Hello, and you're very welcome !<br><br>David
Bradley had to change his name to Dai in order to
register with Actors' Equity as there was already another
actor of the same name on the books. Before he did
that, he rang up the other bloke (David was about
seventeen at the time) and told him he (David) would always
be remembered as Billy Casper from Kes and the other
actor ought to change his name, in answer to which the
other told him to sod off. (That other David Bradley is
still doing very well. Recent appearances on telly and
films include Vanity Fair, Our Mutual Friend, Tom's
Midnight Garden, etc.)<br><br>Cheers,<br>freycinette.
Hi Kes fans, I've joined your Kes Club today after reading and enjoing your message board. Two of my favourite quotes are when Brian Glover complains "Who do ...
Hello, and you're very welcome !<br><br>David Bradley had to change his name to Dai in order to register with Actors' Equity as there was already another actor...
Hello everyone. It's been a bit quiet here lately, so I thought I might try to spur some of you on to post a message or two - especially those who haven't done...
I agree about Chris Menges photography. The atmosphere of the film is so tangible - as I read in one review, you can almost smell the chips. The light is ...
Ayup everybody just joined your club today, I'm mick I'm from the great town itself and love the film. I attended St Helens School where some of the filming...
Yes there's plenty of traditional fish and chip shops in Barnsley or as we like to call them Chippy they are not nice cold. Yer can't beat it when there red...
Hello Stella, and welcome. Sorry not to have replied sooner - the club has been pretty quiet for a while now, unfortunately...<br><br>Do you have any favourite...
Link #12 contains colour pictures that appear to be from Kes. This appears to <br>confirm a previous posting. Does anyone know why the video is bw? <br>I would...
Well, my video copy (ordered from www.blackstar.co.uk early this year) is in colour, and I haven't seen a black-and-white version so far. There are two ...
Right, <br><br>Fortunately, it appears that I panicked and am mistaken about the VCR being in colour. On one of the websites where the video is offered (a ...
The original book "A Kestrel for a Knave" has some pretty curious moments. Right now to my mind come the following:<br><br>i) Billy gets more fish and chips...
You are absolutely right there are hundreds of great quotes including "tha's for it nar Casper lad!" said by a rather large lad in the changing rooms after the...
My copy also seems to have bits missing. Why do they do this? Its not an especially long film. <br>Also, on the back it says, Billy finds an injured kestrel,...
I am a performing arts student, and recently performed Kes. As part of the written work I need to write 'An Evaluation and critical commentary of the text' ...
Just been reading the messages and I'm pleased that people from all over the world have a love for Gods own county of Yorkshire [Yorksha].<br><br>The guy who...