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.
Seasons
35
Episodes
1294
Country
United Kingdom
Status
Ended
Cast
David Owen
· 11 eps
Margaret Thatcher
· 9 eps
Tony Benn
· 9 eps
Idi Amin
· 6 eps
Neil Kinnock
· 6 eps
Harold Wilson
· 5 eps
Edward Heath
· 5 eps
Michael Parkinson
· 4 eps
Michael Heseltine
· 4 eps
Clive Jenkins
· 4 eps
Stephen Dorrell
· 4 eps
Roy Hattersley
· 3 eps
Ken Clarke
· 3 eps
Ken Livingstone
· 3 eps
Bernadette Devlin
· 3 eps
Richard Branson
· 3 eps
Arthur Scargill
· 3 eps
Tariq Ali
· 3 eps
Leon Brittan
· 3 eps
Edwina Currie
· 3 eps
John Pilger
· 3 eps
Jack Straw
· 3 eps
Norman Tebbit
· 3 eps
Michael Foot
· 3 eps
Matthew Parris
· 3 eps
Tony Wilson
· 3 eps
Margaret Beckett
· 3 eps
Michael Mates
· 3 eps
Michael Caine
· 1 eps
Mick Jagger
· 2 eps
Ben Kingsley
Re-enactment · 1 eps
Bob Geldof
· 2 eps
William Rees-Mogg
· 2 eps
Walter Cronkite
· 2 eps
Richard Nixon
· 2 eps
Fidel Castro
· 2 eps
Muammar Gaddafi
· 2 eps
John Prescott
· 2 eps
David Steel
· 2 eps
Norman Fowler
· 2 eps
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Where to Watch
Streaming
ITVX Episode Guide
1
Beat the Clock on Defence Spending
Military budget over spending is presented as a game show.
2
Atomic Arms Race
3
Congo Conflict
4
East Germany
6
Lord Hailsham
7
Supermarkets
An investigation into supermarket practices and their effect on a neighbourhood.
8
The Fashion Houses
9
Tibet
A look at the first years of China's occupation of Tibet.
10
Harold Wilson
11
The Gambling Business
12
Typhoid in Zermatt
13
Migrants
The plight of southern based Italians having to move to the North of Italy for work.
14
The Airlines
15
The Volunteers
The valuable contributions young volunteers make.
16
The Der Speigel Affair
17
The Petrol Business
An investigation into the UK petrol supply business and techniques used amongst rival firms to win customers.
18
The Greek Royal Family
19
Charities
20
Stanley Matthews
21
Litter
A look at the country's increasing litter problem.
22
Don't Take the Risk
23
Election Costs
24
Ivanov
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