TV Series

World in Action (1963–1998)

• NR
• First aired January 1, 1963
• Seasons: 35 · Episodes: 1294
• 30m per episode

• News
• Documentary

Overview

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.

Starring

David Owen, Ian Paisley, Tony Benn