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.
David Bradley | Billy |
Freddie Fletcher | Jud |
Lynne Perrie | Mrs. Casper |
Colin Welland | Mr. Farthing |
Bob Bowes | Mr. Gryce |
Bernard Atha | Youth Employment Officer |
Brian Glover | Mr. Sugden |
Joey Kaye | Pub Comic |
Bill Dean | Fish and Chip Shop Man |
Duggie Brown | Milkman |
Harry Markham | Newsagent |
Zoe Sunderland | Librarian (as Zoe Sutherland) |