Orchard End Murder, The

Date: 1981
Director: Christian Marnham
Production Company: Marnham & Harvey Productions

Stars: Bill Wallis, Tracy Hyde, Clive Mantle
Location(s): Kent

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Storyline:

A bored young woman goes missing after wandering away from a cricket match.

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Page compiled by Phil Wilkinson

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During 1966 at Charthurst Green in Kent, a Batsman (David Wilkinson) approaches the Team Captain (Geoffrey Frederick) as he looks around for Mike Robinson. Kenfield Cricket Club at the corner of Garlinge Green Road and Kenfield Road to the north-west of Petham in Kent.

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The game continues after Mike returns from an adjacent field with Pauline. Kenfield Cricket Club at Petham with properties on Garlinge Green Road in the left background.

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Getting bored, Pauline Cox (Tracy Hyde) wanders away from the cricket match. Looking towards the level crossing on Mill Lane at Chilham in Kent.

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Walking past an orchard, Pauline arrives at a nearby railway. Tenterden Town station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway at Tenterden, Kent.

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Crossing the line, Pauline looks over the fence of the Gatekeeper's cottage to see a garden full of gnomes. The former Crossing Keepers house at Chilham Mill level crossing.

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Calling down from his window, the Gatekeeper (Bill Wallis) invites her into his garden. The building has since been demolished.

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The pair talk about the gnomes before going inside for a cup of tea. The former Crossing Keepers house at Chilham Mill level crossing in Chilham.

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Pauline leaves, disgusted and upset after the Gatekeeper's fellow railway worker Ewan kills a rabbit in front of her. Facing north on Mill Lane in Chilham.

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After strangling Pauline, Ewen (Clive Mantle) loads her body into a bicycle trailer. The Crossing Keepers house at Chilham Mill level crossing in Chilham, Kent.

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Ewen and the Gatekeeper ride through town. Church Hill, looking towards The Square in Chilham with the White Horse public house to the left.

Kieran Kyle found restoration in progress.

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The pair cycle past Mr. Wickstead (Raymond Adamson) as he walks his dog.

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Mr. Wickstead reminds Ewen about trimming his hedges.

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Ewen and the Gatekeeper ride past a Policeman and a Diver who are out searching for Pauline.

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That evening, the Gatekeeper goes looking for Ewen. Looking north-east towards Tenterden Town station in Tenterden, Kent.

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Reaching a lineside hut, the Gatekeeper peers inside to see Ewen is sitting with Pauline's body. The railway running south-west from Tenterden Town station.

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The next morning, Mr. Wickstead stands on the platform as his train arrives. Tenterden Town station on Station Road in Tenterden.

The bright sky plays havoc with Kieran Kyle's comparison.

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Ewan drops his tools when Mr. Wickstead jokes that with his new beard and moustache he may be mistaken for the murderer. Tenterden Town station also appears in 'The Man from Nowhere' and 1974's 'Dracula'.

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As the train pulls away, Ewen bends down to pick up the tools from the platform. Tenterden Town station on the Kent & East Sussex Railway in Kent.

Kieran Kyle provides this view of the location 44 years on.