Tenko(1981-1984)

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  • Drama,
  • War & Politics

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.

Cast

  • Stephanie Cole

    Stephanie Cole

    Beatrice Mason

  • Ann Bell

    Ann Bell

    Marion Jefferson

  • Claire Oberman

    Claire Oberman

    Kate Norris

  • Emily Bolton

    Emily Bolton

    Christina Campbell

  • Veronica Roberts

    Veronica Roberts

    Dorothy Bennett

  • Jean Anderson

    Jean Anderson

    Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

  • Stephanie Beacham

    Stephanie Beacham

    Rose Millar

  • Burt Kwouk

    Burt Kwouk

    Major Yamauchi

  • Takashi Kawahara

    Takashi Kawahara

    Shinya

  • Eiji Kusuhara

    Eiji Kusuhara

    Lt. Sato

  • Louise Jameson

    Louise Jameson

    Blanche Simmons

  • Jeananne Crowley

    Jeananne Crowley

    Nellie Keene

  • Rosemary Martin

    Rosemary Martin

    Verna Johnson

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    Status

    Ended

    Seasons

    3

    Episodes

    30

    Last Air Date

    Dec 10, 1984

    Network

    BBC One

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