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Tenko

IMDb 8.1 1981 • 60 min • DramaWar & Politics

Director

Lavinia Warner

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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