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Tenko

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: October 22, 1981
  • Seasons: 3
  • Episodes: 30
  • Networks: BBC One
  • Genres: Drama, War & Politics
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Tenko(1981)

TMDB Rating: 8.1 (11 votes)

Overview

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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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

10 episodes • 1981

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Shattered DreamsOct 22, 19810.0
2All AboardOct 29, 19810.0
3InternmentNov 5, 19810.0
4What Would You Do For...Nov 12, 19810.0
5MalariaNov 19, 19810.0
6RapeNov 26, 19810.0
7Unnatural FriendshipDec 3, 19810.0
8EscapeDec 10, 19810.0
9Five Hundred HatsDec 17, 19810.0
10ChristmasDec 24, 19810.0
Season 2 Poster

Season 2

10 episodes • 1982

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1The MarchOct 21, 19820.0
2The PriceOct 28, 19820.0
3SuicideNov 4, 19820.0
4PenanceNov 11, 19820.0
5Breaking VowsNov 18, 19820.0
6New ArrivalsNov 25, 19820.0
7RendezvousDec 2, 19820.0
8...for FoodDec 9, 19820.0
9Peacefully in the NightDec 16, 19820.0
10ComeuppanceDec 23, 19820.0
Season 3 Poster

Season 3

10 episodes • 1984

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Go Down FightingOct 7, 19840.0
2Wealth of StoresOct 14, 19840.0
3AcclimatizationOct 21, 19840.0
4Marion is WantedOct 28, 19840.0
5ScarsNov 5, 19840.0
6DiaryNov 12, 19840.0
7EvidenceNov 19, 19840.0
8The VisitNov 26, 19840.0
9On the RocksDec 3, 19840.0
10SayonaraDec 10, 19840.0

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