Greg Davies: Looking for Kes

11/19/2019

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1hr 0min

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Documentary

,TV Movie

STORY

Comedian, actor and ex-English teacher Greg Davies is a lifelong fan of Barry Hines's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave, the story of Billy Casper training a kestrel as an escape from his troubled home and school life. In this documentary, Greg goes in search of the book's enduring appeal, travelling to Barnsley, where the book was set and where Ken Loach's famous adaptation, Kes, was filmed.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Greg Davies
  • David Bradley
  • Ken Loach
  • Tony Garnett
  • Jarvis Cocker

    Director

  • Jenny Dames

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • BBC

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

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