Browse episode ratings trends for The Up Series. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of The Up Series's 16 episodes.
Best Episodes of The Up Series
7 Plus Seven
S2 Ep1
9.0
15th Dec 1970
After a 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children from Seven Up! The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
28 Up, Part 1
S4 Ep1
8.0
5th Feb 1984
By the fourth installment of the series a few of our subjects have dropped out (John and Charles do not take part) and Paul’s move to Australia (before Seven Plus Seven) seems to have benefited this insecure man. Divorce is barely mentioned and children are starting to arrive.
Worst Episodes of The Up Series
Seven Up!
S1 Ep1
5.0
5th May 1964
A group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging backgrounds are interviewed about a range of subjects. Director Michael Apted plans to re-interview them at 7 year intervals to determine how their lives and attitudes have changed.
42 Up, Part 2
S6 Ep2
6.0
5th Feb 1998
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
The Up Series Episode Guide
Seven Up!
S1 Ep1
5.0
5th May 1964
A group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging backgrounds are interviewed about a range of subjects. Director Michael Apted plans to re-interview them at 7 year intervals to determine how their lives and attitudes have changed.
A series of documentaries that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old.
The best rated episodes of The Up Series are:
7 Plus Seven S2E1 rated 9.0
28 Up, Part 1 S4E1 rated 8.0
The lowest rated episodes of The Up Series are:
Seven Up! S1E1 rated 5.0
42 Up, Part 2 S6E2 rated 6.0
The first episode of The Up Series aired on May 05, 1964.
The last episode of The Up Series aired on June 06, 2019.