Tenko (1981)

Tenko

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.

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Stephanie Cole
Stephanie Cole
as Beatrice Mason
Ann Bell
Ann Bell
as Marion Jefferson
Claire Oberman
Claire Oberman
as Kate Norris
Elizabeth Chambers
Elizabeth Chambers
as Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer
Emily Bolton
Emily Bolton
as Christina Campbell
Veronica Roberts
Veronica Roberts
as Dorothy Bennett
Patricia Lawrence
Patricia Lawrence
as Sister Ulrica
Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson
as Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
Annet Peters
Annet Peters
as Female Prisoner of War
Stephanie Beacham
Stephanie Beacham
as Rose Millar
Burt Kwouk
Burt Kwouk
as Major Yamauchi as Capt. Yamauchi
Takashi Kawahara
Takashi Kawahara
as Shinya
Eiji Kusuhara
Eiji Kusuhara
as Lt. Sato as Captain Sato
Takahiro Oba
Takahiro Oba
as Kasaki as Shigawo
Louise Jameson
Louise Jameson
as Blanche Simmons
Joanna Hole
Joanna Hole
as Sally Markham
Jeananne Crowley
Jeananne Crowley
as Nellie Keene
Karin Foley
Karin Foley
as Debbie Bowen
Rosemary Martin
Rosemary Martin
as Verna Johnson
Anna Lindup
Anna Lindup
as Daisy Robertson
Josephine Welcome
Josephine Welcome
as Miss Hasan
Kerry Tovey
Kerry Tovey
as Suzy
Cindy Shelley
Cindy Shelley
as Alice Courtenay
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson
as Sylvia Ashburton
Lizzie Mickery
Lizzie Mickery
as Maggie Thorpe
Elspet Gray
Elspet Gray
as Phyllis Bristow
Sabu Kimura
Sabu Kimura
as Lt. Nakamura as Tanaka
Philippa Urquhart
Philippa Urquhart
as Lillian Cartland
Jonathan Newth
Jonathan Newth
as Brigadier Clifford Jefferson as Clifford Jefferson
Nicolas Corry
Nicolas Corry
as Bobby Cartland
Damien Thomas
Damien Thomas
as Jake Haulter
Ann Queensberry
Ann Queensberry
as Judith Bowen
Carolle Rousseau
Carolle Rousseau
as Natalie Trier as Dr. Natalie Trier
Preston Lockwood
Preston Lockwood
as Stephen Wentworth
Maya Woolfe
Maya Woolfe
as Gerda
Stephen Gordon
Stephen Gordon
as Colonel Smithers
Barbara Yu Ling
Barbara Yu Ling
as May
Michael Lees
Michael Lees
as Colonel Jackson
Edmund Pegge
Edmund Pegge
as Bernard Webster
Ronald Eng
Ronald Eng
as Dolah
Lindsay Ingram
Lindsay Ingram
as Cynthia James
Athene Fielding
Athene Fielding
as Madge Pritchard
Shelagh Wilcocks
Shelagh Wilcocks
as Betty
Kenji Ando
Kenji Ando
as Sergeant
Oliver Ford Davies
Oliver Ford Davies
as Priest
Edna Doré
Edna Doré
as Edna
Nigel Greaves
Nigel Greaves
as Harry Alderston-Bennett
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams
as Vicky Armstrong
Maggie Ford
Maggie Ford
as Joy Kettlewell
Nigel Harman
Nigel Harman
as Timmy
Ivor Danvers
Ivor Danvers
as Jack Armstrong
Daniel Hill
Daniel Hill
as Tom Redburn
Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
as Simon Treves
Ric Young
Ric Young
as Father Lim
Gregory de Polnay
Gregory de Polnay
as Johnny Saunders
Andrew Sharp
Andrew Sharp
as Harry Milne
David Gooderson
David Gooderson
as Major Sims
Colin Dunn
Colin Dunn
as Corporal Jackson
Michael Dyerball
Michael Dyerball
as Studio Manager
Betsan Jones
Betsan Jones
as Nun
Pauline Peters
Pauline Peters
as Minah
Chua Kah Joo
Chua Kah Joo
as Jo
Susan Leong
Susan Leong
as Lia
Pamela Merrick
Pamela Merrick
as Polly Huntley
Jennifer Hill
Jennifer Hill
as Lily Jenkins
Beryl Cooke
Beryl Cooke
as Mrs. Vance
Kristopher Kum
Kristopher Kum
as General Shimojo
Yutaka Ohira
Yutaka Ohira
as Mito
Jimmy Fung
Jimmy Fung
as Native
Dawn Keeler
Dawn Keeler
as Joan
Peter Silverleaf
Peter Silverleaf
as Yukio
Paul Copley
Paul Copley
as POW
John Williamson
John Williamson
as Captain Brooks
Stephen Oxley
Stephen Oxley
as Lieutenant Curtis
Mona Bruce
Mona Bruce
as Doctor
Eliza Buckingham
Eliza Buckingham
as Mrs. Harris
Michael Loney
Michael Loney
as Journalist
Mellan Mitchell
Mellan Mitchell
as Bank Clerk
Lim Kay Tong
Lim Kay Tong
as Soldier
Helen Blatch
Helen Blatch
as Mrs. Briggs
Albert Moses
Albert Moses
as Dr. Singh
John Graham
John Graham
as Hospital Administrator
Johanna Hargreaves
Johanna Hargreaves
as Cherry
Jane Hayward
Jane Hayward
as Enid Trotter
Julia McCarthy
Julia McCarthy
as Reverend Mother
Ranjit Nakara
Ranjit Nakara
as Bank Teller
Kenneth MacDonald
Kenneth MacDonald
as Corporal
John Rowe
John Rowe
as Policeman
Peter Benson
Peter Benson
as Jim
James Walker
James Walker
as Vicar
Zienia Merton
Zienia Merton
as Nun
Robert Lee
Robert Lee
as Mr. Ling
Sonia Woolley
Sonia Woolley
as Sister Pickering
John Woolley
John Woolley
as Sailor
Alan Mock
Alan Mock
as Sailor
Julia Verdin
Julia Verdin
as Jane
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Tenko: the reunion

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Shattered dreams

  • 1x2

    All aboard

  • 1x3

    Internment

  • 1x4

    What would you do for...

  • 1x5

    Malaria

  • 1x6

    Rape

  • 1x7

    Unnatural friendship

  • 1x8

    Escape

  • 1x9

    Five hundred hats

  • 1x10

    Christmas

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    The march

  • 2x2

    The price

  • 2x3

    Suicide

  • 2x4

    Penance

  • 2x5

    Breaking vows

  • 2x6

    New arrivals

  • 2x7

    Rendezvous

  • 2x8

    ...for food

  • 2x9

    Peacefully in the night

  • 2x10

    Comeuppance

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Go down fighting

  • 3x2

    Wealth of stores

  • 3x3

    Acclimatization

  • 3x4

    Marion is wanted

  • 3x5

    Scars

  • 3x6

    Diary

  • 3x7

    Evidence

  • 3x8

    The visit

  • 3x9

    On the rocks

  • 3x10

    Sayonara

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