Editing Michael Apted (section)

==Early life and education ==
Apted was born on 10 February 1941 in [[Aylesbury]], Buckinghamshire, the son of Frances Amelia (née Thomas) and Ronald William Apted.<ref name="filmref">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/91/Michael-Apted.html |title=Michael Apted Biography (1941-) |website=filmreference.com}}</ref><ref name = NYT>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/movies/michael-apted-dead.html |title=Michael Apted, Versatile Director Known for 'Up' Series, Dies at 79 |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=8 January 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil}}</ref>

He was educated at [[City of London School]] and [[Downing College, Cambridge]], where he studied law and history.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/michael-apted-dead-coal-miners-daughter-up-series-director-dies-79/ |title=Michael Apted, Coal Miner's Daughter and Up series director, dies at 79 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref>