Writer
Barry Hines
87 years · Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK · 12 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 12
Survivors: The Spectre of Threads
2025 · Self (archive footage)
On Bloodstream
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
2019 · Self (archive Footage)
Born Kicking
1992 · Writer
Shooting Stars
1990 · Writer
Threads
1984 · Writer
On AMC+
Looks and Smiles
1981 · Writer
On Tubi TV
The Gamekeeper
1980 · Writer
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
1977 · Writer
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
1977 · Writer
On Amazon Prime Video
Two Men from Derby
1976 · Writer
Speech Day
1973 · Writer
Billy's Last Stand
1971 · Writer