We've followed their lives for six decades; now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out
For the rest of the interview, she mostly looked to the floor while Sue and Lynn answered questions.It took her 18 years to fully confront Apted over his questioning.In 49 Up, she told him: "I was really angry… you wouldn't have asked some of the other people in this program that question. You will edit this program as you see fit, I've got no control over that."Recalling the tense exchange, Jackie said she felt Apted could be out of touch, particularly over the changing roles of women in society."I think he still thought we were all in the kitchen, as I mentioned to him at 21. I just thought, 'No, come on, it's about time one of us called you out on it, because he never never asked us questions about politics.
- ▪For the rest of the interview, she mostly looked to the floor while Sue and Lynn answered questions.It took her 18 years to fully confront Apted over his questioning.In 49 Up, she told him: "I was really angry… you wouldn't have asked some
- ▪You will edit this program as you see fit, I've got no control over that."Recalling the tense exchange, Jackie said she felt Apted could be out of touch, particularly over the changing roles of women in society."I think he still thought we
- ▪I just thought, 'No, come on, it's about time one of us called you out on it, because he never never asked us questions about politics.
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We've followed their lives for six decades - now the stars of 7 Up are bowing outImage source, ITVImage caption, 70 Up stars from left to right: Peter Davies, Symon Basterfield, Paul Kligerman, Tony Walker Neil Hughes, John Brisby, Andrew Brackfield, Bruce Balden Jackie Bassett, Suzy Lusk, Sue DavisByGeorge WrightPublished12 September 2026, 01:16 BSTSix decades have passed since Jackie Bassett first appeared on TV aged seven, skipping down the road with her little sister.It was 1964 and she had been selected by teachers at her east London primary school to appear in a documentary called 7 Up.The show interviewed 14 seven-year-olds from vastly different socioeconomic backgrounds.
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