filmed where i lived all my life knew barry hines went to school with his kids always round theres for tea n laykin out had a few young kessys out of that out farm n a little owl when i was younger the field where casper flew the birds was our school playing field i work with son of little kid that got sent off during football match "fat twat wants bleeding milking, big fat get" barry wrote the book based on his older brother richards teen years ,richard also wrote a book all about the making off the film how it came to be ,and how it very nearly didn,t richard was also head falconer in the ma