Tenko

Series19813 seasonsEnded

DramaWar & Politics

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Creator: —
Language: English
Episodes: 30
Episode length: 60m

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8.312 votes on TMDB

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6.5

The story

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

Season 1
1981 · 10 episodes
Season 2
1982 · 10 episodes
Season 3
1984 · 10 episodes

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Cast

Stephanie ColeBeatrice Mason
Jean AndersonLady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
Ann Bell — artwork unavailable
Ann BellMarion Jefferson
Emily BoltonChristina Campbell
Claire ObermanKate Norris
Elizabeth Chambers — artwork unavailable
Elizabeth ChambersMrs. Domenica Van Meyer