In his early 20s Michael Apted began assisting on a film called Seven Up!, little realizing it would turn into the most ambitious documentary project ever undertaken. It focused on a group of ...

Michael Apted, British director of the “ Up ” series of documentaries, as well as “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Gorillas in the Mist” (1988), James Bond film “The World Is Not Enough” (1999) and “The ...

Acclaimed British director Michael Apted has died. He was 79. A representative for the Directors Guild of America said his family informed the organization that he died Thursday night. No cause was ...

A woman who appeared in the ITV docu-series, 7 and Up has shared how she was consumed with emotion when she learnt of the director's death ...

Michael Apted's poignant final words have resurfaced as ITV's extraordinary Up documentary series reaches its emotional conclusion after more than six decades. The legendary director, who dedicated ...

SEVEN Up! was the revolutionary TV experiment which was supposed to reveal the real Britain – but behind the scenes arguments threatened to derail the entire project. Many of the cast, who ...