The Flame Trees of Thika

The Flame Trees of Thika (1981)

7.7 60 min 1 season TV Show
Drama

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.

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Cast

Hayley Mills Hayley Mills Tilly
Holly Aird Holly Aird Elspeth
David Robb David Robb Robin
Ben Cross Ben Cross Ian
Sharon Maughan Sharon Maughan Lettice
John Nettleton John Nettleton Major
Mick Chege Mick Chege Njombo
Steve Mwenesi Steve Mwenesi Sammy
Nicholas Jones Nicholas Jones Hereward

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