Seven Up was made as a one-off documentary by Granada's flagship current affairs series "World in Action" in 1964. It featured fourteen seven-year-olds who were interviewed about their lives and what they wanted to be when they grew up. The children were selected to provide a representative cross-section of British society, and the program's intention was to test the Jesuit maxim - "give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man" - in the context of the British belief in the overriding and determining importance of class origins. The series developed into subsequent programs, filmed at seven-year intervals, the most recent being "49 Up, "broadcast in 2005.

About the Author
STELLA BRUZZI is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick. She is the author of 'Bringing Up Daddy: Fatherhood and Masculinity in Post-war Hollywood' (BFI 2005) and 'New Documentary: A Critical Introduction' (Second edition, 2006).


Book Information
ISBN 9781844571963
Author Stella Bruzzi
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint BFI Publishing
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC