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Tenko (1981)

8.1/10 Ended 60, 50 min Oct 22, 1981 3 Seasons
Drama War & Politics

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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Show Details

Original Title Tenko
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 30
Total Seasons 3
Popularity 10.2

Networks

BBC One
GB

Cast

Stephanie Cole
Stephanie Cole
Beatrice Mason
30 episodes
Ann Bell
Ann Bell
Marion Jefferson
30 episodes
Claire Oberman
Claire Oberman
Kate Norris
30 episodes
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Elizabeth Chambers
Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer
26 episodes
Emily Bolton
Emily Bolton
Christina Campbell
24 episodes
Veronica Roberts
Veronica Roberts
Dorothy Bennett
23 episodes
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Patricia Lawrence
Sister Ulrica
21 episodes
Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson
Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
20 episodes
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Annet Peters
Female Prisoner of War
20 episodes
Stephanie Beacham
Stephanie Beacham
Rose Millar
19 episodes
Burt Kwouk
Burt Kwouk
Major Yamauchi
18 episodes
Takashi Kawahara
Takashi Kawahara
Shinya
17 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Lavinia Warner

Seasons

Specials
Specials
1 episodes 1985
Season 1
Season 1
10 episodes 1981

The first season, set in 1941-42, charts the drama from the women being captured and sent to live in...

Season 2
Season 2
10 episodes 1982

Season 2, set in 1942-43, began with the women on a long march to a new camp, where things seem much...

Season 3
Season 3
10 episodes 1984

The final season took up two years after the previous one, as the war drew to a close and the women ...

Networks

BBC One
GB

Videos & Trailers

Tenko | Saturday afternoons from 1pm
Tenko | Saturday afternoons from 1pm
Trailer

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Keywords

prison world war ii prisoner of war singapore jungle soldier period drama historical historical drama 1940s war modern history

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Rating
8.1
/10

Based on 11 votes

Details
First Air Date October 22, 1981
Last Air Date December 10, 1984
Country AU, GB
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 10.2
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