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The Flame Trees of Thika
7.7 / 10• 1981•1 Season · 7 Episodes•TV-14• English•Ended
Drama
About the show
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.
Starring
Hayley Mills
Tilly
Holly Aird
Elspeth
David Robb
Robin
Ben Cross
Ian
Sharon Maughan
Lettice
John Nettleton
Major
MC
Mick Chege
Njombo
SM
Steve Mwenesi
Sammy
