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01/01/1981 Crime, Drama 0h 27m
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Overview

A reconstruction of the possible events that might have led up to the real-life tragic case of the Luxton family who lived at West Chapple Farm, Winkleigh, Devon. Brothers and sister Robert, Alan and Frances Luxton had lived in the farm for many years. On 23 September 1975 their bodies were found with shotgun wounds outside their farmhouse.

  1. Bob Bentley

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Maurice Denham

  2. Derek Smith

  3. Anne Tirard

  4. Doel Luscombe

  5. Tony Beard

  6. Sandra Scriven

  7. Myrtle Devenish

  8. Judith Sidney

  9. M.J. Mathews

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-27
Based around real events, this follows a few hours in the lives of an elderly trio of siblings who have managed their family farm all their lives, but who are now having to face some economic realities that are going to result in changes none of them want, but that one of them is more determined to resist. It falls to the sister (Ann Tirard) to tread on eggshells trying to appease her brother “Charlie” (Maurice Denham) and the increasingly disgruntled “Alec” (Derek Smith). As the former pair leave the latter man at home alone so they can look at potential new houses, “Alec” takes t...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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