Barry Hines
Writing
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.
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
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Age 37 (now 76)
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
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Age 37 (now 76)
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
as Self (archive Footage)
Age 80 (now 76)
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
Writer
Age 37 (now 76)
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
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Age 37 (now 76)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Melvin Barry Hines
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