World in Action
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.
Cast
David Owen
11 episodes
Ian Paisley
10 episodes
Tony Benn
9 episodes
Margaret Thatcher
9 episodes
Idi Amin
6 episodes
Neil Kinnock
6 episodes
Harold Wilson
5 episodes
Edward Heath
5 episodes
Merlyn Rees
5 episodes
Gerry Adams
5 episodes
Clive Jenkins
4 episodes
Richard Crossman
4 episodes
Michael Heseltine
4 episodes
Stephen Dorrell
4 episodes
Michael Parkinson
4 episodes
Tariq Ali
3 episodes
Gus Macdonald
3 episodes
John Pilger
3 episodes
Garret Fitzgerald
3 episodes
Jack Straw
3 episodes
Leon Brittan
3 episodes
Arthur Scargill
3 episodes
Anatoly Sharansky
3 episodes
Tony Wilson
3 episodes
Crew
- Executive Producers
- Jeremy Wallington, Tim Hewat, Gus Macdonald, Alex Valentine, Derek Granger
Seasons
Season 1
1963 · 23 eps
Season 2
1963 · 35 eps
Season 3
1964 · 27 eps
Season 4
1967 · 51 eps
Season 5
1968 · 34 eps
Season 6
1969 · 38 eps
Season 7
1970 · 43 eps
Season 8
1971 · 37 eps
Season 9
1972 · 38 eps
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