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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Born Kicking
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1992
Shooting Stars
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1990
Threads
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1984
Looks and Smiles
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1981
Looks and Smiles
Role: Novel
MOVIE • 1981
The Gamekeeper
Role: Novel
MOVIE • 1980
The Gamekeeper
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1980
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1977
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1977
Two Men from Derby
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1976
Speech Day
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1973
Billy's Last Stand
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1971
Kes
Role: Novel
MOVIE • 1970
Kes
Role: Adaptation
MOVIE • 1970