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.
- Created by
- Lavinia Warner
- First aired
- Oct 22, 1981
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 30
- Country
- AU, GB
Watch Tenko
S1 E1: Shattered Dreams
S1 E1 Shattered Dreams
Oct 22, 1981SINGAPORE, 5 DECEMBER 1941: Due to lack of information from the Army and the media, most of the inhabitants of Singapore remain blissfully unaware of any danger in their lives. Then the Japanese land 400 miles north of the city and head south. Most of the women who will end up imprisoned are introduced: Marion Jefferson, Sister Ulrica, Christina Campbell, Nurses Kate Norris and Nellie Keene, Rose Millar, and Dr Beatrice Mason.
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