The Flame Trees of Thika
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The Flame Trees of Thika[1] 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.
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Directed by | Roy Ward Baker |
Written by | John Hawkesworth Elspeth Huxley (novel) |
Produced by | John Hawkesworth Verity Lambert Christopher Neame |
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Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
Edited by | Ralph Sheldon Ann Chegwidden |
Music by | Alan Blaikley Ken Howard Zack Laurence |
Distributed by | Euston Films |
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Running time | seven 50-min episodes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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The series stars Hayley Mills (in her first starring role after a six-year performing hiatus), Holly Aird, David Robb and Ben Cross.