The Orchard End Murder 42 years old

The Orchard End Murder

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.

Credits

The Orchard End Murder Cast

Name Character
Rik Mayall He was 23, 56 years old when he died as Policeman
Clive Mantle He was 24, now 66 years old as Ewen
Cyril Cross as Village Policeman
Geoffrey Frederick as Cricket Captain
Jeremy Watt as Bowler
Raymond Adamson He was 61, 81 years old when he died as Mr Wickstead

The Orchard End Murder Crew

Name Department
Sam Sklair as Music. Sound
Peter Jessop as Cinematography. He was 17 (now 59) years old Crew
Julian Harvey as Producer. Production
Christian Marnham as Director. Directing
Christian Marnham as Writer. Writing
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The Orchard End Murder (42 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, November 01, 1981
  • Runtime: 48 minutes