overview : 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.

First Air Date : Sep 01, 1981

Last Air Date : Oct 13, 1981

Runtime : 1h 0m

Episodes : 7

Seasons : 1

Genre : Drama,

Companies : Thames Television, Euston Films

Countries : GB

Keywords : africa, world war i, plantation, safari, kenya, miniseries, 1910s