Plot
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.
Cast
Hayley Mills
as Tilly
Holly Aird
as Elspeth
David Robb
as Robin
Ben Cross
as Ian
Sharon Maughan
as Lettice
John Nettleton
as Major
Mick Chege
as Njombo
Steve Mwenesi
as Sammy
Nicholas Jones
as Hereward