The Flame Trees of Thika (1981)
- 60 min
- Drama
- 1 season
- 7.9/10 (455 votes)
Plot
Elspeth (Holly Aird) 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 Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer (Sharon Maughan), who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the on-set of World War I, and the changes it brings.
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The Flame Trees of Thika is a drama show featuring Hayley Mills.
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