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.

Details

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