The read
It runs a compact 48m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Christian MarnhamDirector
- Christian MarnhamWriter
Cast
- Tracy HydePauline Cox
- Clive MantleEwen
- Bill WallisRailway Gatekeeper
- Mark HardyMike Robins
- Raymond AdamsonMr Wickstead
- Jessie EvansMrs Trowel
- David WilkinsonBatsman
- Jeremy WattBowler
- Geoffrey FrederickCricket Captain
- Alan NeameRector
- Cyril CrossVillage Policeman
- Rik MayallPoliceman
Stills
Themes
murderapplehunchbackenglish village1960s