Ken Loach

About

Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936; Nuneaton) is a retired British film director, screenwriter and producer. His humanist values and socialist political views are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (Poor Cow, 1967), homelessness (Cathy Come Home, 1966), labour rights (Riff-Raff, 1991; The Navigators, 2001), and revolutionary struggle (Land and Freedom, 1995; The Wind That Shakes the Barley, 2006). Kenneth Charles Loach was born on 17 June 1936 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, the son of Vivien (née Hamlin) and John Loach. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School and at the age of 19 went to serve in the Royal Air Force. He read law at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated with a third-class degree. As a member of the Oxford University Experimental Theatre Club he directed an open-air production of Bartholomew Fair for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre,...

Known for

Play for TodaySeries • 1970The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964Z-CarsSeries • 1962ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969Modern TimesSeries • 1995I, Daniel BlakeMovie • 2016Sorry We Missed YouMovie • 2019The Wind That Shakes the BarleyMovie • 2006Palestine 36Movie • 2025The Old OakMovie • 2023The Angels' ShareMovie • 2012The LimeyMovie • 1999McLibelMovie • 2005KesMovie • 1970Jimmy's HallMovie • 2014Looking for EricMovie • 2009It's a Free World...Movie • 2007To Each His Own CinemaMovie • 2007Land and FreedomMovie • 1995Ae Fond Kiss...Movie • 2004My Name Is JoeMovie • 1998Hidden AgendaMovie • 1990September 11Movie • 2002Poor CowMovie • 1967