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

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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