Barry Hines
Writing
- Born
- June 30, 1939 · Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
- Died
- March 13, 2016 (age 76)
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.
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He also wrote the television film Threads, which depicts the impact of a nuclear war on Sheffield.
Known for
Kes
April 3, 1970
Threads
September 23, 1984
Looks and Smiles
September 9, 1981
The Gamekeeper
September 20, 1980
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
March 29, 1977
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
April 5, 1977
Speech Day
March 26, 1973
Shooting Stars
May 17, 1990
Billy's Last Stand
February 4, 1971
Born Kicking
September 20, 1992
Two Men from Derby
February 21, 1976
Behind the camera11
- 1992Born Kicking Writer
- 1990Shooting Stars Writer
- 1984Threads Writer
- 1981Looks and Smiles Writer, Novel
- 1980The Gamekeeper Novel, Writer
- 1977The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality Writer
- 1977The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People Writer
- 1976Two Men from Derby Writer
- 1973Speech Day Writer
- 1971Billy's Last Stand