| Name | Timeline | Love | Marriage | Children | Employment | Extra notes |
| Tony Walker
Working/ Lower Class | 7 – wanted to be a jockey 14– wants a baby son when he grows up 21– “on the knowledge” 28– owned his own cab -Taking acting lessons to make $ – married Debbie 35– made a movie about his life (wasn’t a big production) -parents died -had three children 42– marriage seemed to be in trouble 49– took second mortgage out on the London home and bought a vacation home -have grandchildren | – had a loving childhood -parents died (28); Tony and his wife took this very hard -gives all the love that he can to his children and grand children | -never really spoke about marriage at a young age -was married at (28) -were having marital issues around the age of (42) -communication issues between the couple; Tony had regrets on the communication issues – bickering taking place while cameras are rolling | -always had intentions of having children -loves his children very much and speaks highly of them -daughter had a tough time with his first lover (the father of her children); Tony a very important part of his grandchildren’s lives | -always had the intentions of being successful -wanted to be a jockey (7) but was unsuccessful -took acting classes (28) to make money/ pay bills -was a cab driver (28) and was very happy with his job | -traditionalist; likes to be with his own people – working man; angered by having to pay new expenses because of new people coming into his area |
| Bruce Balden
Working Class | 7– put in boarding school at a young age -parents divorced around age 5 21– in Oxford Uni.; reading math 28– Teaching in East London 35– Teaching in Bangladesh 42– Running math department in an all girls school in the East end of London -had children -Married Penny 49- Teaching at an all boys school | -was put into boarding school as a child for a stable environment; -beaten on at school – parents divorced age 5 -had issues with love as a child because of separation from father -taking the lack of love his had as a child and giving it to his children | -wanted to get married from a young age, but focused more on his job -married at 42 -relationship with his wife is healthy -Bruce and Penny have good communication and don’t fight very often; positive aspect in his life | – was more focused growing up about job than children -had children at 42 -was worried about outcome of his children; protective and wanted them to turn out well -loves them so much | -was always employment driven; driven to teach people -wanted to play professional cricket; never did -instead coaches a team and plays for fun | -relatively happy with the outcome of his life -became to doubt himself as a teacher; students wore him down and gave up teaching around 49 -says that family and careers overtake your dreams |
| John
Upper class | 7- Planned to go to college court and continue on to Cambridge -went to a private school 14-wants to be a politician; have $ and power 21- Wanted to be a barrister 35- Lawyer; -had a house in London and in the country -very wealthy -Married Clair (Daughter of a former Ambassador) 42- Became a part of Queen’s Corner (still a lawyer) 49- stopped teaching | -went to private school; “rich kids make fun of the poor kids -had very little interaction with parents (could have influenced the rude behaviour to the poor kids) -Family traditions in Bulgaria very important | -got his career set before marriage -married in to wealth – Family traditions very important to him (influence of wealth) could have influenced him on his choice to marry the Ambassador’s daughter | -never talked about having children at any age; didn’t have children -instead of having his own children, John started a parallel education system for disable children (family built school at the end of the 19th century) | -had his entire future planned out at age 7 (focused) -kept to a focused structured life plan and married after he got his career set | -played piano at a young age but developed arthritis later on in life -was worried about making the movie because of publicity; this is “real life” tv -headmaster of his school forced him to make the film |
| Susan Sullivan
Working/ upper class | 7- upper class; can tell by the way she talks -Claimed she had a boyfriend who was 13 14- 21- heavy smoker -says she cynical 28- No longer smoking -changed because she met Rupert 35- 42- has been married 27 years -relies on husband Believes they’re perfect for each other 49- finally happy in her own skin -able to live with the wrong decisions she has made in the past | -had a privileged childhood -didn’t take on responsibilities until later on in life -could be from wealth; (resources so accessible didn’t feel the need to try and do things on her own) | -wanted to be married at a young age but was not looking for something -believed that her husband changed her life and made her a better person -very loving relationship between the two | 7- wanted kids 21- hated kids 28 – had two sons 35- had another daughter -the influence of her husband and they’re love changed her attitude towards having children | -her career was not present in the film | -didn’t enjoy making the movie -felt as though the movie opened old wounds every seven years that she didn’t like to be reminded of -likes her privacy |
| Nick Hitchon
Middle/ Upper Class | 7- farmer’s son 14- boarding school 21-studying physics at Oxford Uni. 28- moved to America; Nuclear Fusion at the Uni. of Wisconsin -got married to Jackie and had a son 35- Associate professor -got divorced around 34 -got remarried around 35 to Chris 42- full professor -wanted to be a famous professor -visited home 49- Abandoned research | -had struggles with love and pleasing people -second wife says he changed too easily to please her -family very important to him; family momentums in his house | 7- says he doesn’t answer questions about girls (kept to this until 21) -got married at 28 to Jackie -got divorced 6 years later; believed he could have been braver in his marriage; upset by outcome and somewhat blamed him self -remarried around 35; so drawn and in love with each other | Had a son at 28 -once divorced and remarried, wanted to have another child together, but never did – worried about his son and the outcome of the divorce -Boundary caused between his son and him; very upset by the separation | – was very focused and successful with his job; was more focused on job -being focused on career could have affected his first marriage outcome | -was taken back to England at age 42; misses home and the separation of his parents (from him living in the US and them in England) |
| Neil Hughes
Lower Class | 7- lives in Liverpool/lower class -dreamed of going to Oxford; being an astronaut or a coach driver or go into politics 14- went to boarding school 21- Went to Aberdeen but dropped out after 1st term -working on a building site; living in a squat 28-homeless; wanted to be of some importance -believes he would be miserable living in stability 35- Living in council state (co-op) -in Shetlands (most N place in Scotland); escaping reality -getting used to his life style -plans in seven years to be wandering streets of London 42- Moved to London; living with Bruce -town counsellor -knew it was time to get into politics -has his own car 49- Moved to Cambria -part of local town council (liberal democrat) -says he’s doing his best; says London wasn’t right for him | -Age 7 had a good relationship with his father -14-21 felt as though his parents did nothing for him -28, wanted to be able to help his parents in the future -father died (when he was 30) -their relationship deteriorated over the years -lacked love and communication with others as he moved around homeless; caused to him act paranoid, go mad, and question his sanity | – pictured getting married as he went on through life -never did get married -his lack on interaction when younger could have affected this outcome | -age 7-28 didn’t want children -believed that since the child would be half of him, the child could turn out to be like him; this worried him -never had children | -has high hopes and dreams as a child -reality of hard work seemed to discourage him, causing him to drop out of school and become homeless; $ a factor as well -getting his live together around 35 was of big importance in his life; realizing it was time to have a career -always knew he wanted to get into politics and achieved that goal | -said people worried about him losing his sanity -age 7-28 didn’t believe in God -35-42 started to become involved with the church -age 49- believed faith helped him to get through struggles in life and became very dedicated to the church (life experiences changing attitude) -“have to make due with reality” -“life comes once and it’s quite short, and you have to appreciate the positive things” |
