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Irish Independent
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Tanya Sweeney: Watching real lives unfold from aged seven to 63 makes for an unmissable TV series
Today at 21:30 Even amid the rich smorgasbord of prestige TV offerings on the streamers, the showing up on the schedules of one TV show always makes my heart quicken with excitement. Recently, Virgin Media Television re-ran the latest instalment in Michael Apted's Seven Up series, which was filmed in 2022; we are now at 63 Up. For the uninitiated, a quick intro: in 1964, filmmaker Apted found 14 British children, all at or around the age of seven, but from wildly different walks of life. Some were in the care home system; others in the malevolent bosom of the British public boarding school. From there, Apted checked back in with his subjects every seven years, and so we see these interviewees talk about their lives at 14, 28, 35, 42, and so on. The Jesuit motto 'give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man' is the series' backbone. The question is posed time and time again in the series — does any trace of your seven-year-old self still remain?
The Herald Scotland
22-04-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Scottish law firm unveils new partner for award-winning team
Before working at the London Metal Exchange, Mr Apted worked at the Financial Ombudsman Service and in private practice. He said: 'Aberdein Considine has a fantastic reputation for financial services litigation and stands out as a leader in the UK lender services market, representing some of the top names in banking. 'I am thrilled to join the team and bring nearly a decade of experience in financial services disputes, which includes time spent at the Ombudsman and in one of the world's major investment exchanges.' Read more Aberdein Considine has 21 offices, including branches in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth and Stirling. It employs more than 450 staff across Scotland and the north of England. The law firm said Mr Apted would work closely with Myra Scott, partner and head of the lender services practice group, and her colleagues, who it noted won the accolade of debt recovery team of the year at The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2024. Ms Scott said: 'Jamie has forged a strong track record in recoveries and will be a real asset to our offering, adding depth and breadth to the team as we maintain and further enhance our award-winning service to lender clients across the UK.' She added: 'Jamie's experience at the Ombudsman and London Metal Exchange has equipped him with a deep understanding of financial regulation in contentious contexts, as well as valuable insights into effective operations within a highly regulated environment.' Aberdein Considine noted legal directories had described Mr Apted as 'really impressive, always very strong on the law', and 'user-friendly and commercial'.
