| ISBN: 9780141184982 | Format: Paperback | Pagination: 208 pages | Suitable for: 13+ readers, YA readers | Recommendations: eBooks |
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| Author Barry Hines | Media type Print | Pages 160 | ISBN 0-14-00-2952-4 | Dewey Decimal 823.914 |
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Plot.
Fifteen-year-old
Billy Casper, growing up in the late 1960s in a poor South Yorkshire community dominated by the local coal mining industry, has little hope in life.
Who kills Kes?
In a confrontation in the airoponics bay,
Janeway
was forced to kill the older Kes when she was knocked off-balance during a Vidiian attack. She and Tuvok subsequently explained the situation to Kes of the present, who recorded a hologram that would dissuade the Kes of 2376 from making the time jump.
How does KES end?
To elicit a realistic emotional response for the film's bleak climax, in which Billy's self-
loathing brother Jud (Freddie Fletcher) kills Kes
, Loach approached Fletcher and Bradley in the lunch queue and told Fletcher to go off with Richard Hines and slaughter Hardy for the required corpse.
Who was the boy in Kes?
| Dai Bradley | Occupation Actor | Years active 1969–present | Notable work Kes Equus (stage) The Refuge Zulu Dawn |
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Who wrote Kes?
Barry Hines (1939–2016) was an English author who wrote several popular novels and television scripts. He is best known for the novel A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), which he helped adapt for Ken Loach's film Kes (1969). Showing 1-1 of 1 item.
Why did Barry Hines write Kes?
A Kestrel for a Knave was published in 1968. It tells the story of Billy Casper, a troubled and neglected schoolboy living in a mining village who finds comfort in tending a kestrel that he names ‘Kes'. Hines was
inspired by the experiences of his brother Richard
, who tamed a hawk of the same name in his youth.
When was Kes written?
| Kes | Star Trek character | Jennifer Lien as Kes | First appearance “Caretaker” ( 1995 ) | Last appearance “Fury” (2000) |
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What age rating is Kes?
When Kes was submitted for video classification in 1987 the ratings system had changed to include categories that the BBFC uses today, i.e. U, PG, 15 and 18. For the video rating the examiners noted the frequent use of mild language, and felt a PG certificate was the most appropriate category.
Kes remains a PG today
.
How old is Kess?
Kes is a female Ocampa, the species with a life span of only nine years whose home system Voyager was pulled into by the “Caretaker” entity of the Nacene race; although she appears as a twenty-year-old in human years,
Kes is actually just two
.
How old was Kes when she met Neelix?
Neelix was
34 years
old when he first joined the crew. Kes was only 2 years old.
What school did KES go to?
Hans, Jon and Kees Dieffenthaller attended
Presentation College, San Fernando
where they met Riad Boochoon.
How did Neelix meet Kes?
We meet Kes for the first time in
the pilot episode “Caretaker
.” First, the crew meets Neelix, who agrees to be their guide through the Delta Quadrant…if they help him with something first. … The Voyager crew rescue Kes and ultimately tick off the Kazon. The rest is history, or Hulu back catalog.
Who directed Kes?
“Kes” was directed by
Ken Loach
, a young British filmmaker who has now made three movies of high quality and disappointing commercial performance.
Where is Kes house filmed?
Hoyland
. The majority of the film's locations are in and around the small town of Hoyland, which lies south of Barnsley. My first stop was Casper's house at 56 Parkside Road. The house has been renovated since filming, perhaps even being a new house entirely judging by the rest of the road.
Is filch dead?
| David Bradley | Years active 1971–present | Spouse(s) Rosanna Bradley ( m. 1978) | Children 3 |
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Why does KES have long hair?
From what I recall reading about it. The
actress started having skin irritations/reactions to the glue used to keep the fake ears in place
. So by having long hair which covered her real ears, there was no need to use the fake ones. Plus since the character was getting older, it made her look more mature.
Who played the PE teacher in Kes?
Glover's
first acting job came playing Mr Sugden, the comically overbearing sports teacher in Ken Loach's film Kes (a job offered to him when Barry Hines, who wrote the film, suggested him to the director).
Where was the price of coal filmed?
The drama was filmed around
the disused Thorpe Hesley colliery near Rotherham in South Yorkshire
. The scenes in which the Mines Rescue Team set off were filmed in Wakefield with the real Mines Rescue Team in the area, who are given thanks in the end credits.
What happens to KES on Voyager?
A member of the Ocampa species,
Kes possessed telepathic abilities
and was romantically involved with Neelix initially, before breaking off the entanglement in season 3. In a further alien quirk, Kes was tragically destined for a lifespan of only nine years.
Who played Tuvix?
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Tuvix,” the good Captain (flawlessly played by Kate Mulgrew) has to deal with Tuvok and Neelix becoming one being thanks to yet-another-transporter-accident. Everyone gradually accepts Tuvix, played by
Tom Wright
, until the EMH finds a way to reverse the process.
