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Greg Davies: Looking for Kes (2019)
Directed by Jenny Dames
Overview
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.
Length 60 minutes
Actors
Greg Davies | David Bradley | Ken Loach | Tony Garnett | Jarvis Cocker | Kit de Waal | Milly Johnson | Ian McMillan | Barry Hines