KES The Match.wmv

How would you assess this coach?

[@billybigtime2808]

RIP Sir Bobby Charlton. Brought a tear to my eye as well as a smile rewatching this classic

[@nialloneill5097]

He still had a bit of hair then...

[@jonathanwilkinson1461]

@@nialloneill5097 Sir Bobby or Bri?..

[@nialloneill5097]

@@jonathanwilkinson1461 Bri as Sir Bobby

[@herringfly]

Brilliant. This was high school for me in the early 70s. Even the PE teacher living out his footballing fantasies is so spot-on!

[@GaryM67-71]

He was a cheat and a nonce.

[@gordonmckenzie7111]

still one of the funniest scenes in film history,brian glover giving a great performance.

[@peterhannon9972]

One of the best films I've ever seen. So truly realistic and great story line. Tops.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Unforgettable film and the finest acting.

[@sexobscura]

*Because Loach is well known for making such films*

[@malcolmclements9254]

Our games teacher was just like Brian Glover. We had three minutes to change, God help you if you didn't have your kit. It was sodding freezing in the winter, and muddy. The showers were luke warm and the footballs were them great big heavy casers which filled up with water in the wet and the laces nearly had your bloody eye out.

[@MegaWelshie1]

I remember those days vividly and you made me laugh out loud because you nailed it....😂😂

[@GoTellTheSpartans24]

You’d always avoid heading the ball in the winter or even duck, unless you wanted a headache!

[@bapsmcginty4782]

"Caser" Haven't heard a football called that since the 60's/70's. Well done sir👏👏👏

[@kevyarham]

Warm water!! We had to wash in a puddle on the pitch.

[@simoncampbell3144]

Casey full of water , orange bladder hanging out of the stitching, bloody brain tumour after heading that bloody thing

[@Thetimbermanjim]

This film has a place in my heart like no other

[@BlackWhite-w9s]

This sporting life

[@Mike-vr4pj]

Laughed myself to tears, at that dive by Brian Glover.' Absolutely wonderful. I'm pretty sure he would have got a yellow card for that one today. The penalty taking was also a brilliant laugh. 'RIP Brian Glover!' ' Gone but not forgotten!'

[@ianc3576]

It’s a thing of beauty 😂

[@felixplucker8450]

Brian Glover brilliant and perfect ....PE. teachers from a certain era...laying down in footbath, standing outside in your swimming trunks on a winter's day.....great memories.

[@stevenwade7466]

Unlike the professional soft sods today .

[@yc9129]

I was the one who got picked last at football because I was bloody awful. Spent many hours freezing in goal. I remember watching England Vs New Zealand rugby union and saw fat blokes on the pitch. I thought that's the sport for me. I went on to play for 30 years and played a cup final at Twickenham

[@beatlebrian4404]

I was always "left back" left back in the changing room! But seriously I wish I was and never did PE, in the 60s we had, , like here in this film a big headed PE teacher a right bastard he was!

[@dread-r3w]

@@yc9129 well done old chap

[@mickcuthbert8792]

"Beware the moor's" his best quote ever, "stick ta roads".

[@davidcaldwell4953]

One of the best films of all time . We had a sports teacher like him . Brilliant

[@mmm091000]

Magical ! 1976 first year of secondary school our PE teachers were legends 😂 great film work of art R I P Brian.

[@dread-r3w]

brilliant film, 62 now but still remember this film like yesterday

[@jamesblanshard9468]

Denis Law's in the washing! 🤣 Priceless....

[@stuarthartley7428]

Never get tired of watching this. Ken Loach, fabulous

[@JONNYHOTROD]

ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS THIS….BEST BRITISH FILM EVER!!!!❤️💪🏻🇬🇧

[@startingfingerstyle]

'We'll be Spurs, so there's no clash of colours' Priceless. Barry Hines who wrote this came to our school once to give a talk and read some stuff to us. You could tell he'd been a teacher before turning to writing. I remember PE lessons not unlike this one, it's very convincing (and I'd have been one of the kids in the wrong kit!)

[@beyond72deepsoulfulhousemixes]

I thought I'd be different and wear a yellow Spurs away kit on my first day (instead of the school kit)...The PE teacher lifted me up by my shorts to make an example 🤣

[@richardbagshaw4534]

Best line. Brilliant

[@paulnicholls1074]

Growing up in the 60s and 70s was class

[@drahcirnevarc9152]

I was born in 1964, migrated to the UK from Canada with my family in the late 60's, and was still playing footie for Bristol University in my 40's, although sadly I haven't been able to kick a football in anger since rupturing my ACL playing 5 a side aged 50.

[@Mackembri62]

Different world,better world ❤

[@PhilipBarker-b8g]

ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS FILM, TAKES ME BACK TO THE GRITTY SCHOOL DAY'S 60s n 70s , GOOD OLD DAYS NOT😢.

[@JonathanBlake-yj8bu]

Just like an old fashioned PE Teacher, i remember when a similar teacher left my school in 1975, the toughest lads in the class, who all the slipper from him were the first to shout out " three cheers for sir"...they RESPECTED him

[@stephenhiggins8821]

Absolutely brilliant I grew up with kes still watch it now real life 👏🏻

[@2bsure]

Best dive ever. Excellent performance by Brian Glover. Kes is a memorable film and a family favourite.

[@MarkSeeley-o9f]

Histrionics in the penalty area, never a penalty, would have been booked for play acting

[@paulbenford354]

My school was just like this, it was us against them, kids vs teachers then when i went to work it was us against the managers. We were rock solid , it set me up for life, im 63 just retired, great days i remember them well

[@Graham-c9z]

Who do you think you are ? Bremner ? What a great overlooked line 😂😂

[@YouTubemessedupmyhandle]

With that dive he could have been Franny Lee! (not a comeback the kid would have dared say)

[@MrDallman]

Priceless …..not sure we will ever see this class of acting again….I’m so glad I’m old enough now to have been young enough back then…..

[@gavinreynolds9216]

Brian glover is one of my favourite actors, absolutely brilliant

[@jordantolley1359]

Manchester United vs spurs in this important toe at old Trafford

[@peterbeales3679]

All natural amateur actors apart from the wonderful Brian Glover. Such a moving and brilliant film. One of my all time favourites to this day.

[@Boilingfrogg]

I think it's the amateur acting that made the film what it was.

[@paulyeomans850]

My era.Brilliant film!

[@keithdukes5990]

Mine too👍and I'll second that!!!

[@austenj4539]

Anyone enjoying this should watch him as a wrestler in the 1970's under the name 'Leon Arris'. His bout with 'Les Kellet' is a masterclass in entertainment and skill.

[@thewomble1509]

Both he and Colin Welland were both teachers before they went into acting too.............

[@brianraymen3085]

Best match ever just love looking at the lads trying not to laugh, brilliant film.

[@TheHandsomeman]

This is the most realistic acting movie of all time.

[@shelleymoore5740]

Kes, one of the funniest, most poinient, yet sad films l ever watched, simply brilliant. Some teachers were really like this, Brian Glover got this spot on.

[@tonyjonty8030]

That dive was hilarious...wheres the VAR when you need it !

[@mickydub3]

As a kid in the 70"s this film was a real eye opener . Football games like this with PE teachers like that ........... Just brought back memories for me .

[@ianblanchard45]

You can spend all day watching cruise , hardy , pacino and de niro but i.m always gonna come back to this , for real 😊

[@craigcapstick9912]

Who you think you are ??? Bremer.??? Absolutely gold

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Billy Bremner

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@DanceySteveYNWA If you say his name three times, a ghost appears with odd ginger hair.

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

@@TonyEnglandUK then slides into your Achilles studs up from behind the mirror

[@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway]

It's a film I've never forgotten about school sports I experienced.

[@jerrytaylor146]

I was a schoolboy in Barnsley in the early 1960's. Just like Casper parents could not afford me shorts and booits so always had to lend them from lost property box 😂😂😂😂

[@andybebbington7283]

I was the same pal , I'm from chesterfield and my parents split up when I was 6 , tough times but the best times

[@jerrytaylor146]

@andybebbington7283 Yes bud having FA made you appreciate stuff

[@andybebbington7283]

Definitely, the film is exactly how it was ,

[@neilellison5225]

Exactly what PE was like in the 70s. Every class had a casper.

[@nialloneill5097]

And an aspiring footballer who made the rules up as he went along...oft called sir...but sometimes other things

[@seanpower1383]

How I miss those innocent days.😢❤

[@prideofdurham4776]

Great film brings back memories of playing footer in the freezing cold at Primary School where the pitch was on top of a hill. The case ball weighed a ton and left lace prints wherever it hit.

[@grahamfairhurst6069]

What can I say comedy gold pure brilliance all round 😊😊

[@MrBadsanta78]

Absolutely brilliant, probably my fav British movie ever 😊

[@williamwilson3156]

Love it but Billy Liar has to be my favourite😊

[@MrBadsanta78]

@ the headmaster is phenomenal too 🤣🤣🤣👌🏽

[@davidboughton2402]

Never tire of watching this scene. Exactly how it was in games lessons at Secondary schools in the 70's.Discipline has disappeared now that's why we've ended up with a society riddled with crime and lack of respect.

[@stephendrury3409]

Sadly true

[@keithtomkinson4781]

We've all been there 😅 best time of my life

[@nottinghamsoul7790]

Beautifully written, brilliantly acted.

[@CribGoch39]

A classic. When British movies didn’t HAVE to be diverse just for the sake of it

[@markbarratt8003]

Dick Head

[@nmw6674]

Brilliant! Love to know how ken Loache managed the scene i.e. adlibbing. It looks so natural.

[@MrAckers75]

Oh this brings back memories

[@SRobinson1485]

This is an amazing film

[@shauncorless8965]

We had the same pe teacher ,,like him ,absolute bully and maniac,,that dive put ideas into every football forwards mind for the next 55 yrs 😮

[@tenburywellsmartin7576]

Brian Glover,great actor,went on to play Leon Arris in the wrestling world,and what an athlete he was,his battles with Les Kellett were legendary.

[@manonamountain]

Brian Glover.Brilliant comic actor.Remember a series where he and a couple of mates,went on trips to various places.One,a pet show,one a trip to Shakespeares birthplace,and what i thought was the best,a boat fishing trip to the North East. Brilliant,they were.

[@alisonsh23]

They were called Art, Ern and Abe

[@englishgoordie]

They went to Whitby , I think that one was called “ The Fishing party “ . Another great one was when they went on a canal boat , Brian Glover sitting on the bog cooking breakfast at the same time 😂

[@steveblack610]

“Denis Law’s in the wash this week”. So he’s got another Utd shirt with 10 on the back. Best 5 minutes of film ever this.

[@nialloneill5097]

And Best?

[@michealpercy1741]

We had Mr Kershaw, as tough as they came but fair. Great bloke and P.E teacher along with Mr Geary & Mr Poulter. I'm 70 would think they'd be in the great sports arena now.

[@norbertholstein2604]

The greatest football match on film

[@whatmouth]

When throws the ball at casper after the goal.....gets me everytime......

[@edjones6837]

Slack work!

[@cannonfodder6654]

So true this, all the best players were picked first and the most useless were standing there at the end and became the goalkeeper....me? i was always the goalkeeper

[@EM-wd2vg]

Me too, hated it. The school scenes in this film really reflect how it was at that time.

[@alanmountain5804]

Goal keeper here too lol

[@Levenstone132]

Nobody wanted me. I went running. Tried to get back to the showers before the heroes returned! It were grim!

[@steveladds6426]

I can't understand why we kept losing with so many of us in the goal!

[@retrogamesrevived1189]

@@steveladds6426 😂😂😂👍

[@lufc1960]

'Who you think you are' Bremner. Brilliant.

[@ThomHinkinson]

Freezing cold and that sinking feeling that you hadn’t taken your kit out to be washed by mum last week

[@user-jc4ms9rl4q]

Exactly the same atmosphere and feel as when I was at school.. but our teacher wasn’t a bully !😂

[@peterlewis6820]

saw this in the local fleapit in Cardiff,brilliant

[@deesilver1]

Great memories watching this back. Reminding me of high school, when we did KES in English lessons

[@NuckyRoswell]

Haha brilliant scene,our P.E teacher was just like this.he would get carried away and always end up injuring a couple of us lol good times.

[@philjohnson3547]

Painfully brilliant.

[@ShaunMartin-t8v]

Innocent working class Life as it was, when life was hard but a lot lot better than it is now.

[@portzi2]

Hard and honest

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

That dive should be a footy meme

[@goosequillian]

@Rabbi Shekelberg You are the one acting like a baby throwing his toys out of the pram. Jolly good show. ;)

[@nialloneill5097]

Even prime Ronaldo would be proud of that

[@michaelkennedy2790]

'Well be Spurs so theres no clash of colours...'...😂.pure genius!

[@Leaburn]

One of the great film scenes. An example of film perfectly capturing a time and place for posterity. Bloody funny too.

[@frankward8336]

Ha Ha god i remember dubbing up the casey but it was sodden five minutes later 😊😊 weighed a ton

[@danthebrave1701]

Brian glover always memorable in ever film scene.

[@chipesh]

Amongst all the brilliant acting Glover shines here. Didn't we all have one like him?

[@mattnic13]

one of the best scenes in the movie .. 2025

[@markdurrant4174]

Fantastic my school football matches to a tea 👍

[@KevinSwain-g9s]

Best film in the 70 s great memories

[@goattm2]

I used to play in goal and watching this has just reminded me how terrible the pitches were as a kid. Freezing cold, puddles in the centre of goal, goal area surrounded in divots, the slap of mud on your legs from diving, the crappy gloves and having to squeeze water out of your sleeves. It really took the joy out of footy. Thankfully my school was attached to a sports centre so we could play indoors.

[@kevinberry5864]

Love this movie one of the best ever

[@tnewton1988]

“Show me what you were doing” gets me every time 😂

[@dardar7909]

'law is faster on the turn '(LOL) RIP Dennis law

[@Mackembri62]

Went to a comprehensive in Sunderland and had teachers like him 👍😂😂😂

[@Bl4ckandBl0nde_.]

Luv the old burnley shirt 😂😂🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️☘️🇬🇧🙏🙏🙏

[@garyhope3731]

Takes me back to my PE days in the late 60’s, freezing cold day, feet like blocks of ice, ball weighing about 20pounds, covered in mud, luke warm shower after, life was good then when you were young😂

[@stefanr9290]

That there is the best dive I've ever seen - 3:04

[@Jon-LFC-163]

Sound like shat his shorts aswell

[@markhunstone3515]

Brilliant film, not a foreigner in sight .

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Ey up, Bernard Manning's arrived.

[@roberthowe2910]

@@markhunstone3515 true statement

[@jharris7407]

Slack work 😂😂takes me back our PE teacher used to have the red hand gang . Anyone with no towel or kit got wacked on the legs with a wooden panel shaped like a hand!!! Can you image it now 😂

[@paulburchell1762]

Remember we read this book in class in 1983...A kestrel for a knave....then changed to Kes

[@garethpayne1560]

Reminds me of my old P. E. teacher Mr Derek Fly. A different breed from today

[@TheBeastWithin81]

This makes me cry with laughter everytime I watch it the PE teacher playing while referreeing and cheating LOL.

[@m4fsj]

Best Film ever!!🤣🤣🤣

[@Alan-gh8X]

He was also in the true England's colours, not the rubbish they keep turning out in these days🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@mattjohn66]

one of the great scenes in British post War film

[@London780]

This was my school except we would smoke a joint at break time happy days

[@brianpoole4369]

that penalty dive at 3:05 is straight out of the Franny Lee (city) playbook...lol

[@PaulKirkham-s8l]

One of the best films ever true to life at 70 schools

[@joeschmo5181]

Brilliant....and no Nike or Adidas in sight!

[@steve7104]

Great film. My favourite scene. Hilarious

[@glenmorgan4597]

That was a Frannie Lee dive 😂

[@muffin535]

Definitely, a Francis Lee double!

[@tyronsimpson2143]

The dive 😂

[@drover110]

This must have been watched by all the modern premiership prima donnas as they all dive around like the late great Brian Glover!! :)

[@sidfitzcarl3485]

Ours was Mr Webster...use to hit you with the bottom of the climbing rope...good times

[@markfaetz4195]

What a cracking film love it 😅

[@paulcoxon2134]

A proper true englishman ❤❤❤❤❤