poster

Kes

Drama

7.5

Release Date

April 3, 1970

Duration

111 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

David Bradley

Billy

David Bradley

Freddie Fletcher

Jud

Freddie Fletcher

Lynne Perrie

Mrs. Casper

Lynne Perrie

Colin Welland

Mr. Farthing

Colin Welland

Brian Glover

Mr. Sugden

Brian Glover

Bob Bowes

Mr. Gryce

Bob Bowes

Bernard Atha

Youth Employment Officer

Bernard Atha

Laurence Bould

Laurence Bould

Joey Kaye

Pub Comic

Joey Kaye

Ted Carroll

Ted Carroll

Robert Naylor

MacDowell

Robert Naylor

Agnes Drumgoon

Agnes Drumgoon

George Speed

Billy's Friend

George Speed

Desmond Guthrie

Desmond Guthrie

Zoe Sunderland

Librarian

Zoe Sunderland

Eric Bolderson

Farmer

Eric Bolderson

Joe Miller

Reg

Joe Miller

Beryl Carroll

Beryl Carroll

Julie Shakespeare

Julie Shakespeare

Bill Dean

Fish and Chip Shop Man

Bill Dean

Geoffrey Banks

Maths Teacher

Geoffrey Banks

John Grayson

John Grayson

Duggie Brown

Milkman

Duggie Brown

Trevor Hesketh

Mr. Crossley

Trevor Hesketh

Stephen Crossland

Billy's Friend

Stephen Crossland

Harry Markham

Newsagent

Harry Markham

David Glover

Tibbutt

David Glover

Frank Norton

Billy's Friend

Frank Norton

Martin Harley

Billy's Friend

Martin Harley

Leslie Stringer

Leslie Stringer

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