Kes & A Kestrel For A Knave Kes directed by Ken Loach from the novel A Kestrel For A Knave by Barry Hines. David Bradley plays Billy Casper. Produced by Tony Garnet.

It is 56 years today since the premier of Kes directed by Ken Loach took place, based on the book A Kestrel For A Knave by Barry Hines. This article is dedicated to both the book & film.
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Read: Barry Hines: A Kestrel for a Knave (1968).
A wonderful little book: a simple, evocative story well told, full of great observations. A feeling of truth. Hines is new to me but I have another of his books, The Gamekeeper, which just moved up the TBR.
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