About this season
World in Action was Granada Televisionâs 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 repercussionsâincluding investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Sixâand it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of âSeven Up!â as part of the strand in 1964.
Episodes (39)
1. The Price of Beauty
Aired 23 September 1991
2. Pirates
Aired 30 September 1991
3. That'll Do Nicely
Aired 7 October 1991
4. A Policeman's Lot
Aired 14 October 1991
5. Sex for Sale
Aired 21 October 1991
6. The Most Dangerous Job in the World
Aired 28 October 1991
7. Fallen Comrade
Aired 4 November 1991
8. A Woman Apart
Aired 11 November 1991
9. Trawling for the Truth
Aired 18 November 1991
10. The Repossessed
Aired 25 November 1991
11. From Here to Eternity
Aired 2 December 1991
12. The Front Man
Aired 9 December 1991
13. The Village That Quit: Update
Aired 6 January 1992
14. The Last Blockade
Aired 13 January 1992
15. Trouble with the Neighbours
Aired 20 January 1992
16. Episode 16
Aired 27 January 1992
17. Paying the Price
Aired 3 February 1992
18. The Cost of Living
Aired 10 February 1992
19. Calamity at Wheal Jane
Aired 17 February 1992
20. Old Money
Aired 24 February 1992
21. The Dirty War
Aired 2 March 1992
22. No Fixed Abode: Part 1
Aired 9 March 1992
23. No Fixed Abode: Part 2
Aired 16 March 1992
24. The Lost Vote of Martin Thow
Aired 23 March 1992
25. An M.P.'s Business
Aired 30 March 1992
26. The Granada 500
Aired 6 April 1992
27. L.A. Cops
Aired 13 April 1992
Ride along with Hollywood Division Cops.
28. Time to Kill
Aired 27 April 1992
29. Girls, Guns and Gangs
Aired 11 May 1992
30. No Fixed Abode: Part 3
Aired 18 May 1992
31. Lord of the Rings: Part 1
Aired 1 June 1992
32. Lord of the Rings: Part 2
Aired 8 June 1992
33. The Muscle Market
Aired 15 June 1992
34. The Monkey Business
Aired 22 June 1992
Examinies the trade in monkeys for scientific purposes. The demand for monkeys cannot be met by breeding in captivity so many monkeys are trapped in the wild to be shipped back to the West to laboratories. Looks at the conditions and treatment of a supplier 'Shamrock Farm' in the south-east of England. Includes interviews with Dr. Judith Hampson, a research consultant with the RSPCA; Terry Hill, an investigator for the abolition of vivisection; and Jim Cronin a primatologist.
35. The Job
Aired 29 June 1992
36. Private Grief
Aired 6 July 1992
37. The New Age Travellers
Aired 13 July 1992
38. Sins of the Fathers
Aired 20 July 1992
39. Dennis the Menace
Aired 27 July 1992