We've followed their lives for six decades - now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out

Image source, ITV Image caption, 70 Up stars from left to right: Peter Davies, Symon Basterfield, Paul Kligerman, Tony Walker Neil Hughes, John Brisby, Andrew Brackfield, Bruce Balden Jackie Bassett, Suzy Lusk, Sue Davis

Six decades have passed since Jackie Bassett first appeared on TV aged seven, skipping down the road with her little sister.

It was 1964 and she had been selected by teachers at her east London primary school to appear in a documentary called 7 Up.

The show interviewed 14 seven-year-olds from vastly different socioeconomic backgrounds. Inspired by the Jesuit saying: "Give me the child until he is seven and I will show you the man", it was intended as a one-off - a snapshot of Britain's class system and how it shapes us from a young age.