April 3, 1970
111 minutes
Drama
Kes
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.
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Cast
David Bradley
(Billy)
Freddie Fletcher
(Jud)
Lynne Perrie
(Mrs. Casper)
Colin Welland
(Mr. Farthing)
Brian Glover
(Mr. Sugden)
Bob Bowes
(Mr. Gryce)
Bernard Atha
(Youth Employment Officer)
Laurence Bould
()
Joey Kaye
(Pub Comic)
Ted Carroll
()
Robert Naylor
(MacDowell)
Agnes Drumgoon
()
George Speed
(Billy's Friend)
Desmond Guthrie
()
Zoe Sunderland
(Librarian)
Eric Bolderson
(Farmer)
Joe Miller
(Reg)
Beryl Carroll
()
Julie Shakespeare
()
Bill Dean
(Fish and Chip Shop Man)
Geoffrey Banks
(Maths Teacher)
John Grayson
()
Duggie Brown
(Milkman)
Trevor Hesketh
(Mr. Crossley)
Stephen Crossland
(Billy's Friend)
Harry Markham
(Newsagent)
David Glover
(Tibbutt)
Frank Norton
(Billy's Friend)
Martin Harley
(Billy's Friend)
Leslie Stringer
()
