Tenko - Season 1 - Eps 2: All Aboard
SINGAPORE, 10 DECEMBER 1941: The aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Singapore causes the evacuation of many of the British civilians in Singapore. Marion, Christina, Kate, Nellie, Rose, Tom (Kate's boyfriend) and Bernard (Rose's boyfriend) are evacuated, but the ship is torpedoed. Surviving the wreck, the group is taken prisoner by the Japanese.
About Tenko
Title: Tenko
First Air Date: 1981-10-22
Last Air Date: 1984-12-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.1/10 (from 11 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 30
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama, War & Politics
Production Companies: Unknown
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.
Cast
Stephanie Cole
Beatrice Mason
Jean Anderson
Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook
Ann Bell
Marion Jefferson
Emily Bolton
Christina Campbell
Claire Oberman
Kate Norris
Elizabeth Chambers
Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer