The Flame Trees of Thika

September. 01,1981

Rating：

7.9

Genre：

TV Movie

Keywords：

Tv Mini-series

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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

Nicholas Jones as Hereward

Ben Cross as Ian

Hayley Mills as Tilly

Holly Aird as Elspeth

Sharon Maughan as Lettice

David Robb as Robin

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