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Barry Hines, FRSL (born 1939) is a British author who has written several popular novels and television scripts.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Author 3 Recognition 4 Books 5 External links

[edit] Early life

Born in the mining village of Hoyland Common near Barnsley, England, he attended Ecclesfield Grammar School. He first worked in surveying and played football. He then took a teaching qualification in Loughborough and taught Physical Education for several years before becoming a full-time author.

[edit] Author

Hines is best known for the novel A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), which was adapted by the author for the film version Kes (1970), which was directed by Ken Loach. The story is that of a troubled schoolboy living in a poor mining village nearly Barnsley who finds comfort in tending a kestrel hawk named 'Kes'. Threads (1984), for which Hines wrote the script, is a speculative television drama examining the effects of nuclear war on Sheffield.

[edit] Recognition

He also received a BAFTA for the script of Threads and has been made an Honorary Fellow of Sheffield Hallam University.

[edit] Books

• A Kestrel for a Knave (1968) (made into a film)
• The Blinder
• Looks and Smiles (made into a film)
• The Price of Coal (made into two episodes of Play for Today on BBC TV)
• The Gamekeeper (made into a film)
• The Heart of It
• Elvis over England

[edit] External links

• IMDb

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