Ken Loach

Biography

Kenneth "Ken" Loach is an English film and television director. He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness (Cathy Come Home) and labour rights (Riff-Raff).

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Z-Cars

(1962) Director

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Play for Today

(1970) Director

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The Wednesday Play

(1964) Director

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Days of Hope

(1975) Director

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Dispatches

(1987) Director

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The Old Oak

(2023) Director

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Ae Fond Kiss...

(2004) Director

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ITV Saturday Night Theatre

(1969) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Self	Cannes Uncut 2023-06-12 Movie
	Self	Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte 2023-06-02 Movie
	(himself)	Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie 2023-02-09 Movie
2022	Sé stesso	C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando 2022-12-05 Movie
	Self	Thatcher's Not Dead 2022-09-01 Movie
	Self	Film, the Living Record of Our Memory 2022-08-12 Movie
	Self	Reel Britannia 2022-06-09 TV Show
2021	Self	A Bolsa ou a Vida 2021-08-13 Movie
	Self	I Get Knocked Down 2021-06-06 Movie
	himself	Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake" 2021-05-12 Movie
2020	Self	Victoria Wood: The Secret List 2020-12-25 TV Show
	Himself	Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today 2020-10-12 Movie
2019	Himself	The Great NHS Heist 2019-11-30 Movie
	Self	Greg Davies: Looking for Kes 2019-11-19 Movie
2018	Himself	Who Killed British Cinema? 2018-11-26 Movie
	Self	CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel 2018-09-16 Movie
	N/A	The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema 2018-03-02 Movie
2016	Interviewee	How to Make a Ken Loach Film 2016-12-01 Movie
	Self	To Make a Comedy Is No Fun 2016-10-05 Movie
	Self	Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life 2016-09-11 Movie
	Himself	John Bishop: In Conversation With... 2016-09-01 TV Show
	Himself	Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach 2016-06-30 Movie
2015	N/A	About Cinema 2015-09-15 Movie
	Himself	Ken Loach in Conversation with Cillian Murphy 2015-06-16 Movie
2014	Self	We Are Many 2014-06-08 Movie
2012	Himself	Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent 2012-12-05 Movie
	Self	A Special Day 2012-05-16 Movie
	Self	Catastroika 2012-04-26 Movie
2011	Self	The Story of Film: An Odyssey 2011-09-03 TV Show
2010	Himself	Making Kes 2010-09-01 Movie
2009	Himself	Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra 2009-10-23 Movie
	Self	What Do You Know About Me 2009-10-16 Movie
	Self	Vittorio D. 2009-09-17 Movie
	Self	Great Directors 2009-05-19 Movie
2008	Self	40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight 2008-05-18 Movie
2006	N/A	Carry on Ken 2006-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Carry On Ken 2006-01-01 TV Show
2001	Himself	Ken and Rosa 2001-10-25 Movie
1993	Interviewee	The South Bank Show: Ken Loach 1993-10-03 Movie
1985	N/A	Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman 1985-12-31 Movie
1979	Self - Panellist	Question Time 1979-09-25 TV Show
1972	N/A	Right To Work March 1972-10-19 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	The Old Oak 2023-09-29 Movie
2019	Director	Sorry We Missed You 2019-10-04 Movie
2016	Director	I, Daniel Blake 2016-10-21 Movie
	Director	In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn 2016-09-21 Movie
2014	Director	Jimmy's Hall 2014-05-30 Movie
2013	Director	The Spirit of '45 2013-03-15 Movie
2012	Director	The Angels' Share 2012-06-01 Movie
2011	Director	Route Irish 2011-03-16 Movie
2009	Director	Looking for Eric 2009-05-27 Movie
2007	Director	To Each His Own Cinema 2007-10-31 Movie
	Director	It's a Free World... 2007-09-28 Movie
2006	Director	The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2006-06-23 Movie
2005	Director	McLibel 2005-05-20 Movie
	Director	Tickets 2005-03-25 Movie
2004	Director	Ae Fond Kiss... 2004-02-13 Movie
2002	Director	Sweet Sixteen 2002-09-07 Movie
	Director	11'09''01 September 11 2002-09-04 Movie
2001	Director	The Navigators 2001-09-14 Movie
2000	Director	Bread and Roses 2000-05-10 Movie
1998	Director	My Name Is Joe 1998-05-15 Movie
	Director	Another City: A Week in the Life of Bath's Football Club 1998-04-23 Movie
1996	Director	The Flickering Flame 1996-12-18 Movie
	Director	Carla's Song 1996-10-30 Movie
1995	Director	Land and Freedom 1995-04-07 Movie
	Director	Modern Times 1995-02-22 TV Show
	Director	A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Director	Ladybird Ladybird 1994-02-18 Movie
1993	Director	Raining Stones 1993-09-09 Movie
1991	Director	Riff-Raff 1991-06-21 Movie
	Director	The Arthur Legend 1991-05-22 Movie
1990	Director	Hidden Agenda 1990-11-21 Movie
1989	Director	The View from the Woodpile 1989-06-12 Movie
	Director	Time To Go 1989-05-09 Movie
1987	Director	Dispatches 1987-10-30 TV Show
1986	Director	Fatherland 1986-09-02 Movie
	Director	Split Screen 1986-06-30 TV Show
1985	Director	Which Side Are You On? 1985-04-08 Movie
	Director	End of the Battle... Not the End of the War 1985-03-27 Movie
1983	Director	The Red and the Blue 1983-10-01 Movie
1981	Director	Looks and Smiles 1981-09-09 Movie
	Director	A Question of Leadership 1981-08-13 Movie
1980	Director	Auditions 1980-12-23 Movie
	Director	The Gamekeeper 1980-09-20 Movie
1979	Director	Black Jack 1979-09-09 Movie
1977	Director	The Price of Coal: Part 2 – Back To Reality 1977-04-05 Movie
	Director	The Price of Coal: Part 1 – Meet the People 1977-03-29 Movie
1975	Director	Days of Hope 1975-09-11 TV Show
1973	Director	A Misfortune 1973-01-13 Movie
1972	Director	Full House 1972-10-14 TV Show
1971	Director	Talk About Work 1971-12-31 Movie
	Director	Family Life 1971-12-01 Movie
	Director	After a Lifetime 1971-07-18 Movie
	Director	The Rank and File 1971-05-20 Movie
	Director	The Save The Children Fund Film 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	Director	Play for Today 1970-10-15 TV Show
	Director	Kes 1970-04-03 Movie
1969	Director	The Big Flame 1969-02-19 Movie
	Director	ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969-01-11 TV Show
1968	Director	The Golden Vision 1968-04-17 Movie
1967	Director	Poor Cow 1967-12-05 Movie
	Director	In Two Minds 1967-03-01 Movie
1966	Director	Cathy Come Home 1966-11-16 Movie
1965	Director	The Coming Out Party 1965-12-22 Movie
	Director	The End of Arthur's Marriage 1965-11-17 Movie
	Director	Up the Junction 1965-11-03 Movie
	Director	Three Clear Sundays 1965-04-07 Movie
	Director	Wear a Very Big Hat 1965-02-17 Movie
	Director	A Tap on the Shoulder 1965-01-06 Movie
1964	Director	The Wednesday Play 1964-09-30 TV Show
	Director	Diary of a Young Man 1964-08-08 TV Show
1963	Director	Teletale 1963-11-01 TV Show
1962	Director	Z-Cars 1962-01-02 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2016	Writer	In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn 2016-09-21 Movie
2014	Writer	Idyll 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Writer	The Spirit of '45 2013-03-15 Movie
2002	Writer	11'09''01 September 11 2002-09-04 Movie
1996	Screenplay	The Flickering Flame 1996-12-18 Movie
1980	Writer	The Gamekeeper 1980-09-20 Movie
1979	Writer	Black Jack 1979-09-09 Movie
1973	Writer	A Misfortune 1973-01-13 Movie
1972	Writer	Full House 1972-10-14 TV Show
1970	Screenplay	Kes 1970-04-03 Movie
1967	Screenplay	Poor Cow 1967-12-05 Movie
1966	Screenplay	Cathy Come Home 1966-11-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2016	Producer	In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn 2016-09-21 Movie
2007	Producer	It's a Free World... 2007-09-28 Movie
1989	Producer	The View from the Woodpile 1989-06-12 Movie
1985	Producer	Which Side Are You On? 1985-04-08 Movie
1981	Producer	A Question of Leadership 1981-08-13 Movie
1980	Producer	Auditions 1980-12-23 Movie
	Producer	On Falling Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv