Created by Lavinia Warner, Tenko told the forgotten real-life story of the women prisoners of the Japanese who for three-and-a-half years suffered severe privations in barely habitable Sumatran camps. Written by Jill Hyem, Anne Valery and Paul Wheeler, the series followed the experiences of one particular group of women from the Fall of Singapore in February 1942 and their subsequent internment, through to their liberation in September 1945 and their ensuing attempts to rebuild their shattered lives. A feature-length reunion special set in 1950, rounded off the series. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: No Rating | |
Released: | October 22, 1981 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Countries: | United Kingdom | |
Companies: | BBC One | |
Cast: | Stephanie Beacham Jean Anderson Louise Jameson Stephanie Cole Ann Bell Renée Asherson Rosemary Martin Burt Kwouk Eiji Kusuhara Veronica Roberts Patricia Lawrence 13 more Claire Oberman Jeananne Crowley Elizabeth Chambers Philippa Urquhart Lizzie Mickery Josephine Welcome Takashi Kawahara Joanna Hole Cindy Shelley Emily Bolton Anna Lindup Takahiro Oba Karin Foley | |
mkmikas : agreed, exciting episode