John Simkin Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Kes, the best film ever made about education, is on tonight (Channel 4 11.05). Well worth taping to show to your students. Written by a teacher (Barry Hines) it contains several scenes that illustrate what it was like to be in a secondary modern school after the war. Although made in 1969 it still raises all the important issues about schooling that are still relevant today. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0064541/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Simkin Posted December 30, 2003 Author Share Posted December 30, 2003 You might be interested in knowing that David Bradley, who played Billy Casper in Kes, is still a successful actor. He was on television last night in the Mayor of Casterbridge (Councillor Vall). His 19th century face means he is often used in costume dramas: Nicholas Nickleby (Bray), Our Mutual Friend (Rogue Riderhood), Vanity Fair (Sir Pitt Crawley), Martin Chuzzlewitt (David Crimple), etc. He is also Argus Filch in the Harry Potter films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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