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Synopsis

A 6-disc set of the all the programmes in Granada’s landmark documentary series.
The original SEVEN 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 WORLD IN ACTION founder editor Tim Hewat’s passionate interest in both the Jesuit saying: "Give me the child until he is seven and I will show you the man," and the rigid class system of 1960s Britain, SEVEN UP set out to discover whether or not the children’s lives were pre-determined by their background.

The result is ground-breaking television - the very first example of a programme recording real people living real lives - and the follow-up films have won an array of awards. Director Michael Apted, who has since moved to Hollywood to direct films, has returned every seven years to chart the children’s 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.

DVD extras: an in-depth interview with Michael Apted on his time at Granada, as well as commentaries with producer Claire Lewis, film editor Kim Horton and cameraman George Jesse Turner.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2009

Year of production

1964-2006

Subjects

Social Studies; Media studies

Keywords

archive television; child development; developmental psychology; social anthropology; social change; social class; social history; social psychology; social issues

Credits

Director

Michael Apted

Producer

Claire Lewis

Editor

Kim Horton

Contributor

Claire Lewis; Michael Apted

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£48.92

Availability

Sale

Year

2009

Production Company

Name

Granada Television

Distributor

Name

Network

Email

shop@networkonair.com

Web

http://networkonair.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01992 657707

Address

19-20 Blythe Road
Berghem Mews
Hammersmith
London
W14 0HN

Notes

Founded in 1997, Network specialises in distributing niche television programmes, predominantly licensed from Granada Ventures and Fremantle. They have recently branched into feature film distribution. Sale via retail outlets or direct via Network’s website, which has some’web exclusive’ offers.

 

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