The read
A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.5/10. The series ran 3 seasons across 30 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
12 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Series 1 | 10 ep1981 |
| 2 | Series 2 | 10 ep1982 |
| 3 | Series 3 | 10 ep1984 |
Key crew
- James HarphamOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Stephanie ColeBeatrice Mason
- Jean AndersonLady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
- Ann BellMarion Jefferson
- Emily BoltonChristina Campbell
- Claire ObermanKate Norris
- Elizabeth ChambersMrs. Domenica Van Meyer
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Themes
prisonworld war iiprisoner of warsingaporejunglesoldierperiod dramahistoricalhistorical drama1940swarmodern history