Summary
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.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 73
IMDb7.5
Time to watch it all
647 h
1294 episodes, about 30 min each
An episode a night: about 43 months.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
First aired
1963
January 1, 1963
Ended 1998
Genres
NewsDocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for disturbing imagery and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
24 of 436 · most episodes first
David Owen11 episodes- IPIan Paisley10 episodes
Tony Benn9 episodes
Margaret Thatcher9 episodes
Idi Amin6 episodes
Neil Kinnock6 episodes
Harold Wilson5 episodes
Edward Heath5 episodes- MRMerlyn Rees5 episodes
- GAGerry Adams5 episodes
Clive Jenkins4 episodes- RCRichard Crossman4 episodes
Michael Heseltine4 episodes
Stephen Dorrell4 episodes
Michael Parkinson4 episodes
Tariq Ali3 episodes- GMGus Macdonald3 episodes
John Pilger3 episodes- GFGarret Fitzgerald3 episodes
Jack Straw3 episodes
Leon Brittan3 episodes
Arthur Scargill3 episodes- ASAnatoly Sharansky3 episodes
Tony Wilson3 episodes
Directing · 35
- Paul Greengrass Director
- Chris Malone Director
- Michael Beckham Director
- Brian Blake Director
- Leslie Woodhead Director
- Stephen Segaller Director
Writing · 1
- Quentin McDermott Writer
Production · 16
- Mike Hodges Producer, Director
- Stuart Prebble Producer, Director
- Charles Tremayne Producer, Director
- Gus Macdonald Executive Producer
- Derek Granger Executive Producer
- Alex Valentine Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Ernest Vincze Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- John Lundsten Sound Recordist
World in Action episodes
35 seasons · 1294 episodes
Episodes
- S2 E28 Seven Up!, 7.9
- S3 E2 The Flip Side, 7.6
- S4 E5 Mick Jagger, 7.6
- S4 E23 The End of a Revolution, 5.4
- S4 E59 The Shrinking World of L. Ron Hubbard, 6.3
- S6 E38 Quentin Crisp, 8.1
- S7 E2 The Quiet Mutiny, 7.9
- S7 E36 Conversations with a Working Man, 7.9
- S7 E41 Major Khaled's War, 8.4
- S15 E22 Banged Up, 8.4
- S23 E38 U2: Anthem for the Eighties, 8.1
- S24 E11 Eastenders, 7.8
- S25 E12 A Trip Round Acid House, 6.8
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