I don’t currently have live news access in this chat, so I can’t pull the latest updates beyond my last training data. However, I can share what’s publicly known about Greg Davies and the Kes-related project up to late 2024 and point you to how to verify current developments.
Key context on Greg Davies and Looking for Kes
- Greg Davies, best known for The Inbetweeners and Man Down, has publicly expressed enthusiasm for Barry Hines’s Kes and the film adaptation Ken Loach made, which inspired a BBC Four documentary titled Looking for Kes (also referred to as Kes: Looking for Kes in some listings) that explores the book’s enduring appeal and its Barnsley/Kes heritage.[3][5][8]
- The original Looking for Kes documentary premiered in November 2019 on BBC Four to commemorate the Kes legacy, with Davies traveling to Barnsley and interviewing people connected to the story and its film adaptation.[5][8][3]
How to check the latest
- For the most current updates on Greg Davies and any Kes-related projects, I recommend:
- Visiting BBC Arts/BBC Four announcements or the BBC’s official program pages for any new Kes-related content or re-airings.[3]
- Checking entertainment trade outlets (e.g., Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter) or the actor’s official social channels for announcements or new projects.
- Looking up Greg Davies’s filmography on IMDb or Box Office Mojo for the latest credits and project statuses.[2][4]
If you’d like, I can help you:
- Compile a quick, up-to-date snapshot from public sources you specify (or from a fresh search you request).
- Create a brief timeline of Greg Davies’s Kes-related activities and how the project evolved, with citations to sources you trust.
Sources
I'm a big fan of Greg Davies, but I must admit I was both surprised at the choice of his first foray into the world of documentary filmmaking (excluding his Who Do You Think You Are episode I guess) and a little apprehensive. Y'see, as much as I'm a big fan of Greg, I'm a really big fan of Ken Loach's film Kes, and of Barry Hines' original novel, A Kestrel for a Knave. When I heard that, during the course of his documentary to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Kes, he would be talking to...
letterboxd.comThis year marks the 50th anniversary of Ken Loach’s film Kes, and the 51st of A Kestrel for a Knave, the Barry Hines novel it was based on. The story of Barnsley boy Billy Casper who finds an escape from his painful home life and brutal schooling by training a wild kestrel has resonated down the decades, and the film is regarded as a classic of British cinema, even if the Americans couldn’t understand its Yorkshire accents.
theartsdesk.comSee Greg Davies's contact, representation, publicist, and legal information. Explore Greg Davies's credits, follow attached in-development titles, and track popularity with STARmeter. IMDbPro — The essential resource for entertainment professionals.
pro.imdb.comKnown for: The Inbetweeners, The Inbetweeners 2, Man Down
www.imdb.comComedian, actor and former English teacher Greg Davies is to present a BBC four documentary entitled Kes: A Boy's Life. It will air on BBC Four on 19 November at 9pm.Davies is a lifelong fan of Barry Hines' classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave, the story of Billy Casper training a kestrel as an escape from his troubled home and school life, which was famously made into the film Kes by Ken Loach.In this BBC film, Greg celebrates a novel that transformed how working class lives were portrayed in...
www.beyondthejoke.co.ukComedian, actor and ex-English teacher Greg Davies is a lifelong fan of Barry Hines's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave, the story of Billy Casper training a kestrel as an escape from his troubled home and school life. In this documentary, Greg goes in search of the book's enduring appeal, travelling to Barnsley, where the book was set and where Ken Loach's famous adaptation, Kes, was filmed.
letterboxd.comThe Inbetweeners star is a lifelong fan of Hines' novel
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