Season 1

Drama · 1981

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.

Starring

Hayley Mills, John Hawkesworth, Verity Lambert, Holly Aird, Ian Wilson, David Robb, Alan Blaikley, Ben Cross, Sharon Maughan, Ken Howard

Producer

Verity Lambert