The Orchard End Murder (1981)
ComedyCrimeThrillerHorrorDrama
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.
Director: Christian Marnham
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Tracy Hyde as Pauline Cox |
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Clive Mantle as Ewen |
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Bill Wallis as Railway Gatekeeper |
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Mark Hardy as Mike Robins |
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Raymond Adamson as Mr Wickstead |
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Jessie Evans as Mrs Trowel |
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David Wilkinson as Batsman |
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Jeremy Watt as Bowler |
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Geoffrey Frederick as Cricket Captain |
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Alan Neame as Rector |
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Cyril Cross as Village Policeman |
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Rik Mayall as Policeman |
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Peter Hutchins as Detective |
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Alexander John as News Reader |
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Mollie Maureen as Old Woman at Station |
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Mark Hardy as Robins |
| Production | Astor Sklair | Casting |
| Art | Simon Haynes | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debbie Scragg | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debbie Scragg | Costume Design |
| Directing | Michael Young | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mark Latimer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Neil Kingsbury | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Christian Marnham | Director |
| Camera | Fraser Taggart | Camera Production Assistant |
| Crew | Peter Jessop | Cinematography |
| Production | Julian Harvey | Producer |
| Sound | Sam Sklair | Music |
| Writing | Christian Marnham | Writer |
| Editing | Peter Goddard | Editor |
