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56UP
Monday May 14th on ITV 1
Archive Picture Shows Nick at 42 yrs 1999
The latest instalment of ITVâs landmark documentary series returns to the channel this year to visit the group of people whose lives have been documented since they were seven to see where they are now in 56 Up
The original 7 Up was broadcast in 1964 as a one off World in Action Special featuring children who were selected from different backgrounds and social spheres to talk about their hopes and dreams for the future
As members of the generation who would be running the country by the year 2000 what did they think they would become
Inspired by then World in Action editor Tim Hewatâs passionate interest in both the Jesuit saying âGive me the child until he is seven and I will show you the manâ and the rigid class system of 1960s Britain 7 Up set out to discover whether or not the childrenâs lives were pre determined by their background
The result was ground breaking television the very first example of a programme recording real people living real lives â and the follow up films have won an array of awards
Director Michael Apted has returned every seven years to chart the childrenâs progress through life
Over the past five decades the series has documented the group as they have become adults and entered middle age dealing with everything life has thrown at them in between
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