Season 1
1981 | 7 Episodes
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.
Country: United Kingdom
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1981
Also Known As: Floges stin Afriki, Het dagboek van een plantersdoctherIm Land des Feuerbaums, The Flame Trees of Thika, Los árboles de Thika | See more »
Production Co: Euston Films, Thames Television
1981 | 7 Episodes
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Film Cameraman
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Film Editor
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Original Television Music