Where are 7 Up! kids now? Femail reveals the fortunes of those filmed by the late Michael Apted

His long and varied career included directing everything from James Bond to Coronation Street but director Michael Apted’s best loved work was his groundbreaking documentary Up series.  The British filmmaker who died last week at his Los Angeles home at the age of 79,  joined the projecy which began filming in May 1964 and followed the lives of a group … Read more

Up documentary participant pays tribute to late director Michael Apted

A cast member whose life featured in Michael Apted’s Up documentary series has paid tribute to the director as a ‘beacon of light’ following his death aged 79. Tony Walker, an actor and London taxi driver, was selected for the project from an East End primary school in 1963 and went on to become one … Read more

James Bond and Coronation Street director Michael Apted dies aged 79

James Bond and Coronation Street director Michael Apted dies aged 79 The British filmmaker was perhaps best known for Up series of documentaries Apted directed James Bond The World Is Not Enough, starring Pierce Brosnan Thomas Schlamme – president of the Directors Guild of America – paid tribute By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 21:40 … Read more