World in Action

World in Action

NR 1963 · 35 seasons · 1294 eps · ★ 7.0 · News, Documentary

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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.

Directed by Paul Greengrass · Written by Vanya Kewley

Network: ITV1

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