TV series

The Up Series

1964 · 10 seasons

A quietly absorbing, humane look at ordinary lives unfolding over decades, inviting reflection on time, class, and chance.

Tagline: Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man.
Overview: A series of documentaries that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, aging, identity, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
aging
identity
family
memory
Places: big city
small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild