1981Ended

The Flame Trees of Thika

Name: The Flame Trees of Thika
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-09-01
Rating: 7.7

DramaBBC One

7.7/10

Episodes

Pilot

S1, E1

The Promised Land

0/7

7.7

TMDB

Storyline

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.