

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.

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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.

Movie / 2013

Movie / 1989

Movie / 1975

Movie / 1987

Movie / 1995

Movie / 1959

Movie / 2007

Movie / 1993

Movie / 1996

Movie / 1993

Movie / 1998

Movie / 1990

Movie / 1988

Movie / 2013

Movie / 2003

Movie / 1988

Movie / 1994

Movie / 1999

Movie / 1952

Movie / 2017