Barry Hines

Known for: Writing

Born: June 29, 1939 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK - Died: March 12, 2016

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. Where to watch the TV shows and films of Barry Hines free? Click the title of the series or movies below to watch them in HD for free on SFlix.