The Orchard End Murder (1981)
The Orchard End Murder (1981)
Charthurst Green, Kent, 1966. Pauline Cox accompanies Mike Robins to a village cricket match in which he is playing, but becomes bored and wanders away. She fetches up at the local railway station, where she is first entertained to tea by the garrulous, hunchbacked station master, then upset by the intrusion of the latter's assistant Ewen, who proceeds to kill a rabbit in her presence. Making her way back to the match, Pauline is waylaid by the simple-minded Ewen as she crosses an apple orchard; when his advances become violent, she tries to fight him off and he strangles her. The station master helps in covering up the murder, burying the corpse in the orchard.

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Cast

Tracy Hyde Tracy Hyde As: Pauline Cox
Clive Mantle Clive Mantle As: Ewen
Bill Wallis Bill Wallis As: Railway Gatekeeper
Mark Hardy Mark Hardy As: Mike Robins
Raymond Adamson Raymond Adamson As: Mr Wickstead
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Storyline

Charthurst Green, Kent, 1966. Pauline Cox accompanies Mike Robins to a village cricket match in which he is playing, but becomes bored and wanders away. She fetches up at the local railway station, where she is first entertained to tea by the garrulous, hunchbacked station master, then upset by the intrusion of the latter's assistant Ewen, who proceeds to kill a rabbit in her presence. Making her way back to the match, Pauline is waylaid by the simple-minded Ewen as she crosses an apple orchard; when his advances become violent, she tries to fight him off and he strangles her. The station master helps in covering up the murder, burying the corpse in the orchard.


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Certification: 18

Details

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Horror, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 01 November 1981

Country: GB

Runtime: 48m

Company Credits

Company: Marnham & Harvey Productions

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Cast

Tracy Hyde

Tracy Hyde

Pauline Cox

Clive Mantle

Clive Mantle

Ewen

Bill Wallis

Bill Wallis

Railway Gatekeeper

Mark Hardy

Mark Hardy

Mike Robins

Raymond Adamson

Raymond Adamson

Mr Wickstead

Jessie Evans

Jessie Evans

Mrs Trowel

David Wilkinson

David Wilkinson

Batsman

Jeremy Watt

Jeremy Watt

Bowler

Geoffrey Frederick

Geoffrey Frederick

Cricket Captain

Alan Neame

Alan Neame

Rector

Cyril Cross

Cyril Cross

Village Policeman

Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Policeman

Peter Hutchins

Peter Hutchins

Detective

Alexander John

Alexander John

News Reader

Mollie Maureen

Mollie Maureen

Old Woman at Station

Mark Hardy

Mark Hardy

Robins

Directed By

Michael Young

Michael Young

Assistant Director

Mark Latimer

Mark Latimer

Assistant Director

Christian Marnham

Christian Marnham

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Debbie Scragg

Debbie Scragg

Makeup Artist

Debbie Scragg

Debbie Scragg

Costume Design

Sound

Neil Kingsbury

Neil Kingsbury

Sound Recordist

Sam Sklair

Sam Sklair

Music

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Fraser Taggart

Fraser Taggart

Camera Production Assistant

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Simon Haynes

Simon Haynes

Production Design

Other Crew

Peter Jessop

Peter Jessop

Cinematography

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