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

creator

Cast

Ann Bell

Marion Jefferson

Total episodes: 31

Claire Oberman

Kate Norris

Total episodes: 31

Stephanie Cole

Beatrice Mason

Total episodes: 30

Elizabeth Chambers

Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer

Total episodes: 26

Emily Bolton

Christina Campbell

Total episodes: 25

Veronica Roberts

Dorothy Bennett

Total episodes: 24

Patricia Lawrence

Sister Ulrica

Total episodes: 22

Jean Anderson

Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

Total episodes: 20

Stephanie Beacham

Rose Millar

Total episodes: 19

Takashi Kawahara

Shinya

Total episodes: 17

Eiji Kusuhara

Lt. Sato,Captain Sato

Total episodes: 17

Takahiro Oba

Kasaki,Shigawo

Total episodes: 16

Ann Bell

Marion Jefferson

Total episodes: 31

Claire Oberman

Kate Norris

Total episodes: 31

Stephanie Cole

Beatrice Mason

Total episodes: 30

Elizabeth Chambers

Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer

Total episodes: 26

Emily Bolton

Christina Campbell

Total episodes: 25

Veronica Roberts

Dorothy Bennett

Total episodes: 24

Patricia Lawrence

Sister Ulrica

Total episodes: 22

Jean Anderson

Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

Total episodes: 20

Stephanie Beacham

Rose Millar

Total episodes: 19

Takashi Kawahara

Shinya

Total episodes: 17

Eiji Kusuhara

Lt. Sato,Captain Sato

Total episodes: 17

Takahiro Oba

Kasaki,Shigawo

Total episodes: 16

Extra

Release Date

October 22, 1981

Last air Date

December 10, 1984

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Networks

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seasons

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.