--- product_id: 2800159 title: "The Complete Up Series" price: "65.35 OMR" currency: OMR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.com.om/products/2800159-the-complete-up-series store_origin: OM region: Oman --- # The Complete Up Series **Price:** 65.35 OMR **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Complete Up Series - **How much does it cost?** 65.35 OMR with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.om](https://www.desertcart.com.om/products/2800159-the-complete-up-series) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Peabody Award winning series! This seven disc collector's edition includes all eight films: Seven UP, 7 Plus Seven, 21 UP, 28 UP, 35 UP, 42 UP, 49 UP, and 56 UP."Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man."Starting in 1964 with Seven Up, The UP Series has explored this Jesuit maxim. The original concept was to interview 14 children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, renowned director Michael Apted, a researcher for Seven Up, has been back to talk to them, examining the progression of their lives.From cab driver Tony to schoolmates Jackie, Lynn and Susan and the enigmatic Neil, as they turn 56 more life-changing decisions and surprising developments are revealed.An astonishing, unforgettable look at the structure of life in the 20th century, The UP Series is, according to critic Roger Ebert, "an inspired, almost noble use of the film medium. Apted penetrates to the central mystery of life."Bonus Features Include: Exclusive Interview: Roger Ebert talks with Michael Apted Audio Commentary by Michael Apted (on 42 UP) Photo Gallery for each film Michael Apted Biography Review CRITIC'S PICK! Remarkable, poignant, fascinating. An analogous project in print or even still photographs wouldn't be as powerful, because what gives the "Up" series its punch is not so much its longevity or the human spectacle it offers, but that these are moving images of touchingly vibrant lives at certain moments in time and space. The more you watch, the more the movies transform from mirrors into memory machines, ones that inevitably summon reflections of your own life. --Manohla Dargis, The New York TimesAwe-inducing. Apted has created a series of films as profound as they are straightforward: here is a chronicle of real human souls evolving in real time, a longitudinal study unique to the medium of moving images - and a documentary masterpiece. With each passing calendar leap, the experience of watching has only become more soul-stirring. Grade: A. --Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment WeeklyTo see '56 Up' is to be reunited with an old friend. Make that 13 old friends, together again for a documentary project the likes of which the world has never seen...a matchless portrait of our time. A singular film...such a privilege to be able to watch Apted's project as it continues to unfold. --Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Review: Product review for complete Up Series, 56 Up has a minor audio problem - The complete Up Series (7 Up to 56 Up). First Run Features did a great job in the transfer of all eight films and their soundtracks except for the audio for 56 Up. I heard a minor, random snapping sound on my copy so I ordered the 56 Up single disc version which is a different run and has different art on the disc. The replacement also had the same sound over the entire film. Someone told me they also heard the popping sound on their disc that they rented from Netflicks. I didn't see 56 Up in the theaters but I'm thinking the snapping might have been on the original soundtrack. If you notice the problem on your copy I figured out that the snapping sound is only on the left side so if you move all the sound to the right side speakers, the snapping sound entirely goes away. Overall, because of the minor problems with 56 Up, I give the complete series 4 3/4 stars and 3 stars for 56 Up by itself. I would say this should not stop anyone from watching/buying the complete set, I still highly recommend the series. The new and complete 7 Up to 56 Up series has the eight films on seven-discs (7 Up and 7+7 on the first disc) and they come in a nice, one-inch thick hard case. Six of the discs are a new run and match each other and only the 49 Up disc is different, which is from the 2006 single disc release. Special features include: a 29 minute interview with Roger Ebert and the director Michael Apted which was filmed in Roger's studio in 2006, audio commentary on 42 Up by Apted, photo galleries, filmmakers biography and a few random trailers (none of the trailers are on the Up series). It would have been nice if they had added an insert to this set but the cover art is very nice looking and on the back there is a very brief but detailed account of the series. Unfortunately, there are no subtitles for any of the films and English is the only audio option. 7-42 Up are filmed in full frame and 42-56 Up were filmed using digital cameras. 49 & 56 Up are widescreen format. 7 Up is the only all black and white episode. The 7 Up series is a fascinating study of human nature. My favorite episode is 21 Up because they really start to make good use of close ups and we begin to go deeper into their young adult lives. Suzy and Neil are the most fascinating to me and those two alone could have held my attention for the entire series. If you have never seen any of the episodes, you should consider watching them with some time in between each one. I would suggest watching one a week over 8 weeks and when doing so, think about how those who have been fans of these time capsules since the mid sixties have had to wait 7 years in between each new episode. The more time you have between each one, the more powerful they become. I would say that the 7 Up Series is one of the 10 all-time best dvd sets to ever be produced and is a must own for anyone who has a serious home video library. I can't see how anyone would go wrong in buying the set for $37.99 offered by desertcart, that's only $4.75 per episode. When this goes out of print (and it will go oop) the price of this set will skyrocket like it has in the past. So stop thinking about it and buy it. You will be glad you did. And if you can afford it, please buy an extra copy for you local library, school or a friend. Review: 5 stars for the participants - They have been admirable and generous to share their personal lives for a lifetime with such an immense audience and for that alone, the series deserves all the stars. They called it in the 1960's "a glance at Britain's future", and if it was so, she has many reason to be proud today. Out of the 14 people interviewed, all of them seem to have turned out to be honest people with decent values, doing their utmost in their own set of circumstances or challenges. And if by any chance you would find parts of the series redundant, then I would say that just looking at the first episode is worth the buy because the 7 yr old children each have such enjoyable individual personalities. Their unfiltered, colorful replies are fun and precious and make us realize just how much of our true selves we lose as we get older and start being too self-critical. But if you have read a few bad reviews about Michael Apted's interview style, I must say that there is some truth to them. The man has no tact, no diplomacy, no psychology and is often disrespectful towards his subjects although not necessarily consciously. And he missed out on what we could have discovered more if his set of questions had not remained so narrowminded. Luckily, two people admitted that they kept on participating only for the publicity it was providing to either their charity or music band... but it was after all through these projects that we had the chance to see their humanity. Despite this, the participants were patient and tolerant, and were quite nice to return every 7 years. The documentary, seeing a person grow from 7 to 56 within just a few hours view, is a unique experience. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00CD6VY6S | | Actors | Andrew Brackfield, Bruce Balden, Lynn Johnson, Tony Walker | | Best Sellers Rank | #153,289 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #4,841 in Documentary (Movies & TV) #6,235 in Special Interests (Movies & TV) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (93) | | Director | Michael Apted | | MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) | | Media Format | Black & White, Box set, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.07 Pounds | | Release date | July 2, 2013 | | Run time | 14 hours and 8 minutes | | Studio | First Run Features | ## Images ![The Complete Up Series - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81WyJBUja8L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Product review for complete Up Series, 56 Up has a minor audio problem *by R***S on July 7, 2013* The complete Up Series (7 Up to 56 Up). First Run Features did a great job in the transfer of all eight films and their soundtracks except for the audio for 56 Up. I heard a minor, random snapping sound on my copy so I ordered the 56 Up single disc version which is a different run and has different art on the disc. The replacement also had the same sound over the entire film. Someone told me they also heard the popping sound on their disc that they rented from Netflicks. I didn't see 56 Up in the theaters but I'm thinking the snapping might have been on the original soundtrack. If you notice the problem on your copy I figured out that the snapping sound is only on the left side so if you move all the sound to the right side speakers, the snapping sound entirely goes away. Overall, because of the minor problems with 56 Up, I give the complete series 4 3/4 stars and 3 stars for 56 Up by itself. I would say this should not stop anyone from watching/buying the complete set, I still highly recommend the series. The new and complete 7 Up to 56 Up series has the eight films on seven-discs (7 Up and 7+7 on the first disc) and they come in a nice, one-inch thick hard case. Six of the discs are a new run and match each other and only the 49 Up disc is different, which is from the 2006 single disc release. Special features include: a 29 minute interview with Roger Ebert and the director Michael Apted which was filmed in Roger's studio in 2006, audio commentary on 42 Up by Apted, photo galleries, filmmakers biography and a few random trailers (none of the trailers are on the Up series). It would have been nice if they had added an insert to this set but the cover art is very nice looking and on the back there is a very brief but detailed account of the series. Unfortunately, there are no subtitles for any of the films and English is the only audio option. 7-42 Up are filmed in full frame and 42-56 Up were filmed using digital cameras. 49 & 56 Up are widescreen format. 7 Up is the only all black and white episode. The 7 Up series is a fascinating study of human nature. My favorite episode is 21 Up because they really start to make good use of close ups and we begin to go deeper into their young adult lives. Suzy and Neil are the most fascinating to me and those two alone could have held my attention for the entire series. If you have never seen any of the episodes, you should consider watching them with some time in between each one. I would suggest watching one a week over 8 weeks and when doing so, think about how those who have been fans of these time capsules since the mid sixties have had to wait 7 years in between each new episode. The more time you have between each one, the more powerful they become. I would say that the 7 Up Series is one of the 10 all-time best dvd sets to ever be produced and is a must own for anyone who has a serious home video library. I can't see how anyone would go wrong in buying the set for $37.99 offered by Amazon, that's only $4.75 per episode. When this goes out of print (and it will go oop) the price of this set will skyrocket like it has in the past. So stop thinking about it and buy it. You will be glad you did. And if you can afford it, please buy an extra copy for you local library, school or a friend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 stars for the participants *by E***V on April 18, 2014* They have been admirable and generous to share their personal lives for a lifetime with such an immense audience and for that alone, the series deserves all the stars. They called it in the 1960's "a glance at Britain's future", and if it was so, she has many reason to be proud today. Out of the 14 people interviewed, all of them seem to have turned out to be honest people with decent values, doing their utmost in their own set of circumstances or challenges. And if by any chance you would find parts of the series redundant, then I would say that just looking at the first episode is worth the buy because the 7 yr old children each have such enjoyable individual personalities. Their unfiltered, colorful replies are fun and precious and make us realize just how much of our true selves we lose as we get older and start being too self-critical. But if you have read a few bad reviews about Michael Apted's interview style, I must say that there is some truth to them. The man has no tact, no diplomacy, no psychology and is often disrespectful towards his subjects although not necessarily consciously. And he missed out on what we could have discovered more if his set of questions had not remained so narrowminded. Luckily, two people admitted that they kept on participating only for the publicity it was providing to either their charity or music band... but it was after all through these projects that we had the chance to see their humanity. Despite this, the participants were patient and tolerant, and were quite nice to return every 7 years. The documentary, seeing a person grow from 7 to 56 within just a few hours view, is a unique experience. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great transactions! As far as the series goes it ... *by N***N on August 29, 2015* Great transactions! As far as the series goes it is a fantastic portrayal of the lives of individuals as they develop from childhood through adulthood. Obviously there are some constraints on the episodes that leave a lot to be desired. For example, even though the episodes are 2 to 2 1/2 hours long you still feel like you're just scratching the surface of understanding each of these individuals and all of the changes they've gone through during their development. Also, the lack of ethnic diversity is unfortunate, but it also likely reflects the era and the context within which these episodes were begun. Perhaps my biggest disappointment with this series though is that the questions sometimes seem leading, such that it almost seems like the documentarian asks questions in such a way as to prove his hypothesis correct. However, overall I very much enjoyed the series and I think it is insightful and does a very good job of portraying the major milestones in the human lifespan - I would definitely recommend the series to anyone interested in watching development unfold over the course of a lifetime! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.om/products/2800159-the-complete-up-series](https://www.desertcart.com.om/products/2800159-the-complete-up-series) --- *Product available on Desertcart Oman* *Store origin: OM* *Last updated: 2026-05-11*