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THE ORCHARD END MURDER (DVD + Blu-ray)A film by Christian MarnhamThis latest release from BFI Flipside is the newly remastered rarity - one of a series of British mini-features that shocked UK cinema audiences during the 1970s and early 1980sSet in an idyllic Kent village one balmy summer during the 1960s, this obscure British oddity is a macabre tale of murder and mischiefA young woman from the suburbs (Tracy Hyde), bored by a countryside tryst, wanders off to explore her surroundings.
When she meets a gnome-like stationmaster and his towering, half-witted railway-worker friend (played by Casualty's Clive Mantle), an initially strange encounter turns sinister among the trees of a nearby orchard.
Written and directed by Christian Marnham and shot by Pete Walker's regular cameraman Peter Jessop, The Orchard End Murder is a violent, darkly humorous thriller, unseen since it originally shocked UK cinema audiences as the supporting feature to Gary Sherman's Dead and Buried.
Special Features:Presented in both High Definition and Standard DefinitionThe Showman (Christian Marnham, 1970, 25 mins): Short documentary about fairground Wild West showman Wally ShufflebottomChristian Marnham on The Orchard End Murder (2017, 38 mins)From Melody to Orchard End Murder: An Interview with Tracy Hyde (2017, 12 mins)An Interview with David Wilkinson (2017, 13 mins)Illustrated booklet with new writing by Josephine Botting and Vic Pratt, along with full film credits
