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Tenko

TV • 1981

Tenko

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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.

TMDB ★ 4.2/5Votes: 12
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Top Cast

Stephanie Cole

Stephanie Cole

Beatrice Mason

Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson

Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

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Ann Bell

Marion Jefferson

Emily Bolton

Emily Bolton

Christina Campbell

Claire Oberman

Claire Oberman

Kate Norris

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Elizabeth Chambers

Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer

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James Harpham

Original Music Composer

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Series

Status

Ended

Release

October 22, 1981

Episode Runtime

60 min

Language

English

Origin

United Kingdom

Episodes

30 • 3 seasons

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