Part the seventh

After the cinematic stinker that was "Dr Plonk" (see below), the DVD of "49 Up" came as a squirt of pine-scented air freshener. Utterly engaging, as the series always has been. For me, Michael Apted's ongoing documentary project isn't about verifying the Jesuit saying, "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man." It's a celebration of the different ways we find fulfilment and happiness.