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World in Action (1963–1998)
TV Series | 30 min | Documentary

World in Action (1963–1998)

TV Series | 30 min | Documentary

A documentary series focusing on current affairs.

Seasons

35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | … See all

Directors

Paul Greengrass | Brian Blake | Michael Beckham | Patricia Pearson (studio) (director: studio) (studio director) & 69 more

Writers

Vanya Kewley (investigation by) | Michael Gillard (investigation by) | Bernard Feld (statement: read by Theodore Taylor) | Andy Harries (investigation by) & 9 more

Producers

Brian Blake (producer) | David Mills (producer) | Stephen Clarke (producer) | Michael Beckham (producer) & 127 more

Cinematographers

George Jesse Turner (photography) (lighting cameraman) | Mike Whittaker (photography) | Mike Dodds (photography) | Mike Blakeley (photography) (as Michael Blakeley) & 54 more

Editors

Ray Fitzwalter | Steve Boulton | Nick Hayes | Kelvin Hendrie (film editor) (editor: film) & 54 more

Casting

Joan McCann | June West

Production Design

Roy Graham | David Buxton | Roy Stonehouse | Ann Dabinett & 7 more

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 7, 1963

Release date (First episode)

1963 (United Kingdom)

Awards

4 wins & 5 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Brian Armstrong Self - Narrator / Self - narrator / Self - Seld - Narrator Self - Narrator / Self - narrator / Self - Seld - Narrator See fewer	50	How's Your Father? (1974)
Chris Kelly Self - Narrator / Self - Presenter / Self - Commentator Self - Narrator / Self - Presenter / Self - Commentator See fewer	48	Saracen (1989)
Andrew Brittain Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	27	Coronation Street (1960)
Derek Cooper Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	24	Revolution Round the Corner (1964)
Wilfrid Thomas Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	24	The Rugged O'Riordans (1949)
Mike Walsh Self - Reporter / Self - Presenter Self - Reporter / Self - Presenter See fewer	22	TV Eye (1978)
Gus Macdonald Self - Presenter / Self - Reporter / Self - Investigator / Self - Editor, 1968-1972 Self - Presenter / Self - Reporter / Self - Investigator / Self - Editor, 1968-1972 See fewer	18	Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother (1989)
David Owen Self - Labour Health Minister / Self - M.P., Plymouth (Sutton) & Minister for the Navy, 1968-1970 / Self - Foreign Secretary / Self - Government Minister of State Self - Labour Health Minister / Self - M.P., Plymouth (Sutton) & Minister for the Navy, 1968-1970 / Self - Foreign Secretary / Self - Government Minister of State See fewer	12	The Groovy Fellers (1989)
Michael Scott Self - Presenter / Self - Reporter (as Mike Scott) Self - Presenter / Self - Reporter (as Mike Scott) See fewer	12	Coronation Street (1960)
Ian Paisley Self - Democratic Unionist Party Self - Democratic Unionist Party See fewer	11	A Sense of Loss (1972)
Margaret Thatcher Self - The Prime Minister Self - The Prime Minister See fewer	11	SDI Star Wars (1991)
Tony Benn Self Self See fewer	9	Folk Britannia (2006)
David Taylor Self - Reporter / Self - Presenter Self - Reporter / Self - Presenter See fewer	9	Great Railway Journeys (1994)
Nick Davies Self - Reporter / Self - Investigation / Self - Presenter Self - Reporter / Self - Investigation / Self - Presenter See fewer	9	Captain Jack (1999)
Neil Kinnock Self - Chairman, Tribune Meeting / Self - Leader of the Opposition Self - Chairman, Tribune Meeting / Self - Leader of the Opposition See fewer	8	Tracey Ullman: My Guy (1984)
Andrew Jennings Self - Reporter / Self - Researcher, 1987-1991 Self - Reporter / Self - Researcher, 1987-1991 See fewer	8	Spécial investigation (2008)
Michael Gillard Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	8	Dispatches (1987)
Ed Harriman Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	7	Dispatches (1987)
Idi Amin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	6	General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)
Tony Wilson Self - Reporter / Self - Presenter Self - Reporter / Self - Presenter See fewer	6	Control (2007)
Gordon Burns Self - Presenter / Self - Interviewer / Self - Reporter Self - Presenter / Self - Interviewer / Self - Reporter See fewer	6	A Word in Your Ear (1993)
Edward Heath Self - Prime Minister Self - Prime Minister See fewer	5	Piano Party (1976)
Merlyn Rees Self - Home Secretary 1976-1979 / Self - Former Ulster Secretary Self - Home Secretary 1976-1979 / Self - Former Ulster Secretary See fewer	5	The London Programme (1975)
Paul Greengrass Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	5	United 93 (2006)
Michael Heseltine Self - Defence Minister Self - Defence Minister See fewer	5	Anyone for Pennis? (1995)
John Ware Self - Reporter / Self - Interviewer / Self - Investigation Self - Reporter / Self - Interviewer / Self - Investigation See fewer	5	Mengele: The Final Account (1995)
Gerry Adams Self Self See fewer	5	Kneecap (2024)
Adam Holloway Self - Reporter / Self - Presenter Self - Reporter / Self - Presenter See fewer	5	Disguises (1993)
Clive Jenkins Self Self See fewer	4	A Question of News (1971)
Richard Crossman Self Self See fewer	4	German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (2014)
Tam Dalyell Self Self See fewer	4	This Question of Pressures (1969)
Stephen Dorrell Self - Health Secretary Self - Health Secretary See fewer	4	The London Programme (1975)
Michael Parkinson Self Self See fewer	4	Love Actually (2003)
Paddy Hill Self Self See fewer	4	Picking Up the Pieces (2004)
Norman Tebbit Self Self See fewer	4	People, Politics & Planes
Donal MacIntyre Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	4	A Very British Gangster (2007)
Kevin Donnellon Self Self See fewer	4	Horizon (I) (1964)
Quintin Hogg Self - Interviewer / Self - Lord Chancellor, 1979-1987 Self - Interviewer / Self - Lord Chancellor, 1979-1987 See fewer	3	Camera Three (1954)
Harold Wilson Self Self See fewer	3	Royal Family (1969)
Tariq Ali Self Self See fewer	3	Partition (1987)
Richard Nixon Self Self See fewer	3	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Garret Fitzgerald Self - Prime Minister of Ireland / Self - Irish Prime Minister, 1982-1987 Self - Prime Minister of Ireland / Self - Irish Prime Minister, 1982-1987 See fewer	3	UTV Reports (1978)
Agnes Donnellon Self Self See fewer	3	Horizon (I) (1964)
William Craig Self Self See fewer	3	A Sense of Loss (1972)
Jack Straw Self Self See fewer	3	The London Programme (1975)
Leon Brittan Self Self See fewer	3	This Week (1956)
Arthur Scargill Self Self See fewer	3	I've Got a Secret (1984)
John Foster Self (as Sir John Foster) Self (as Sir John Foster) See fewer	3	The Jack Paar Program (1962)
Jill Knight Self Self See fewer	3	NHK Special (1989)
George Brown Self (as Lord George Brown) Self (as Lord George Brown) See fewer	3	Weekend World (1972)