Release Date

01 Sep, 1981

Runtime

01:00: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

7/1

Synopsis

Elspeth and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with both Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the onset of WW I, and the changes it brings.

Original Title

The Flame Trees of Thika

Photos

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Season 1

01 Sep, 1981

Actors

Hayley Mills

Holly Aird

David Robb

Ben Cross

Sharon Maughan

John Nettleton

Mick Chege

Steve Mwenesi

Nicholas Jones

Crew

John Hawkesworth

Verity Lambert

Elspeth Huxley

Verity Lambert

Alan Blaikley

Ken Howard

Ian Wilson