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 (38)
1. The Fag Lady
Aired 11 July 1994
2. Dying for a Holiday
Aired 18 July 1994
3. Flirting with Danger
Aired 25 July 1994
4. Smashed in the Summer
Aired 1 August 1994
5. One Woman's War
Aired 8 August 1994
6. People of the Apocalypse
Aired 15 August 1994
7. The Bugs That Drugs Cannot Kill
Aired 22 August 1994
8. The Peace Maker
Aired 5 September 1994
The man credited with doing most to create peace in Ireland, John Hume, talks about his views and his methods.
9. The Man Who Paid the Bill
Aired 12 September 1994
10. Give Us a Break
Aired 19 September 1994
11. Retired Hurt
Aired 26 September 1994
12. Open All Hours
Aired 3 October 1994
13. The Cure That Killed
Aired 10 October 1994
14. A Fatal Prescription
Aired 17 October 1994
15. The Journey
Aired 24 October 1994
16. The Wrong Arm of the Law
Aired 31 October 1994
17. Episode 17
Aired 7 November 1994
18. The Ministry of Bribes
Aired 14 November 1994
19. Citizen Cone
Aired 21 November 1994
20. A Shot in the Dark
Aired 28 November 1994
21. The Housing Hangover
Aired 5 December 1994
22. Mind Games
Aired 12 December 1994
23. Through the Keyhole
Aired 9 January 1995
24. Throwaway Children
Aired 16 January 1995
Depicts England's street children. It is not only countries in distant parts of the world where children live their lives on the streets. Even in the Western world, there are young people who choose to leave their own families or foster homes to fend for themselves. They are short of money and many are lured into crime, prostitution and begging. Some use drugs as a temporary escape. This documentary portrays sisters Mandy and Debbie, two of London's homeless girls who live on the streets of London.
25. National Health Secret Service
Aired 23 January 1995
26. The Back Seat Killer
Aired 30 January 1995
Examines the safety of rear seated passengers in hatchback cars during an impact.
27. Take the Low Road
Aired 6 February 1995
Exposes the easy access to narcotics on the streets in Strathclyde Scotland.
28. Victims of Their Success
Aired 13 February 1995
29. Sex Off the Streets
Aired 20 February 1995
30. Prisoners of the Past
Aired 27 February 1995
31. Shot in the Back
Aired 6 March 1995
32. Who's Gambling with Your Money?
Aired 13 March 1995
33. Parents in the Dock
Aired 20 March 1995
34. The Nightmare Returns
Aired 27 March 1995
35. In the Name of Charity
Aired 3 April 1995
36. Jonathan of Arabia
Aired 10 April 1995
37. Black and Blue
Aired 24 April 1995
38. Friends in High Places
Aired 1 May 1995