Kes

Overview

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.

Directed by Ken Loach

Top cast

David Bradley

Billy

Freddie Fletcher

Jud

Lynne Perrie

Mrs. Casper

Colin Welland

Mr. Farthing

Brian Glover

Mr. Sugden

B

Bob Bowes

Mr. Gryce

Bernard Atha

Youth Employment Officer

L

Laurence Bould

J

Joey Kaye

Pub Comic

T

Ted Carroll

R

Robert Naylor

MacDowell

A

Agnes Drumgoon

G

George Speed

Billy's Friend

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Desmond Guthrie

Z

Zoe Sunderland

Librarian

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Eric Bolderson

Farmer

J

Joe Miller

Reg

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Beryl Carroll

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Julie Shakespeare

Bill Dean

Fish and Chip Shop Man

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