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Tenko

Overview

Based on real-life experiences, Tenko remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed BBC dramas of the early 1980s. It follows a group of women, formerly comfortably well-off ex-pats living in Singapore, as they are captured by the Japanese during World War II.
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Lavinia Warner profile
Lavinia Warner

creator

Cast

Ann Bell profile
Ann Bell

Marion Jefferson

Total episodes: 31

Claire Oberman profile
Claire Oberman

Kate Norris

Total episodes: 31

Stephanie Cole profile
Stephanie Cole

Beatrice Mason

Total episodes: 30

Elizabeth Chambers profile
Elizabeth Chambers

Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer

Total episodes: 26

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Emily Bolton

Christina Campbell

Total episodes: 25

Veronica Roberts profile
Veronica Roberts

Dorothy Bennett

Total episodes: 24

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Patricia Lawrence

Sister Ulrica

Total episodes: 22

Jean Anderson profile
Jean Anderson

Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

Total episodes: 20

Annet Peters profile
Annet Peters

Female Prisoner of War

Total episodes: 20

Stephanie Beacham profile
Stephanie Beacham

Rose Millar

Total episodes: 19

Takashi Kawahara profile
Takashi Kawahara

Shinya

Total episodes: 17

Eiji Kusuhara profile
Eiji Kusuhara

Lt. Sato,Captain Sato

Total episodes: 17

Ann Bell profile
Ann Bell

Marion Jefferson

Total episodes: 31

Claire Oberman profile
Claire Oberman

Kate Norris

Total episodes: 31

Stephanie Cole profile
Stephanie Cole

Beatrice Mason

Total episodes: 30

Elizabeth Chambers profile
Elizabeth Chambers

Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer

Total episodes: 26

Emily Bolton profile
Emily Bolton

Christina Campbell

Total episodes: 25

Veronica Roberts profile
Veronica Roberts

Dorothy Bennett

Total episodes: 24

Patricia Lawrence profile
Patricia Lawrence

Sister Ulrica

Total episodes: 22

Jean Anderson profile
Jean Anderson

Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

Total episodes: 20

Annet Peters profile
Annet Peters

Female Prisoner of War

Total episodes: 20

Stephanie Beacham profile
Stephanie Beacham

Rose Millar

Total episodes: 19

Takashi Kawahara profile
Takashi Kawahara

Shinya

Total episodes: 17

Eiji Kusuhara profile
Eiji Kusuhara

Lt. Sato,Captain Sato

Total episodes: 17

Extra

Release Date

October 22, 1981

Last air Date

December 10, 1984

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Networks

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Available On

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seasons

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Season 3

Aired on: 1984 | 10 Episodes

The final season took up two years after the previous one, as the war drew to a close and the women were returned to their normal lives. Well, as normal as they could be after their imprisonment.

Videos

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Tenko | Saturday afternoons from 1pm

Images

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