The bfi flipside presents...the orchard end murder dvd blu raya 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 featurespresented 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 minsfrom melody to orchard end murder an interview with tracy hyde 2017, 12 minsan interview with david wilkinson 2017, 13 minsillustrated booklet with new writing by josephine botting and vic pratt, along with full film credits