
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.
The series spans 35 seasons with 1294 episodes in total (avg. 37 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 30 minutes.
The series ran from 1963 to 1998 — a total of 35 years on air.
Originally aired on ITV1.
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World in Action
Ended
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NR
English
United Kingdom
1/1/1963
12/7/1998


