To Walk with Lions

Status:
Released
Production:
Studio Eight Productions
Aired:
1999-06-04
To Walk with Lions
Drama based loosely on the final years of Kenya game warden and lion-raiser George Adamson's life. An unofficial sequel to 'Born Free' (1966) and 'Living Free' (1972), which also dramatized the life of Adamson, this film picks up the life of George on the African wildlife preserve he runs with the help of his brother Terrence. When drifter Tony Fitzjohn arrives to work for the old men he initially takes poorly to the task, almost savaged by a lion on his first day and on the verge of leaving when he hears that his predecessor was killed in a similar incident. The arrival of a lion cub that Fitzjohn must care for and raise changes everything. Soon he finds himself helping the brothers in their fight to save lions - and, ultimately, the park itself - from the poachers, soldiers and corrupt government officials that threaten them.
Adventure
Drama
Characters

Richard Harris
George Adamson

John Michie
Tony Fitzjohn

Ian Bannen
Terence Adamson

Honor Blackman
Joy Adamson

Kerry Fox
Lucy Jackson

Geraldine Chaplin
Victoria Anrecelli

Hugh Quarshie
Maxwell

Guy Williams
John Bell
Tirus Gathwe
Keya

Edward Kwach
Doctor