Name: The Up Series
Released: 1964-05-04T17:00:00.000Z

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In this seminal documentary series spanning decades, filmmaker Michael Apted examines the lives of fourteen British children as they mature into adulthood. Experience their lives in entirety with an unconventional and life-affirming binge.

Documentary · 1964 · 31 min

Director Michael Apted

EPISODE 1

7 Up

Fourteen 7-years-olds were selected and interviewed in 1964, they talked about their families and their aspirations for life.

30 min · May 4, 1964
EPISODE 2

7 Plus Seven

Seven years after the first film, the children have all now reached the age of 14.

52 min · Dec 14, 1970
EPISODE 3

21 Up

The 'children' are now aged twenty-one and, although some of them have realised their seven year old ambitions, others are leading quite different lives from those suggested seven years earlier.

1 hr 39 min · May 8, 1977
EPISODE 4

Twenty Eight Up

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait.

39 min · Nov 19, 1984
EPISODE 5

28 Up: Part 2

Director Michael Apted revisits the lives of those 7-years-old who opened their hearts and revealed all about the dreams and aspirations for the future 21 years ago. Part 2.

1 hr 1 min · Nov 20, 1984
EPISODE 6

Twenty Eight Up

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait, part 3.

1 hr 13 min · Nov 21, 1984

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