A fifteen-year-old boy from a poor South Yorkshire mining community. Abused at home and bullied at school, he has little hope for the future, but training a kestrel gives him confidence and expands his horizons. He rejects the expectation that he will work in the mine.
A close school friend who enlists with Paul. He survives the war but suffers a severe leg injury, requiring amputation. As the sole surviving member of their original class, he represents the permanent physical and psychological scars left by the conflict. Paul maintains correspondence with him after returning to duty.
Barty is a local boy and the son of the Gunliffe family. He repeatedly takes seaweed from Mally's cove, making them enemies. To prove he is not afraid of the stormy sea, he ventures into the water, strikes his head on a rock, and is rescued by Mally. After he survives, the two become friends, and he helps her collect seaweed.
David Bradley has 15 screen credits in a career dating back to 1970. Their work is anchored in the Zulu Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Kes, Absolution, Greg Davies: Looking for Kes. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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