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.

Cast

David Bradley

Billy

Freddie Fletcher

Jud

Lynne Perrie

Mrs. Casper

Colin Welland

Mr. Farthing

Brian Glover

Mr. Sugden

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Bob Bowes

Mr. Gryce

Bernard Atha

Youth Employment Officer

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Laurence Bould

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Joey Kaye

Pub Comic

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Ted Carroll

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Robert Naylor

MacDowell

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Agnes Drumgoon