Series·1981–1984·3 Seasons
Tenko
Created By
Lavinia Warner
Country
AU
Language
English
Episodes
30
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// overview
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.
Music
James Harpham
Themes
Audience Score
12 votes
// cast
Cast
Stephanie Cole
Beatrice Mason
Jean Anderson
Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
Ann Bell
Marion Jefferson
Emily Bolton
Christina Campbell
Claire Oberman
Kate Norris
Elizabeth Chambers
Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer
// crew
Crew
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