The Orchard End Murder

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 1, 1981

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Marnham & Harvey Productions

Cast

Mark Hardy,Jessie Evans,Jeremy Watt,Alexander John,Mollie Maureen,Raymond Adamson,Tracy Hyde,Rik Mayall,Geoffrey Frederick,Bill Wallisand 5 more

Director

Christian Marnham

Writer

Christian Marnham

Producer

Julian Harvey

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0195968