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Clips from 56 Up (2012)

I've done quite a lot of different things

"I've done quite a lot of different things"

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When he was first told,

"When he was first told,"

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And then he just pulled himself together

"And then he just pulled himself together"

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Can you imagine having me for a dad?

"Can you imagine having me for a dad?"

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Anything I push him to do, he's going to do the opposite.

"Anything I push him to do, he's going to do the opposite."

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They'd like to come out for a holiday in the country

"They'd like to come out for a holiday in the country"

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The whole idea of being deep in the mud

"The whole idea of being deep in the mud"

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before somebody dies.

"before somebody dies."

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How are they doing?

"How are they doing?"

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'Cause it's full of emotion, I guess.

"'Cause it's full of emotion, I guess."

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isn't it, but...

"isn't it, but..."

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And I don't. I store them up.

"And I don't. I store them up."

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Nick is truly English.

"Nick is truly English."

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the type of English person he is

"the type of English person he is"

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and the type of American people I've been with.

"and the type of American people I've been with."

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Why is it that we are so annoyed about this program?

"Why is it that we are so annoyed about this program?"

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Then I have tea and watch TV.

"Then I have tea and watch TV."

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but is that what they were trying to get at?

"but is that what they were trying to get at?"

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The idea of looking at a bunch of people over time

"The idea of looking at a bunch of people over time"

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It isn't a picture really of the essence of Nick

"It isn't a picture really of the essence of Nick"

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or Suzy, it's a picture of Everyman.

"or Suzy, it's a picture of Everyman."

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It's how a person, any person, how they change.

"It's how a person, any person, how they change."

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but it's a picture of somebody, and that's the value of it.

"but it's a picture of somebody, and that's the value of it."

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I was quite adamant I wasn't going to do it.

"I was quite adamant I wasn't going to do it."

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Symon was brought up in a children's home,

"Symon was brought up in a children's home,"

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They say, Where's your father, then?

"They say, Where's your father, then?"

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See, I can get on well with my mother sometimes.

"See, I can get on well with my mother sometimes."

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We talk very well with each other,

"We talk very well with each other,"

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that's something that somebody whispered about.

"that's something that somebody whispered about."

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It's not a serious matter.

"It's not a serious matter."

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They've got everything, then.

"They've got everything, then."

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We met in the launderette.

"We met in the launderette."

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He's now 18,

"He's now 18,"

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which I'm very... I'm excited about.

"which I'm very... I'm excited about."

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♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

"♪ Happy birthday to you ♪"

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By 49,

"By 49,"

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Went to boarding school when I was young,

"Went to boarding school when I was young,"

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for loving from the adult carers,

"for loving from the adult carers,"

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so I wanted to do something like that for myself,

"so I wanted to do something like that for myself,"

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you know, in my own home.

"you know, in my own home."

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So, if you can give that to them,

"So, if you can give that to them,"

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You know why Uncle Symon looks younger?

"You know why Uncle Symon looks younger?"

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Hello, Auntie. Hello, Uncle. How are you?

"Hello, Auntie. Hello, Uncle. How are you?"

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come and visit us, which is good.

"come and visit us, which is good."

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She's always been there.

"She's always been there."

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There was a time where I felt like

"There was a time where I felt like"

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Sorry.

"Sorry."

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my family wasn't at the airport to collect me and that,

"my family wasn't at the airport to collect me and that,"

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so, you know, I just had to stay somewhere

"so, you know, I just had to stay somewhere"

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Yeah, they were really nice, you know, yeah, really nice.

"Yeah, they were really nice, you know, yeah, really nice."

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is the person who made me the person I am today.

"is the person who made me the person I am today."

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And she used to always say to us,

"And she used to always say to us,"

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but they've got no one to love them.

"but they've got no one to love them."

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I'll do the school run in the afternoon.

"I'll do the school run in the afternoon."

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Oh, look at this.

"Oh, look at this."

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Before I'm old enough to get a job,

"Before I'm old enough to get a job,"

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I know I can't stay at Wall's forever.

"I know I can't stay at Wall's forever."

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It's just not me.

"It's just not me."

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No, I haven't really.

"No, I haven't really."

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If you want to get on, if you want things in life,

"If you want to get on, if you want things in life,"

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and the people there looked gray suited and miserable,

"and the people there looked gray suited and miserable,"

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stagnated myself

"stagnated myself"

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were getting to us,

"were getting to us,"

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I'm very, um... laid back.

"I'm very, um... laid back."

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Is the chemistry still there between you?

"Is the chemistry still there between you?"

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We've been saying that, what, nearly 20 years?

"We've been saying that, what, nearly 20 years?"

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they suddenly get old.

"they suddenly get old."

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Enjoy life.

"Enjoy life."

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So, who won?

"So, who won?"

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I came here first. I think that was me.

"I came here first. I think that was me."

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and some parts a failure,

"and some parts a failure,"

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If you go down the wrong road

"If you go down the wrong road"

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There's no chance, you have to turn round and come back.

"There's no chance, you have to turn round and come back."

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- Start again, isn't it? - Do a u-turn.

"- Start again, isn't it? - Do a u-turn."

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Well, you're getting on a bit, are you getting worried?

"Well, you're getting on a bit, are you getting worried?"

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if I'd like to marry him.

"if I'd like to marry him."

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Our arguments sort of tend to be two sentences

"Our arguments sort of tend to be two sentences"

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So, is Bruce getting any better

"So, is Bruce getting any better"

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when you're in your fifties, might be a bit strange.

"when you're in your fifties, might be a bit strange."

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Bruce and Penny have two sons, Henry and George.

"Bruce and Penny have two sons, Henry and George."

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And that's, you know, if they sat on me now,

"And that's, you know, if they sat on me now,"

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And in the second year, I was in the rooms

"And in the second year, I was in the rooms"

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at the top of that staircase there.

"at the top of that staircase there."

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to see Bruce's old college

"to see Bruce's old college"

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It's just nice drifting along the river

"It's just nice drifting along the river"

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on it unawares, kind of thing.

"on it unawares, kind of thing."

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What happened between you and your dad?

"What happened between you and your dad?"

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The boys are still young enough

"The boys are still young enough"

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and forming a relationship and so on.

"and forming a relationship and so on."

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They always come first.

"They always come first."

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We'll do it later, dear.

"We'll do it later, dear."

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where he got a maths degree.

"where he got a maths degree."

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After Oxford, he worked in the city for a year,

"After Oxford, he worked in the city for a year,"

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and I think private schools may help its continuance.

"and I think private schools may help its continuance."

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At 42, he was back in the East End

"At 42, he was back in the East End"

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In the early days,

"In the early days,"

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to 948.

"to 948."

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948?

"948?"

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Yes, so, the head quite likes to say

"Yes, so, the head quite likes to say"

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we're in our third millennium, you know.

"we're in our third millennium, you know."

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Do your old friends give you a hard time about what you've done?

"Do your old friends give you a hard time about what you've done?"

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They certainly do, they absolutely do.

"They certainly do, they absolutely do."

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Have we joined the Tory party, the golf club, the Masons?

"Have we joined the Tory party, the golf club, the Masons?"

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You know.

"You know."

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Um...so, I'm quite happy.

"Um...so, I'm quite happy."

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I'm not ambitious now.

"I'm not ambitious now."

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sort of a sport tax on Bruce.

"sort of a sport tax on Bruce."

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I think bringing you lot along for the weekend

"I think bringing you lot along for the weekend"

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so that they learn the Christian stories

"so that they learn the Christian stories"

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and a lot of what's embedded in our culture.

"and a lot of what's embedded in our culture."

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where Penny teaches.

"where Penny teaches."

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and there is no uniform

"and there is no uniform"

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and they enjoy the success and so on,

"and they enjoy the success and so on,"

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That they don't fulfill their potential,

"That they don't fulfill their potential,"

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not having done as well as they could.

"not having done as well as they could."

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What a night we're going to have here!

"What a night we're going to have here!"

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They're very good company, but they will grow apart.

"They're very good company, but they will grow apart."

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Lynn grew up in the East End of London.

"Lynn grew up in the East End of London."

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Well, in a grammar school, I don't think you'll find

"Well, in a grammar school, I don't think you'll find"

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Teaching children the beauty of books

"Teaching children the beauty of books"

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