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The Best Episodes of World in Action Season 5

Every episode of World in Action Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of World in Action Season 5!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    World in Action Season 5 Episode 1 - Give Us the Works
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    #1 - Give Us the Works

    S5:E1

    An idea to give workers more say in the running of their company is put to the board of British Steel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. World in Action Season 5 Episode 2 - Spies for Hire
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    #2 - Spies for Hire

    S5:E2

    No description available

    Director:Michael Beckham
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. World in Action Season 5 Episode 3 - February's Children
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    #3 - February's Children

    S5:E3

    An investigation into 7 children (expelled from Kenya) who have to live on their own in the UK as their parents cannot join them due to new laws.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. World in Action Season 5 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #4 - Episode 4

    S5:E4

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. World in Action Season 5 Episode 5 - New Drugs, Same Needle
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    #5 - New Drugs, Same Needle

    S5:E5

    The banning of Methedrine and its implications for the drug taking community.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. World in Action Season 5 Episode 6 - A Score to Settle
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    #6 - A Score to Settle

    S5:E6

    Manchester United's allegations of foul play by Argentinian side Estudiantes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. World in Action Season 5 Episode 7 - Backs to the Wall
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    #7 - Backs to the Wall

    S5:E7

    A look behind the reasons for the Londonderry Civil Rights demonstrations in the previous weeks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. World in Action Season 5 Episode 8 - Special: Vietnam
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    #8 - Special: Vietnam

    S5:E8

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. World in Action Season 5 Episode 9 - A City Stumbles
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    #9 - A City Stumbles

    S5:E9

    A look at the crisis facing New York City with the decay of the administrative structure.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. World in Action Season 5 Episode 10 - Nasser's Fortified Ditch
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    #10 - Nasser's Fortified Ditch

    S5:E10

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. World in Action Season 5 Episode 11 - An Outbreak of Peace?
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    #11 - An Outbreak of Peace?

    S5:E11

    With peace in sight Vietnamese and Americans predict the future for Vietnam.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. World in Action Season 5 Episode 12 - A Buyer's Market
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    #12 - A Buyer's Market

    S5:E12

    The recent Act of Parliament has increased dramatically the number of abortions but also a two tier system for rich and poor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. World in Action Season 5 Episode 13 - The Trail of the Vanishing Voters
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    #13 - The Trail of the Vanishing Voters

    S5:E13

    World in Action tries to trace the overseas voters in Britain who have supposedly voted for The People's National Congress Party in Guyana's election.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. World in Action Season 5 Episode 14 - The Twenty Four Carat Kingdom
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    #14 - The Twenty Four Carat Kingdom

    S5:E14

    A profile of Laos, considered the most unproductive country in the world but rich and financially stable through its passing of opium products and dodgy gold.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. World in Action Season 5 Episode 15 - First Class Delivery
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    #15 - First Class Delivery

    S5:E15

    The medical practice of epidural injections to relieve the pain of childbirth and the religious groups who oppose them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. World in Action Season 5 Episode 16 - Sorry, Nothing Doing
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    #16 - Sorry, Nothing Doing

    S5:E16

    Update on the subjects of three notable previous films in the series, the gypsies of An Outlaw's Life (1968), the large family of The Born Losers (1967), and the elderly ladies of Ward F.13 (1968).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. World in Action Season 5 Episode 17 - The Making of a Prime Minister
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    #17 - The Making of a Prime Minister

    S5:E17

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. World in Action Season 5 Episode 18 - Next Year in Peking
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    #18 - Next Year in Peking

    S5:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. World in Action Season 5 Episode 19 - All Change at Newry!
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    #19 - All Change at Newry!

    S5:E19

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. World in Action Season 5 Episode 20 - A New School of Thought
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    #20 - A New School of Thought

    S5:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. World in Action Season 5 Episode 21 - Death of a Student
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    #21 - Death of a Student

    S5:E21

    The events in Prague following the suicide and funeral of Jan Palach.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. World in Action Season 5 Episode 22 - Like Other Men
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    #22 - Like Other Men

    S5:E22

    Looking at the priests rebelling in the Dutch Catholic Church over celibacy vows.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. World in Action Season 5 Episode 23 - Living in the Red
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    #23 - Living in the Red

    S5:E23

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. World in Action Season 5 Episode 24 - A War on Ice
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    #24 - A War on Ice

    S5:E24

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. World in Action Season 5 Episode 25 - Home for a Revolution
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    #25 - Home for a Revolution

    S5:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Give Us the Works" is the best rated episode of "World in Action" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/10/1968. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Spies for Hire".