 World Productions is a television production company founded on 20 March 1990 by acclaimed producer Tony Garnett and owned by ITV Studios since May 2017.The company's first major series was the police drama "Between The Lines" (BBC One, 1992–1994), and throughout the decade they went on to produce a succession of drama series.The most notable of these include "This Life" (BBC Two, 1996–1997), about a group of young law students in London; vampire thriller "Ultraviolet" (Channel 4, 1998) and police drama "The Cops" (BBC Two, 1998–1999), which was so controversial in its depiction of the police force that official police advice was withdrawn for the second series.