George Jesse Turner tells of his 42 years behind the camera on the documentary series that has become a TV institution
When George Jesse Turner, a cameraman in his 20s, was invited to join the team making a unique series of documentaries following the lives of a group of schoolchildren, he grabbed the chance to work with a young director who was making a name for himself at Granada TV.
But, by taking the job alongside Michael Apted 42 years ago, Turner was harnessing himself to a roller coaster that has played an exhilarating role in the rest of his life. This week, the series that started out in 1964 as Seven Up! comes back to our screens for a ninth instalment, and Turner, 74, who has filmed all but the first two series, is calling for a suitably grand finish to the groundbreaking run of documentaries.
When George Jesse Turner, a cameraman in his 20s, was invited to join the team making a unique series of documentaries following the lives of a group of schoolchildren, he grabbed the chance to work with a young director who was making a name for himself at Granada TV.
But, by taking the job alongside Michael Apted 42 years ago, Turner was harnessing himself to a roller coaster that has played an exhilarating role in the rest of his life. This week, the series that started out in 1964 as Seven Up! comes back to our screens for a ninth instalment, and Turner, 74, who has filmed all but the first two series, is calling for a suitably grand finish to the groundbreaking run of documentaries.
- 6/1/2019
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
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