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 …
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Ep 11981-10-22
Shattered Dreams
SINGAPORE, 5 DECEMBER 1941: Due to lack of information from the Army and the media, …
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Ep 21981-10-29
All Aboard
SINGAPORE, 10 DECEMBER 1941: The aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Singapore causes the evacuation …
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Ep 31981-11-05
Internment
KAMPONG GETAH, FEBRUARY 1942: Joined by others, including Beatrice, the women are taken to their …
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Ep 41981-11-12
What Would You Do For...
Ulrica is made leader of the Dutch internees. The older women worry when the younger …
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Ep 51981-11-19
Malaria
Some time having passed, social structure in the camp is breaking down, and more women …
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Ep 61981-11-26
Rape
Marion is questioned about British organization in Singapore prior to the fall of the city. …
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Ep 71981-12-03
Unnatural Friendship
Sally, pregnant before her capture, is coming into her seventh month of pregnancy, and one …
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Ep 81981-12-10
Escape
Just before Judith Bowen dies, Marion promises her that she'll take care of Debbie. Blanche …
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Ep 91981-12-17
Five Hundred Hats
Punishment details are imposed on the camp in general and the escapees in particular. The …
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Ep 101981-12-24
Christmas
Christmas is approaching. The work party reports seeing a group of men in the distance. …
