The final instalment of the acclaimed Seven Up! documentary series, titled 70 Up, is currently being broadcast in two parts on ITV. The series, which started in 1963 by documenting the lives of 14 children, is drawing to a close.
Michael Apted, who directed many of the updates, has died, as have two of the original participants. Nick Hitchon, an expert in nuclear fusion, provided a final interview just days before his death.
The series, directed by Asif Kapadia for these closing episodes, captures both struggles like divorce and ill-health, and joys such as parenthood. The programme has been noted by participants as being as much about life itself as it was about class.