Home > Documentary > The Up Series >

Season 8

The Up Series Season 8

May. 14,2012
|
7.7
| Documentary
The Up Series

A series of documentaries that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old.

Watch Now
Watch on Prime Video

With 30 Day Free Trial!

Stream Now

The Up Series

1964
Watch on Britbox

A series of documentaries that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old.

READ MORE

Watch Trailer

Cast
Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield
Genres
Watch on Prime Video

With 30 Day Free Trial!

Stream Now

The Up Series Season 8 Full Episode Guide

Episode 2 - 56 Up, Part 2
First Aired: May. 21,2012

When a cross-section of seven-year-olds were interviewed for 7 Up in 1964 it was immediately evident that their social backgrounds influenced their attitudes towards life. While the upper class children were confident and self-assured, those from middle and working class backgrounds were resigned to a challenging life of hard work. This premise was put to the test every seven years when the same group were interviewed about the progression of their lives. 49 years in the making, the changes that occurred to the original 14 make for fascinating television and are in many ways the stories of all our lives. From success and disappointment, marriage and childbirth, to poverty and illness, nearly every facet of life has been captured on film. Now, at the age of 56, the group are once more brought together and, with the benefit of hindsight, assess whether their lives have been ruled by circumstance or self-determination.

Episode 1 - 56 Up, Part 1
First Aired: May. 14,2012

When a cross-section of seven-year-olds were interviewed for 7 Up in 1964 it was immediately evident that their social backgrounds influenced their attitudes towards life. While the upper class children were confident and self-assured, those from middle and working class backgrounds were resigned to a challenging life of hard work. This premise was put to the test every seven years when the same group were interviewed about the progression of their lives. 49 years in the making, the changes that occurred to the original 14 make for fascinating television and are in many ways the stories of all our lives. From success and disappointment, marriage and childbirth, to poverty and illness, nearly every facet of life has been captured on film. Now, at the age of 56, the group are once more brought together and, with the benefit of hindsight, assess whether their lives have been ruled by circumstance or self-determination.

Free Trial Channels

AD
Show More

Seasons