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—until tragedy strikes.
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David Bradley as Billy
Freddie Fletcher as Jud
Lynne Perrie as Mrs. Casper
Colin Welland as Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover as Mr. Sugden
Bob Bowes as Mr. Gryce
Bernard Atha as Youth Employment Officer
Laurence Bould as
Joey Kaye as Pub Comic
Ted Carroll as
Robert Naylor as MacDowell
Agnes Drumgoon as
George Speed as Billy's Friend
Desmond Guthrie as
Zoe Sunderland as Librarian
Eric Bolderson as Farmer
Joe Miller as Reg
Beryl Carroll as
Julie Shakespeare as
Bill Dean as Fish and Chip Shop Man
Geoffrey Banks as Maths Teacher
John Grayson as
Duggie Brown as Milkman
Trevor Hesketh as Mr. Crossley
Stephen Crossland as Billy's Friend
Harry Markham as Newsagent
David Glover as Tibbutt
Frank Norton as Billy's Friend
Martin Harley as Billy's Friend
Leslie Stringer as
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