The only reality show where 'I want to be famous' becomes 'I hope my arthritis isn't acting up.'
Season 1 • Episode 3
LatestIn this final episode, Paul and Symon - who were filmed at 7 growing up in the same children's home - have an emotional reunion in Australia where Paul emigrated as a teenager. We catch up with Neil, one of the series' most memorable characters with perhaps the most dramatic course of life events.
Over nearly six decades, the series has documented the group as they have become adults and entered middle-age, dealing with everything life has thrown at them in between. Now, as the group reach retirement age, the series is back to discover what they are doing…
Direction
Apted's six-decade commitment is the longest-running human experiment in film history.
Editing
Seamless intercutting of decades-old footage against present-day reality hits like a truck.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Up' series inadvertently became the most famous longitudinal study in social science, cited in academic papers on class inequality.
Suzy, who declared at 21 she'd never do another interview, has appeared in every single installment since. The British stiff upper lip eventually cracks.
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