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Tenko

  • 1981
  • TMDB 8.3/10
  • 3 seasons

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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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 ColeBeatrice Mason
  • Jean AndersonLady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
  • Ann BellMarion Jefferson
  • Emily BoltonChristina Campbell
  • Claire ObermanKate Norris
  • Elizabeth ChambersMrs. Domenica Van Meyer

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