The up series followed the lives of six(or more) children in the 60's at age seven kicking off the series with the premise" give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man". The doc interviewed the kids of seven and asked them several question about their aspirations, their likes and dislikes, and other life-related topics. The kids were chosen from several social backgrounds in an attempt to reach a comparison of the sort of life they will lead having been brought up in their respective circumstances. Seven is the age, as I seem to understand, with which a child must reach a sort of full picture of what he will pretty much be in the days to come, it emphasizes the importance of the first seven years in making the child whole in respect of ambitions and development. After the first series, the director would revisits the children of seven every seven years to see what changed in their behaviors, aspirations, what they have achieved, and whether they veered from their initial wantings. I felt like a doc kinda wanted to show whether the kids of sseven are actually the man for the rest of their lives. For every seven years of time, some guys kept going on their intended course, some changed their course due to a either a conscious decision of their own, or due to a misfortune or lack of luck that hindered the kinda developmental process that was meant to be. It is interesting seeing how the children changed over the years in terms of the luck they had, the sort of opportunities they pursued, and how important was every bit of nurturing they were exposed to at an earlier age. Like we see how a kid with separated parents was myopic in terms of ambitions and preferred a stable, comfortable job as opposed to taking risks. Also, That kid in the series that had luck turned against him and ended up a beggar with no job until an old age. What I concluded from thei series is how important the parent's love and nurture of their child, and obviously how much education is responsible to the kinda of paths popel pursue at a later age. Overall, I think it is a must-see doc.