‘70 Up’ to Conclude Groundbreaking Documentary Series That Began in 1964
‘70 Up’ has been announced as the final instalment of a documentary film series that has followed the lives of 14 participants since 1964. The project, described as a towering achievement of factual television, began by chronicling the hopes and fears of its subjects more than six decades ago. The series has been widely recognised as groundbreaking and extraordinary, tracing the same group of individuals across successive films. The final chapter, ‘70 Up’, will bring the long-running project to a close. No release date or production details were disclosed in the source material.
Key facts
- ‘70 Up’ will be the last film in the series
- The series began in 1964
- It followed 14 participants
- The project tracked their lives, hopes and fears
- The series is described as groundbreaking and extraordinary
- It is considered a towering achievement of factual television
- The final instalment is titled ‘70 Up’
- The series has run for more than six decades
Entities
Artists
- Jackie Bassett
- Lynn Johnson
- Sue Davis
- Neil Hughes
- Paul Kligerman
- Bruce Balden
- Peter Davies
- Symon Basterfield
- Tony Walker
- John Brisby
- Andrew Brackfield
- Suzy Lusk
- Charles Furneaux
- Nick Hitchon
- Michael Apted
- Paul Almond
- Asif Kapadia
- Amy Winehouse
- Diego Maradona
Institutions
- ITV
- BBC
- Granada TV
- Channel 4
- Liberal Democrats
- University of Wisconsin
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Rhodesia
- Yorkshire Dales
- Norfolk
- Scotland