Synopsis
Weekend World was a British television political series, made by London Weekend Television and broadcast from 1972 to 1988. Created by John Birt not long after he moved to LWT, the series was broadcast on the ITV network at lunchtimes on Sundays. Produced by Nick Elliott and David Elstein, it began by mirroring CBS's "60 Minutes" featuring several stories each week but gradually devolved into a show that featured a forensic interview with a major political figure each week. It was presented by Peter Jay initially when first broadcast in 1972, but was best-remembered for being anchored by former Labour MP Brian Walden between 1977 and 1986. Conservative MP Matthew Parris took over in 1986, resigning his seat, and presented the programme until the series ended in 1988.
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Cast
Seasons
1972
11 eps · 1972-10-01
1973
35 eps · 1973-01-07
1974
30 eps · 1974-01-06
1975
36 eps · 1975-01-05
1976
25 eps · 1976-01-04
1977
14 eps · 1977-01-09
1978
17 eps · 1978-01-15
1979
27 eps · 1979-01-07
1980
36 eps · 1980-01-06
1981
36 eps · 1981-01-04
1982
37 eps · 1982-01-10
1983
36 eps · 1983-01-09
1984
36 eps · 1984-01-08
Weekend World airing schedule, episode calendar, cast, and synopsis. Weekend World airs on ITV1.