Hayley Mills as Tilly Grant; David Robb as Robin Grant; Nicholas Jones as Hereward Palmer; Sharon Maughan as Lettice Palmer; Ben Cross as Ian Crawfurd; Holly Aird as Elspeth Grant; Antonay Baird as Doctor; Caroline Barnard as Susan Robinson
Rating
Cinematography
Language
English
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