Seven Up!
- TV Movie
- 1964
- 40m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
4.4K
YOUR RATING
In this the first installment, we get a chance to meet some of the individuals who took on the responsibility of the 7 Up project, 21-years-ago - Tony, Bruce, Suzi, Nick and Peter.In this the first installment, we get a chance to meet some of the individuals who took on the responsibility of the 7 Up project, 21-years-ago - Tony, Bruce, Suzi, Nick and Peter.In this the first installment, we get a chance to meet some of the individuals who took on the responsibility of the 7 Up project, 21-years-ago - Tony, Bruce, Suzi, Nick and Peter.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Douglas Keay
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
Bruce Balden
- Self
- (as Bruce)
Jacqueline Bassett
- Self
- (as Jackie)
Symon Basterfield
- Self
- (as Simon)
Andrew Brackfield
- Self
- (as Andrew)
John Brisby
- Self
- (as John)
Suzanne Dewey
- Self
- (as Suzy)
Charles Furneaux
- Self
- (as Charles)
Nicholas Hitchon
- Self
- (as Nicholas)
Neil Hughes
- Self
- (as Neil)
Lynn Johnson
- Self
- (as Lindsay)
Paul Kligerman
- Self
- (as Paul)
Michelle Murphy
- Self
- (as Michelle)
Susan Sullivan
- Self
- (as Susan)
Tony Walker
- Self
- (as Tony)
Derek Cooper
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Peter Davies
- Self
- (uncredited)
Wilfrid Thomas
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOnly 4 of the 14 children were girls - while the programme aimed to show children from different class backgrounds, equal gender representation was not particularly considered in 1964. Michael Apted has stated that one of his regrets about this series is that he not take feminism into account, and consequently included fewer girls and did not select them on the basis of any possible careers they might choose.
- Quotes
Susan Sullivan: What would you do if you had lots of money, about, um, two pound?
- Crazy creditsVoice-over during final credits: "If you want to see what happens to these children, look in at Granada Television on Tuesday, May the second ... in the year 2000."
- ConnectionsEdited from World in Action (1963)
Featured review
Is it Just Me, or Does Anyone Else Hear Strains of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" Faintly in the Background?
First, let us focus on the The Title's content and context:
SEVEN UP, here, does not refer to a Soft Drink.... But rather, to a carefully conceived and executed Documentary where, beginning at SEVEN Years of age, a somewhat large assorted group of British Kids, from disperse social classes and backgrounds will be interviewed and asked the exact same set of questions at SEVEN Year intervals... Pretty much for the remainder of their time on Planet EARTH!
Defined on IMDb as a documentary, this seems, to me at least, closer to a reality TV show, in its focus, execution and style! Certainly, for a project conceived and initiated WELL OVER half a century ago, it was, undoubtedly, Light Years ahead of its time!!!
The basic premise, in a nutshell, was to select a group of kids that represented a cross-section of British society in the early 60's. The children were all to be the same age: 7. All of them would be interviewed and filmed answering the same set of questions and participating in the same activities every seven years. This every seven year "snapshot" would continue until the subjects were well into middle age!
At the beginning, the producers state their primary intention as "thusly allowing the viewer to watch the development of a group of children from varied backgrounds and distinct social "classes", and draw their own conclusions".... Is it just me, or does anyone else hear strains of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" faintly in the background?
All in all, I must admit this UK doc really brings out the latent voyeur in you...(or, at least, in me, perhaps!) Directed by Michael Apted, what I found to be of most interest, to be brutally honest, were the inherent biases and preconceptions of the Interviewers/ producers/director as evidenced by both their choice of questions and subtle differences in the handling/presentation of the screen dynamic of the interviews themselves... Or, perhaps, the inherent biases and preconceptions are really mine?!?!?
My suggestion: Watch Seven Up/Seven Plus Seven and decide for yourself.
9*.....ENJOY/DISFRUTELA!
SEVEN UP, here, does not refer to a Soft Drink.... But rather, to a carefully conceived and executed Documentary where, beginning at SEVEN Years of age, a somewhat large assorted group of British Kids, from disperse social classes and backgrounds will be interviewed and asked the exact same set of questions at SEVEN Year intervals... Pretty much for the remainder of their time on Planet EARTH!
Defined on IMDb as a documentary, this seems, to me at least, closer to a reality TV show, in its focus, execution and style! Certainly, for a project conceived and initiated WELL OVER half a century ago, it was, undoubtedly, Light Years ahead of its time!!!
The basic premise, in a nutshell, was to select a group of kids that represented a cross-section of British society in the early 60's. The children were all to be the same age: 7. All of them would be interviewed and filmed answering the same set of questions and participating in the same activities every seven years. This every seven year "snapshot" would continue until the subjects were well into middle age!
At the beginning, the producers state their primary intention as "thusly allowing the viewer to watch the development of a group of children from varied backgrounds and distinct social "classes", and draw their own conclusions".... Is it just me, or does anyone else hear strains of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" faintly in the background?
All in all, I must admit this UK doc really brings out the latent voyeur in you...(or, at least, in me, perhaps!) Directed by Michael Apted, what I found to be of most interest, to be brutally honest, were the inherent biases and preconceptions of the Interviewers/ producers/director as evidenced by both their choice of questions and subtle differences in the handling/presentation of the screen dynamic of the interviews themselves... Or, perhaps, the inherent biases and preconceptions are really mine?!?!?
My suggestion: Watch Seven Up/Seven Plus Seven and decide for yourself.
9*.....ENJOY/DISFRUTELA!
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- Tony-Kiss-Castillo
- Jan 11, 2023
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