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 (48)
1. Safe Sex?
Aired 10 July 1995
2. Could It Be You?
Aired 17 July 1995
3. Dealing with the Devil
Aired 24 July 1995
4. Fast and Loose
Aired 31 July 1995
5. Car Wars
Aired 7 August 1995
6. What Killed Stephen?
Aired 14 August 1995
Was the previously fit and healthy Stephen Churchill struck down by CJD, the human form of BSE or mad cow disease? At the time of his death, officials and most scientists were in denial about the potential harm to humans.
7. Beyond Reasonable Drought
Aired 21 August 1995
8. The Legacy Lottery
Aired 4 September 1995
9. Silent Witness
Aired 11 September 1995
10. Promises on the Line
Aired 18 September 1995
11. Down and Out in New York and London
Aired 25 September 1995
12. A Family at War
Aired 2 October 1995
One night in The Orange Tree public house in Winchmore Hill, Enfield, London a fight breaks out, resulting in the stabbing injury of one man and death of another. John Gorman is found guilty, but is his brother Terry the real killer?
13. All Work and No Play
Aired 9 October 1995
14. Unlucky Numbers
Aired 16 October 1995
15. To Have and to Hold Off
Aired 23 October 1995
As more people choose to cohabit without tying the knot, there are fears that the sanctity of marriage could become a thing of history.
16. Too Much, Too Young
Aired 30 October 1995
17. The Informer
Aired 6 November 1995
18. B.S.E. - The Hidden Epidemic
Aired 13 November 1995
19. The Unseen Enemy
Aired 27 November 1995
20. The Shape of Things to Come
Aired 4 December 1995
21. The Lisi File
Aired 11 December 1995
22. St. Michael - Has the Halo Slipped?
Aired 8 January 1996
23. Marks & Spencer - Send in the Clones
Aired 15 January 1996
24. Fighting Back
Aired 22 January 1996
25. Leah's Legacy
Aired 29 January 1996
26. Terror in Store
Aired 5 February 1996
27. Gerry Adams Interview
Aired 12 February 1996
28. Strange Customs
Aired 19 February 1996
29. Debt Row
Aired 26 February 1996
30. Crisis in Casualty
Aired 4 March 1996
31. The Great Name Robbery
Aired 11 March 1996
32. Why Dunblane?
Aired 18 March 1996
33. The First Casualty
Aired 25 March 1996
Professor Richard Lacey has had an orchestrated campaign against him to make him appear insane after he linked human disease with infected meat. But now information is coming to light about CJD and BSE which could offer vindication.
34. Call to Duty
Aired 1 April 1996
35. The Republic of Britain
Aired 8 April 1996
36. The End of the Line?
Aired 15 April 1996
37. Fatal Attraction
Aired 22 April 1996
Against a stark background and without interruption, save for a few captions, two women talk openly and candidly about what it is like to be living a life HIV positive.
38. An Affair of the Heart
Aired 29 April 1996
39. The Price of Petrol
Aired 13 May 1996
40. Episode 40
Aired 27 May 1996
41. Her Royal Highness
Aired 3 June 1996
42. Neighbours from Hell
Aired 10 June 1996
43. Recipe for Disaster
Aired 17 June 1996
44. Dealing with Terror
Aired 24 June 1996
A former militant from each side, both of whom have now laid down their arms, talk openly about their pasts.
45. Cowboy Country - The Stagecoach Bus Co.
Aired 1 July 1996
46. Under Pressure
Aired 8 July 1996
47. Troubled Waters
Aired 15 July 1996
48. Bobby Moore and Me
Aired 22 July 1996