Tenko - Season 1 - Eps 9: Five Hundred Hats

1981-12-17? min⭐ 8/10

Punishment details are imposed on the camp in general and the escapees in particular. The commandant yields to Marion's plea for mercy for Debbie, and agrees to be release Blanche if the internees will make 500 work hats in the next seven days. The Dutch, angry that they are again being punished for British misbehaviour, insist that both groups should now be treated seperately, until they discover that making hats will release Blanche. The commandant releases the internees from punishment details on the last day, allowing the women to meet the deadline.

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About Tenko

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

Stephanie Cole

Beatrice Mason

Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson

Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook

Ann Bell

Ann Bell

Marion Jefferson

Emily Bolton

Emily Bolton

Christina Campbell

Claire Oberman

Claire Oberman

Kate Norris

Elizabeth Chambers

Elizabeth Chambers

Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer

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