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The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound | Jonathan Freedland

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The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound | Jonathan Freedland
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The epic documentary series reveals much about the shifting social attitudes of the last 60 years – and much more about the quiet mystery of human lifeFor an hour or two this week, I’ve been in the company of people whose lives I’ve seen unfold, almost from the beginning, almost to the end. They are people whom, with one exception, I’ve never met. And yet I’ve shared in their triumphs and disappointments for decades.They are the group who, in 1964, when they were seven years old, were the subjec

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