Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper (David Bradley), a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names . Helped and encouraged by his English teacher Mr. Farthing (Colin Welland) and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence, until tragedy strikes.

Starring:

Bernard Atha, Bill Dean, Brian Glover, Colin Welland, David Bradley, David Glover, Duggie Brown, Freddie Fletcher, Geoffrey Banks, Harry Markham, Joey Kaye, John Grayson, Lynne Perrie, Ted Carroll

Genre:

Drama