Elspeth (Holly Aird) 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 Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer (Sharon Maughan), who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the on-set of World War I, and the changes it brings.
1931 in Dublin, Ireland
16 December 1947, London, England, UK
18 May 1969, Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
22 June 1950, Kirkby, Liverpool, England, UK
December 11, 1920 in London, England, UK
18 April 1946, Marylebone, London, England, UK
8 February 1923, Paddington, London, England, UK
5 February 1929, London, England, UK
27 September 1953, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
September 14, 1936 in Scotland, UK
July 21, 1948 in Kenya
24 August 1932, London, England, UK
4 July 1952, Heywood, Lancashire, England, UK
15 March 1947, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
23 August 1947, London, England, UK
3 April 1946, London, England, UK
