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The Flame Trees of Thika

6.0 7 Eps Drama   1981
Thames Television   Euston Films  

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.

  

Seasons (1)

Season 1

Season 1

7 Episodes

Casts of Season 1

Hayley Mills

as Tilly

Holly Aird

as Elspeth

David Robb

as Robin

Ben Cross

as Ian

Sharon Maughan

as Lettice

John Nettleton

as Major

Mick Chege

as Njombo

Steve Mwenesi

as Sammy

Nicholas Jones

as Hereward

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