes
- S04E01A Girl Called Sharon1967-07-03
- S04E02Some Grains of Truth1967-07-10
- S04E03A Duel in the Sun1967-07-17
- S04E04Defender of the Faith1967-07-24
- S04E05Mick Jagger1967-07-31
- S04E06The Third World1967-08-07
- S04E07Scientology for Sale1967-08-14
- S04E08Colonels' Democracy1967-08-21
Season 534 episodes
- S05E01Give Us the Works1968-09-10
- S05E02Spies for Hire1968-09-16
- S05E03February's Children1968-09-23
- S05E04Episode 41968-09-30
- S05E05New Drugs, Same Needle1968-10-07
- S05E06A Score to Settle1968-10-14
- S05E07Backs to the Wall1968-10-21
- S05E08Special: Vietnam1968-10-27
Season 638 episodes
- S06E01Untried, Inside1969-09-08
- S06E02No Surrender1969-09-15
- S06E03Crack of the Whip1969-09-22
- S06E04Castro1969-09-29
- S06E05The Secret Life of Sam the Plumber1969-10-06
- S06E06Put to the Test1969-10-13
- S06E07State of the Lion1969-10-20
- S06E08Unknown Soldier1969-10-27
Season 743 episodes
- S07E01Everybody's Children1970-09-21
- S07E02The Quiet Mutiny1970-09-28
- S07E03The Man Who Made Biafra1970-10-05
- S07E04Pigs?1970-10-12
- S07E05They're Only Human Beings Like Everybody Else1970-10-19
- S07E06A Business Arrangement1970-10-26
- S07E07S.A.L.T.1970-11-02
- S07E08Goodbye Mr. Smith?1970-11-09
Season 837 episodes
- S08E01The Village That Quit, Well Not Exactly1971-09-06
- S08E02The Sounds of the Clyde1971-09-13
- S08E03Episode 31971-09-20
- S08E04Death of a revolutionary1971-09-27
- S08E05Episode 51971-10-04
- S08E06Episode 61971-10-11
- S08E07Episode 71971-10-18
- S08E08Does an M.P. Have the Right?1971-10-25
Season 938 episodes
- S09E01See for Yourself!1972-09-11
- S09E02A Matter of Discretion1972-09-18
- S09E03A Question of Torture1972-09-25
- S09E04The Colenso Diamond1972-10-02
- S09E05The Children of Vorenezh1972-10-09
- S09E06Is the Press Biased Against the Labour Party? Wilson Verses Rees-Mogg1972-10-16
- S09E07Hotels1972-10-23
- S09E08Canadian Indians1972-10-30
Season 1038 episodes
- S10E01A Question of Intelligence1973-09-10
- S10E02Something to Beef About.1973-09-17
- S10E03The Cost of a Cup of Tea1973-09-24
- S10E04Tomorrow's Women: Labour1973-10-01
- S10E05Tomorrow's Women: Conservative1973-10-08
- S10E06A Threat to the State1973-10-15
- S10E07The Squeeze1973-10-22
- S10E08The Squeeze Pt.21973-10-29
Season 1140 episodes
- S11E01An Accident at Sea1974-09-02
- S11E02John Conteh1974-09-09
- S11E03The Special Unit1974-09-16
- S11E04It Won't Change My Life1974-09-23
- S11E05After the Hurricane1974-09-30
- S11E06The Granada 5001974-10-07
- S11E07Killer Dust: A Standard Mistake1974-10-14
- S11E08Birth of a Nation1974-10-21
Season 1242 episodes
- S12E01The Reluctant Bride1975-09-08
- S12E02The Roche Affair1975-09-15
- S12E03Conversations with the Craigs1975-09-22
- S12E04Democracy in Bulk1975-09-29
- S12E05Jobless in Batley1975-10-06
- S12E06The Guinea Pig Soldiers1975-10-13
- S12E07The Luddenden Experiment1975-10-20
- S12E08The Billion Dollar Grain Fraud1975-10-27
Season 1339 episodes
- S13E01Unemployment - Who Cares?1976-09-27
- S13E02Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Delta's Dilemma1976-10-04
- S13E03A School of Thought1976-10-11
- S13E04Mr Cork Examines the Books1976-10-18
- S13E05Campaigning by Numbers1976-10-25
- S13E06Yesterday's Truants1976-11-01
- S13E07Living Dangerously1976-11-08
- S13E08The Killing of Uganda1976-11-15
Season 1434 episodes
- S14E01The Man Who Talks to Terrorists1977-09-26
- S14E02The Life and Death of Steve Biko1977-10-03
- S14E03No Compromise1977-10-10
- S14E04The Miami Experiment1977-10-17
- S14E05The Surgery Is Now Closed1977-10-24
- S14E06Eastern Promise1977-10-31
- S14E07The Accident1977-11-07
- S14E08The Disputed Land1977-11-14
Season 1536 episodes
- S15E01Paraguay - The Last Refuge1978-10-09
- S15E02Trapped Inside the Wrong Body1978-10-16
- S15E03Episode 31978-10-23
- S15E04Mr Heath at the Miners' Club1978-10-30
- S15E05The Hunt for Doctor Mengele1978-11-06
- S15E06Kids United1978-11-27
- S15E07Episode 71978-11-28
- S15E08Inside Europe - The Summit1978-12-04
Season 1630 episodes
- S16E01Mr. Benn's Secret Service1980-01-07
- S16E02Cambodia Year One - The Aid Crisis1980-01-14
- S16E03Cambodia Year One - Life After Death1980-01-21
- S16E04The Man Who Bought United1980-01-28
- S16E05The Steel Papers1980-02-04
- S16E06Behind the Paper Curtain1980-02-11
- S16E07The Pulse of America1980-02-18
- S16E08The Final Harvest1980-02-25
Season 1741 episodes
- S17E01The State of Britain - The Road to Brighton Pier1980-10-13
- S17E02South Africa's Bombshell1980-10-20
- S17E03Creating Criminals1980-10-27
- S17E04Choosing Labour's Leader1980-11-03
- S17E05The Party's Over1980-11-10
- S17E06Death on the Dole1980-11-17
- S17E07The H-Block Fuse1980-11-24
- S17E08The Rossminster Affair1980-12-01
Season 1844 episodes
- S18E01The Discarded People1981-10-19
- S18E02The Disarmament Man1981-10-26
- S18E03Two Out of 30,0001981-11-02
- S18E04Living with Poverty1981-11-09
- S18E05Dust to Dust1981-11-16
- S18E06The Preacher and the Peacemaker1981-11-23
- S18E07Bleeding to Death1981-11-30
- S18E08Families at War1981-12-07
Season 1935 episodes
- S19E01The Mystery of Flight 1631982-10-25
- S19E02DeLorean - The Inside Story1982-11-01
- S19E03Losing Out to London1982-11-08
- S19E04An Adverse Reaction1982-11-15
- S19E05The Betrayal of British Industry: Part 11982-11-22
- S19E06The Betrayal of British Industry: Part 21982-11-29
- S19E07The Silicon Spies1982-12-06
- S19E08Voices from the Underground1982-12-13
Season 2036 episodes
- S20E01Watching the Waste Go By1983-10-10
- S20E02Tea - A Bitter Taste1983-10-17
- S20E03A Farewell to Arms Control1983-10-24
- S20E04A Serious Medical Emergency1983-10-31
- S20E05In No Man's Land1983-11-07
- S20E06The Grenada Factor1983-11-14
- S20E07Devil's Advocate1983-11-21
- S20E08Sea of Despair1983-11-28
Season 2139 episodes
- S21E01Clap Trap1984-09-24
- S21E02An Appointment with Mr. Mitchell1984-10-01
- S21E03Football's Mr. Fix-It1984-10-08
- S21E04The Coal War1984-10-15
- S21E05Apartheid's Back Yard1984-10-22
- S21E06Plans for Coal1984-10-29
- S21E07Ronald Reagan - The Second Coming1984-11-05
- S21E08The Politics of Starvation1984-11-12
Season 2238 episodes
- S22E01The Bishop and the Minister1985-09-23
- S22E02Mr. Kinnock Spells It Out1985-09-30
- S22E03The Great Food Scandal1985-10-07
- S22E04The Front Line1985-10-14
- S22E05The Last Days of Juliet Lima1985-10-21
- S22E06In the Interests of Justice1985-10-28
- S22E07Whites Only1985-11-04
- S22E08Shades of Blue1985-11-11
Season 2338 episodes
- S23E01Getting Away with Murder1986-09-22
- S23E02Something for Nothing1986-09-29
- S23E03Mrs. Currie's Sauce1986-10-06
- S23E04Death is Part of the Process1986-10-13
- S23E05A Most Unsatisfactory Customer1986-10-20
- S23E06Episode 61986-10-27
- S23E07The Untouchable1986-11-03
- S23E08Dead End1986-11-10
Season 2440 episodes
- S24E01Fighting for Jennifer1987-09-21
- S24E02The Strange Case of the Disappearing Diamonds1987-09-28
- S24E03The Wrong Stuff1987-10-05
- S24E04They Are Under Starters Orders1987-10-12
- S24E05The People the World Forgot: Boat People in Hong Kong1987-10-19
- S24E06Your Life in Tired Hands1987-10-26
- S24E07The Planning Game1987-11-02
- S24E08A Dangerous Prescription1987-11-09
Season 2541 episodes
- S25E01A Death in the Family1988-09-19
- S25E02Here's to a Happy Future1988-09-26
- S25E03Dr. Chiswick's Dilemma1988-10-03
- S25E04For a Few Pennies More1988-10-10
- S25E05A Dream Betrayed1988-10-17
- S25E06The Price of a Life1988-10-24
- S25E07The Last Days of a God King1988-10-31
- S25E08The Triangle of Terror-Triads Part 11988-11-07
Season 2638 episodes
- S26E01The Right to Rape1989-09-25
- S26E02Playing with Fire1989-10-02
- S26E03Hard to Swallow1989-10-09
- S26E04Primo and the Princess1989-10-16
- S26E05The Terror After Tiananmen1989-10-23
- S26E06A Question of Conviction1989-10-30
- S26E07One Thousand Nights in Beirut1989-11-06
- S26E08Last Brick in the Wall1989-11-13
Season 2741 episodes
- S27E01Inside Saddam's Stronghold1990-09-24
- S27E02Blowing the Whistle1990-10-01
- S27E03Strike It Lucky1990-10-08
- S27E04The Allergy Business1990-10-15
- S27E05The Go-Between1990-10-22
- S27E06Mission to Baghdad1990-10-29
- S27E07Nurse Pink's Prescription1990-11-05
- S27E08The Lessons of Piper Alpha1990-11-12
Season 2839 episodes
- S28E01The Price of Beauty1991-09-23
- S28E02Pirates1991-09-30
- S28E03That'll Do Nicely1991-10-07
- S28E04A Policeman's Lot1991-10-14
- S28E05Sex for Sale1991-10-21
- S28E06The Most Dangerous Job in the World1991-10-28
- S28E07Fallen Comrade1991-11-04
- S28E08A Woman Apart1991-11-11
Season 2940 episodes
- S29E01The Sultan of Sleaze1992-09-21
- S29E02Going Bust1992-09-28
- S29E03Death in the Fast Lane1992-10-05
- S29E04Mummy, You're Killing Me!1992-10-12
- S29E05Gifts from Russia1992-10-19
- S29E06Trust Me, I'm a Doctor1992-10-26
- S29E07Trials of Labour1992-11-02
- S29E08Time for Panic1992-11-09
Season 3025 episodes
- S30E01The Life of Brian1993-09-27
- S30E02Children Having Children1993-10-04
- S30E03Shoot Out at Sunset1993-10-11
- S30E04No Money to Burn1993-10-18
- S30E05Doctor Knows Best?1993-10-25
- S30E06Fathers in Fear1993-11-01
- S30E07Carving Out a Life1993-11-08
- S30E08Violence with Violence1993-11-15
Season 3138 episodes
- S31E01The Fag Lady1994-07-11
- S31E02Dying for a Holiday1994-07-18
- S31E03Flirting with Danger1994-07-25
- S31E04Smashed in the Summer1994-08-01
- S31E05One Woman's War1994-08-08
- S31E06People of the Apocalypse1994-08-15
- S31E07The Bugs That Drugs Cannot Kill1994-08-22
- S31E08The Peace Maker1994-09-05
Season 3248 episodes
- S32E01Safe Sex?1995-07-10
- S32E02Could It Be You?1995-07-17
- S32E03Dealing with the Devil1995-07-24
- S32E04Fast and Loose1995-07-31
- S32E05Car Wars1995-08-07
- S32E06What Killed Stephen?1995-08-14
- S32E07Beyond Reasonable Drought1995-08-21
- S32E08The Legacy Lottery1995-09-04
Season 3337 episodes
- S33E01Peer Pressure: Boys & Girls of the Jury1996-09-02
- S33E02Shadow of the Bomb1996-09-09
- S33E03For King and Country1996-09-16
- S33E04Licence to Steal1996-09-23
- S33E05The Unteachables1996-09-30
- S33E06Tainted Blood1996-10-07
- S33E07Bad Company1996-10-14
- S33E08The Nation's Teeth1996-10-21
Season 3433 episodes
- S34E01Credit to the Nation1997-09-08
- S34E02Against the Odds1997-09-15
- S34E03How Green Is My Petrol?1997-09-22
- S34E04With This Ring1997-09-29
- S34E05Domestic Weapons1997-10-06
- S34E06Secret Ingredient1997-10-13
- S34E07Conduct Unbecoming1997-10-20
- S34E08House of Horrors: Part 11997-10-27
Season 3518 episodes
- S35E01Bad Air Days1998-07-27
- S35E02Viagra - The Hard Sell1998-08-03
- S35E03Eat Up Your Genes1998-08-10
- S35E04How Safe Is Your Cash?1998-08-17
- S35E05The Big E1998-08-24
- S35E06Our Man in Ibiza1998-09-14
- S35E07The Clinton Tapes1998-09-21
- S35E08Wish We Weren't Here1998-09-28