Michael Apted on ’63 Up’ and the Past, Present, and Future of the ‘Up’ Series

Depending on when you discover the Up documentaries, the landmark series will affect you in a relative manner. My first time watching Seven Up!, 7 Plus Seven, 21 Up, 28 Up, etc. was at age 28, which made the coinciding installment that much more poignant. I’ve watched them all again in my thirties, and 56 Up arrived when I was 35 and starting a family. …