

Tenko
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.
Seasons (4)
Specials
1 Episode
1985
Series 1
10 Episodes
1981
Series 2
10 Episodes
1982
Series 3
10 Episodes
1984
Series Cast
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