Which is the latest in the series of documentaries which started with Seven Up! in 1964?

Answer 1

"49 Up" is the latest in the series of documentaries which started with Seven Up in 1964. It was released in the UK in September 2005, and is being released in the US in October 2006, and on DVD in November 2006. Filming for the next in the series, 56 Up, is expected in late 2011 or early 2012.

"49 Up" in 2005, co-produced and directed by Michael Apted, is the seventh episode of a unique venture in film-making. Apted began filming a group of children at age seven, and has followed and filmed their lives every seven years since then.The participants were chosen in an attempt to represent different social classes in Britain in the 1960s.

The fourteen subjects are Bruce Balden, Jackie Bassett, Simon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield, John Brisby, Peter Davies, Susan Davis, Charles Furneaux, Nicholas Hitchon, Neil Hughes, Lynn Johnson, Paul Kligerman, Suzanne Lusk, and Tony Walker.

12 of the original 14 children were still taking part, with Charles having dropped out at 21, and Peter at 28. Although John had dropped out at 42 he returned for this installment.

Answer 2

"The latest installment, 49 up, was released in the UK in September 2005, and is being released in the US in October 2006, and on DVD in November 2006. Filming for the next in the series, 56 Up, is expected in late 2011 or early 2012."

Answer 3

49 Up