Kes

Ken Loach
1970-04-03

They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
7.47
111 min

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.

Cast

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