Tenko

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About the TV Show

Tenko

prison singapore world war ii prisoner of war jungle soldier period drama historical historical drama 1940s war modern history

Tenko

First Air Date: October 22, 1981

First Aired on    :   1981
Status    :   Ended
Created By    :   Lavinia Warner
Networks    :   BBC One
Genres    :   Drama,War & Politics
Seasons/Episodes    :   30 episodes in 3 Seasons

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.




Seasons

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Season 3 (1984)

10 episodes


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Season 2 (1982)

10 episodes


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Season 1 (1981)

10 episodes


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Specials (1985)

1 episodes




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