The Flame Trees of Thika

Based on the best-selling autobiographical book by Elspeth Huxley, this moving seven-part miniseries follows the Grants--patriarch Robin (David Robb), his wife, Tilly (Hayley Mills), and their daughter, Elspeth (Holly Aird)--a British family, and their experiences on a coffee plantation in colonial Kenya in the early 1910s, as seen through the eyes of the young girl. Ben Cross, Sharon Maughan also star; directed by Roy Ward Baker. 5 3/4 hrs. on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.