Barry Hines

Biography

Melvin Barry Hines was an English author, playwright, and screenwriter born on June 30, 1939, in Hoyland Common, near Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire. He is best known for adapting his novel A Kestrel for a Knave into Ken Loach's film Kes (1969), which he collaborated on several other adaptations. Hines also wrote the television film Threads, depicting the impact of nuclear war on Sheffield, and worked in various roles including amateur footballer.