Tenko - Season 1 - Eps 1: Shattered Dreams

Name: Eps 1: Shattered Dreams
Released: 1981-10-22
Rating: 4.0

1981-10-22 • ? min • ⭐ 8/10

SINGAPORE, 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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About Tenko

Title: Tenko

First Air Date: 1981-10-22

Last Air Date: 1984-12-10

Status: Ended

Rating: 8/10 (from 10 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 4

Total Episodes: 30

Network: BBC One

Genres: Drama, War & Politics

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

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.