The most notable of these include This Life (BBC2, 1996–97), about a group of young law graduates in London; vampire-based thriller Ultraviolet (Channel 4, 1998); and a police series for the BBC, The Cops (BBC2, 1998–99), which was so controversial in its depiction of the police force that official police advice was withdrawn for the second series[citation needed].

More recently, the company has made the series No Angels (2004–2006), a drama based around the lives of young nurses, and Goldplated for Channel 4.

For Channel Five, it produced the Perfect Day trilogy and Tripping Over, a co-production with Network Ten in Australia.

It also co-produced a one-off This Life + 10 reunion special with BBC Wales, transmitted in early 2007.

[5][6] In 2018, the series Bodyguard which World Productions produced, become the most-watched TV show in the UK since 2008, achieving approximately 10.4 million viewers throughout the programme.