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First Aired: September 1st, 1981
Status: Ended
Genre: Drama
Air Time: Friday, 08:30 PM
Network: BBC One
Summary: 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.
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# of Episodes: 7
# of Episodes I watched: 0
# of Episodes I haven't watched: 7
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Last Aired Episode
Season 1 - Episode 7: The Drums of War
Air Date: October 13rd, 1981
Summary: With Robin away, Tilly decides to go to Nairobi to do what she can for he war effort. As a result, Elspeth must go lives with the Robinsons, a wealthy merchant family who have a resident governess for their children. Elspeth doesn't adapt very well however and decides to run away. Hereward is in the army in France while Robin and Ian Crawford have joined the local forces but Tilly gets some bad news after a battle in the south. When Robin gets orders to join his old regiment in France, Tilley make plans to return to England, at least temporarily.
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Cast
Hayley Mills
as Tilly
Holly Aird
as Elspeth
David Robb
as Robin
Ben Cross
as Ian
Sharon Maughan
as Lettice
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