Seven Up!

We catch up with Bruce, the boarding schoolboy who was filmed, aged seven, missing his daddy. Growing up he longed to be a missionary in Africa but chose a teaching career instead. As retirement looms, he reflects on his life and work. We also pick up with Jackie who, at 56, was fighting cuts to her disability benefits as well as overcoming a series of family tragedies. Finally, we meet with children's librarian Lynn, who we'd previously seen battling a life-threatening brain condition.

In the final episode, Paul and Symon - who were filmed at seven growing up in the same children's home - have an emotional reunion in Australia. And we catch up with Neil who, as a seven-year-old in Liverpool dreamt of becoming an astronaut, but tragically in 28 Up was found homeless and struggling with mental health issues. Yet he surprised viewers in 42 Up when he reappeared as a Liberal Democrat councillor in Hackney. We catch up on the most recent chapter of Neil's extraordinary life.

Seven decades. One extraordinary experiment. The groundbreaking documentary series returns to meet the people we first saw as 7-year-olds as they reflect on life at 70.

Seven decades. One extraordinary experiment. The ground-breaking documentary series returns to meet the people we first saw as 7-year-olds as they reflect on life at 70.