Personal Info
Known ForWriting
Born1939-06-30
BirthplaceBarnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Barry Hines
Writing
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Barry Hines
Threads
1984
Speech Day
1973
Filmography
Acting (2)
2025
Survivors: The Spectre of Threadsas Self (archive footage)
2019
Greg Davies: Looking for Kesas Self (archive Footage)
7.0
Production & Directing (14)
1992
Born KickingWriter
9.0
1990
Shooting StarsWriter
9.0
1984
ThreadsWriter
7.6
1981
Looks and SmilesWriter
6.7
1981
Looks and SmilesNovel
6.7
1980
The GamekeeperNovel
6.0
1980
The GamekeeperWriter
6.0
5.8
6.0
1976
Two Men from DerbyWriter
1973
Speech DayWriter
9.0
1971
Billy's Last StandWriter
8.0
1970
KesNovel
7.4
1970
KesAdaptation
7.4