'56 up (7up) due in 2012

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Anyone else really looking forward to this?

I always remember, of course, the guy who was living in the scottish islands but then became a politician.

I love the Cluedo character comment QofC She did look great for 66, if a little ironed out!

Are we sure she's 66? She looked nowhere near 66 at all! She looked younger than most of the 56 year olds! Blimey, I'm amazed truly.

are we sure she's called Cryss? that's completely made up, surely?

Isnt it just a typical American name. It looks like she is a Professor of educational policy at Minnesota

Anyone watching?

I love Bruce, he's always been such a lovely man.

Interesting how many of the blokes on this are such great family man. Nice to see positive male images for a change.

I like Lynn, though feel very sad about her losing her job when she's so committed. I think she's the only one in the series to still be happily married to someone she met so young - all the other early marriages broke up.

These snippits are too short!

These boys sounded frightfully posh when they were young. much less so as they have got older.

And they turned out to be nice people, both of them.

What an absolutely wonderful series.

I've watched it since it began with 7up and loved every minute.

I find it incredibly emotional and life-affirming and have cried through most of all the 3 episodes!

Best bit for me tonight was Tony and his wife bringing up their grand daughter - what amazing, lovely people.

Aw, I feel all warm inside having watched this. Terribly sad that Lynn's job has gone, though, all those children who won't be going to libraries any more - or finding a friendly, helpful children's librarian there if they do manage to find somewhere with books.

Bruce was lovely, as always, but a surprise to find him at St Albans' boys. Wonder which is the Quaker school his boys go to? I didn't know there was one in this neck of the woods.

Seemed very rushed this evening, and far too much recap, especially of Bruce. Would have preferred to see more current updates.

Can't believe that's it for another seven years. I'm so glad that they seem mostly happy this time, despite the ups and downs of their lives.

There's Leighton Park in Reading, Edam, although that seems quite a distance.

I really enjoyed it too.

Interesting how most of the privileged kids achieved pretty much what they said they would aged 7 - also how badly the working-class participants have aged in comparison to the others. What's that? A hard life? Lifestyle?

LOVED IT, i THINK bRUCE IS JUST AMAZING. Woops Caps!
I always remember when he said 'my heart's desire is to see my daddy' - sends shivers down my spine. So glad that he has a happy life with two lovely kids and a lovely wife.

Lynn always looks so sad but seems quite happy with her life. I wonder if she's a lifelong smoker, she looks like one.

The Posh boys seemed to turn out ok though I had to laugh when one of them said that his mother had to 'go out to work'

lovely series and can't wait for 62up!

It was much better last night - they saved the best until last. I remember feeling positively hostile towards the posh boys way back, but I can see now it was just the way they were set up - they were good people and clearly trying to give something back.

Fab programme. I love seeing how this child turned into that adult. Fascinating.

I watched it with DS last night and he thought it was brilliant as I did.

I'm really looking forward to child of our time too. I remember watching the first one when I was pregnant and really looking forward to meeting DS and watching him grow.

Great that Bruce ended up with a happy family life, having come across as a lovely but rather lonely and unhappy little boy. Just a detail, but I loved the bit where he blew up the airbed outside the tent then couldn't get it through the door and his wife was helpless with laughter :) His boys were great and he's clearly making sure they have all the fun father/son stuff that he missed out on himself.

I still didn't take to John as a person, but all credit to him for his charity work in Belarus; that was excellent.

I must check out the driver any time I climb into a taxi in London - would love a chat with Tony!

Just finished watching it now. I feel renewed but very frustrated with the shortness of the programme, it's not doing these people or the format any justice to keep it so clipped. Feel we were really skirting the service except perhaps with Tony who I think Michael Apted has always connected well with. Wish the programmes had been at least twice the length.

I loved the interplay between Suzy and Nick. Great chemistry.