Michael Apted, "Up" Series and "The World Is Not Enough" Director, Dead at 79 Tobias Carroll, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Coal Miner’s Daughter and the James Bond adventure The World Is Not Enough. Apted’s most lasting legacy as a filmmaker, however, may come from his work as a documentarian — The Up Series, which followed the same group of people at 7-year intervals for over half a century, is regarded as a towering achievement in documentary film. The Hollywood Reporter and other publications report that Apted has died at the age of 79, with Roy Ashton at the Gersh Agency confirming the news. No additional details have been provided at this time.