Landmark 'Up' Documentary Series Concludes With '70 Up'
After six decades of following the same group of Britons every seven years, the acclaimed television project is coming to an end, according to the BBC.
The long-running British documentary series that has tracked the lives of a group of people since childhood is drawing to a close with its final instalment, titled "70 Up," according to the BBC.
The project began in 1964 and has followed 14 people, revisiting them every seven years to document how their lives, careers, families and outlooks have changed over time, the BBC reported.
The series, known collectively as the "Up" series, has been regarded as a landmark in British television for its unprecedented longitudinal approach, checking in with participants from childhood through old age across six decades, according to the report.
The BBC said "70 Up" marks the final chapter in the series, closing out a project that has spanned generations and offered viewers a rare, extended look at the arc of ordinary lives.
Further details on the participants' current circumstances and the reasons for concluding the series were not specified in the available report.
Sources
- We've followed their lives for six decades - now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out — BBC Entertainment & Arts
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