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Tenko
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.
Seasons
- Series 1 — 10 episodes (October 22, 1981)
- Series 2 — 10 episodes (October 21, 1982)
- Series 3 — 10 episodes (October 7, 1984)
Cast
- Stephanie Cole as Beatrice Mason
- Jean Anderson as Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
- Ann Bell as Marion Jefferson
- Emily Bolton as Christina Campbell
- Claire Oberman as Kate Norris
- Elizabeth Chambers as Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer
Details
- Created by
- Lavinia Warner
- First aired
- October 22, 1981
- Episodes
- 30
- Genres
- Drama, War & Politics
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 8.3 / 10 from 12 votes
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