Tenko - Season 1 - Eps 1: Shattered Dreams
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.
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.
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
