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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.
Original Release
09/01/1981 on DISN
US Release
01/03/1982
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hayley Mills | Tilly |
David Robb | Robin |
Holly Aird | Elspeth |
Mick Chege | Njombo |
Sharon Maughan | Lettice |
John Nettleton | Major |
Steve Mwenesi | Sammy |
Nicholas Jones | Hereward |
Ben Cross | Ian |
Carol MacReady | Mrs Nimmo |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Promised Land | Tuesday, 01 September 1981 |
2 | Hyenas Will Eat Anything | Tuesday, 08 September 1981 |
3 | Happy New Year | Tuesday, 15 September 1981 |
4 | Friends in High Places | Tuesday, 22 September 1981 |
5 | A Real Sportsman | Tuesday, 29 September 1981 |
6 | Safari | Tuesday, 06 October 1981 |
7 | The Drums of War | Tuesday, 13 October 1981 |
Directors
Writers
John Hawkesworth, Elspeth Huxley
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hayley Mills | Tilly |
David Robb | Robin |
Holly Aird | Elspeth |
Mick Chege | Njombo |
Sharon Maughan | Lettice |
John Nettleton | Major |
Steve Mwenesi | Sammy |
Nicholas Jones | Hereward |
Ben Cross | Ian |
Carol MacReady | Mrs Nimmo |
Mzee Pembe | Chief Kupanya |
William Morgan Sheppard | Mr Roos |
David Bradley | Alec |
Paul Onsongo | Juma |
Tony Osoba | Ahmed |
Sheila Brennan | Mary |
James Falkland | Victor |
Robert Rietty | Italian Priest |
Anthony Baird | Doctor |
Tom Mwangi | Warrior |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Verity Lambert | Executive Producer |
John Hawkesworth | Producer |
Christopher Neame | Producer |