About

Known credits:
14
Birthday:
1939-06-30
Place of birth:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Website:
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Barry Hines

Overview

An English author, playwright, screenwriter and amateur footballer. His novels and screenplays explore the political and economic struggles of working-class Northern England, particularly in his native West Riding/South Yorkshire.

He is best known for the novel A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), which he helped adapt for Ken Loach's film Kes (1969). He collaborated with Loach on adaptations of his novels Looks and Smiles and The Gamekeeper, and the 1977 two-part television drama The Price of Coal.

He also wrote the television film Threads, which depicts the impact of a nuclear war on Sheffield.

Known for

Acting
2019 Greg Davies: Looking for Kes Actor Self (archive Footage) 59
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Writing
1992 Born Kicking Writing Writer N/A
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1990 Shooting Stars Writing Writer N/A
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1984 Threads Writing Writer 65
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1981 Looks and Smiles Writing Writer 59
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1980 The Gamekeeper Writing Novel 59
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1980 The Gamekeeper Writing Writer 59
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1977 The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality Writing Writer 59
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1977 The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People Writing Writer 58
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1976 Two Men from Derby Writing Writer N/A
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1973 Speech Day Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Billy's Last Stand Writing Writer N/A
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1970 Kes Writing Novel 65
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1970 Kes Writing Adaptation 65
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