Biography
Barry Hines (1939–2016) was an English novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Born in Hoyland Common near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, he worked as a teacher before publishing his first novel, The Blinder (1966).
He is best known for the novel A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), which he adapted with Ken Loach and Tony Garnett for the film Kes (1969). Hines collaborated with Loach on further projects, including the television drama The Price of Coal (1977) and screen adaptations of his novels The Gamekeeper (1980) and Looks and Smiles (1981).
His other notable work includes the screenplay for the television film Threads (1984) and contributions to the BBC series Play for Today.
