21 Up (2 Parts)

Synopsis

Follows on from SEVEN UP and SEVEN PLUS SEVEN. In the earlier films 14 children from a cross-section of society were interviewed at the ages of 7 then 14. Now at 21, with flashbacks to their previous interviews, they discuss similar topics and look into their past and future, their ambitions and fears. How have they developed? In what ways have their attitudes changed? Some are at university, others are working, one is unemployed. Many of the children have fulfilled expectations, but there are surprises. Now they are on the threshold of a new stage in their lives.

Series

7 Up, Series

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 2 x 55 min.

Year of production

1977

Notes

Broadcast on ITV on 9/5/77.
Apart from 7 UP which is available in the UK for hire and sale from Concord, the other programmes in the series are at present only available from the USA via Amazon.com - the first 6 in the series (7 UP to 42 UP) on DVD, entitled THE UP SERIES, and individual programmes on VHS

Uses

To stimulate discussion of gender differences, class; methods of research.*

Subjects

Sociology

Keywords

child development; social history

Credits

Producer

Margaret Bottomley; Michael Apted

Contributor

Andy Page; George Turner

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Price

£20.00 (Concord)

Availability

Hire

Duration/Size

110 minutes

Year

2005

Type

VHS

Format

PAL

Price

£13.00 (hire) £80.00 (sale)

Availability

Sale Hire

Duration/Size

2 x 55 minutes

Year

2005

Production Company

Name

Granada Television

Web

http://www.granadamedia.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7734 8080

Fax

020 7494 6280

Address

Non-Theatric Sales
36 Golden Square
London
W1R 4AH

Distributor

Name

BFI Film Bookings Unit

Email

bookings.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8938 / 8935

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.