The Flame Trees of Thika (1981)
- Directed by
- Roy Ward Baker
- Genre
- drama television series, biographical work
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 7 episodes
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
British settlers in colonial Kenya, before World War One, confront the challenges and pleasures of their new life. The story follows their daily routines, relationships, and the clash of cultures in the African highlands.
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What happens
The Flame Trees of Thika is a British television serial of seven 50-minute episodes made by Euston Films for Thames Television in 1981. It was adapted by John Hawkesworth from the 1959 book of the same title by Elspeth Huxley, and is set in and around the town of Thika in Kenya's Central Province. The story deals with the lives of British settlers in this part of East Africa in 1913, when the country was a British colony, up to the start of World War One. The series stars Hayley Mills (in her first starring role after a six-year performing hiatus), Holly Aird, David Robb and Ben Cross. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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