Drama based on the experiences of a group of women who are taken as prisoners of war after the fall of singapore. Five years after their release from the camp, the women return to singapore for a reunion. Character actor series series 1 series 2 series 3 reunion marion jefferson ann bell. A featurelength reunion special set in 1950, rounded off the series. Aug 24, 2011 there could not have been a more elegant or intelligent finale to a drama series as there is to this third season of the bbcs 1980s tenko. I enjoyed seeing it from start to finish and the reunion at the end was particularly good as it nice to see what happened to the characters five years later. Five years after the end of the war, a chance encounter between marion and dorothy prompts marion to try. In singapore in december 1941, the british middle classes lead a comfortable life. The complete series dvd at the best online prices at ebay. When marion asks the commandant for names of the men, the list causes both joy and disappointment.
I think each season of tenko is best seen continuously say over a weekend. Set in 1950, the women reunite in singapore five years after their liberation from the camp. With ann bell, stephanie cole, veronica roberts, elizabeth chambers. Marion, christina, kate, nellie, rose, tom kates boyfriend and bernard roses boyfriend are evacuated, but the ship i. The series dealt with the experiences of british and dutch women who were captured after the fall of singapore in february 1942, after the japanese invasion, held in a fictional japanese internment camp on a japaneseoccupied island between singapore and australia. Tenko is a television drama, coproduced by the bbc and the australian broadcasting corporation, broadcast between 1981 and 1984. Well meet again 1982 s1 e01 all day and every day duration.
Tenko reunion series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. The women all prepare to leave singapore to go back home, agreeing to have a reunion at raffles in 1950, exactly five years after they separate. The first season, set in 194142, charts the drama from the women being captured and sent to live in squalor and depravation. Tenko based on reallife experiences, tenko remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed bbc dramas of the early 1980s. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Based on reallife experiences, tenko remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed bbc dramas of the early 1980s. However, news of the capitulation of hong kong causes a change of heart and civilian evacuation to australia gets underway though dr. Marion is shopping in london in 1950 when she bumps into dorothy in the street. Season 3 records the end of the war and the difficulties adjusting to a new life of freedom. Marion jefferson wakes in bed, and begins her normal routine. Based on reallife experiences, tenko is the powerful story of a group of expat european women living in singapore, whose lives are changed. Waltons 45th reunion special 2017, schuyler, va duration. Ep 1 stephanie beacham stars in the very first episode in the classic series about the ordeals of british women in a japanese pow camp.
The women are told they will be going to another camp. Still attracting new fans, tenko is as fresh, engaging and relevant today as it was back in the 80s. Tenko reunion 1985 a doublelength special was broadcast on 26 december 1985. Based on reallife experiences, tenko is the powerful story of a group of expat european. Tenko complete series disc dvd set region 1 uscanada. Season 2, set in 194243, began with the women on a long march to a new camp, where things seem much more luxurious at first, but they find they have troubles. Ann bell, jean anderson, burt kwouk, stephanie cole, veronica roberts, emily bolton, elizabeth chambers, claire oberman, lizzie mickery, cindy shelley, lavinia warner, categoryarthouse, categoryaustralia, categorycultfilms, categoryminiseries, categoryuk, festival bafta awards, film movie australia australian, film movie foreign, tenko season three. What does tenko mean definition of tenko word finder. Writer lavinia warners awardwinning series exploring the hardships suffered by a group of expatriate western women in japanese prisoner of war camps, comes to its conclusion with the third and final series of tenko. Ann bell, jean anderson, burt kwouk, stephanie cole, veronica roberts, emily bolton, elizabeth chambers, claire oberman, lizzie mickery, cindy shelley, lavinia warner, categoryarthouse, categoryaustralia, categorycultfilms, categoryminiseries, categoryuk, festival bafta awards, film movie australia australian, film movie foreign, tenko. The third season dvd set also includes the reunion, set in 1950. Stephanie cole, ann bell, louise jameson, elizabeth chambers, elsper gray.
Watch all 10 tenko episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Given the outstanding quality of this reunion special it is something of a mystery that this final featurelength slice of tenko does not enjoy a better critical reputation. Tenko is a television drama, coproduced by the bbc and the australian broadcasting corporation abc, which was broadcast between 1981 and 1984 the series dealt with the experiences of british, australian and dutch women who were captured after the fall of singapore in february 1942, after the japanese invasion, and held in a fictional japanese internment camp on a japaneseoccupied island. Unfortunately this serie is not yet available on netflix. They meet for tea, and catch up on old times and old friends. See the full list of tenko reunion cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
Tenko filming in warmwell, dorset in 1982 duration. The aftermath of the japanese bombing of singapore causes the evacuation of many of the british civilians in singapore. It follows a group of women, formerly comfortably welloff expats living in singapore, as they are captured by the japanese during world war ii. The series dealt with the experiences of british, australian and dutch women who were captured after the fall of singapore in february 1942.
Tenko is a television drama, coproduced by the bbc and the abc. In 1950, five years after their release from internment, the women return to singapore for a reunion, unaware of the intrigue that is to involve them in treachery and murder. The complete series 1 3 dvd at the best online prices at ebay. Nov 19, 2016 well meet again 1982 s1 e01 all day and every day duration. Season 2, set in 194243, began with the women on a long march to a new camp, where things seem much more luxurious at first, but they find they have troubles settling into the strange regime of. Bea agrees to stay on in singapore and help stephen run the centre. Tenko season 1 full episodes watch online guide by msn. Third series of drama about a group of women who are taken as prisoners of war. This state of affairs is even more curious when one considers just how many inferior and illconceived specials and spinoffs have positively littered the tv schedules over the years. Governor andrew cuomo says new york schools will remain closed for now im not. Five years after the end of the war, a chance encounter between marion and dorothy prompts marion to try and organise a. Tenko the complete riveting 3series epic drama get each series individually or get all three together and save.
Despite bernards warnings, few europeans believe that singapore will fall to the japanese and new year is celebrated as usual. Sister ulrica goes to visit yamauchi, who tells her he knows he will be. The only grumble was at the start of the final series they had moved to another camp and. Follow us on facebook to see when tenko becomes available on netflix. Tenko reunion 1985 former women prisoners of the japanese reunite at the hotel raffles in 1950 singapore.
Five years after their release, the women return to singapore, but they are unaware that a traitor is now in their midst. Second series continuing the story from 1942 to 1943. Season 2, set in 194243, began with the women on a long march to a new camp, where things seem much more luxurious at first, but they find they have troubles settling into the strange regime of their new home. A total of thirty episodes were produced over three series between 1981 and 1984, followed by a oneoff special which was twice the length of the other episodes, tenko reunion, in 1985. The first season, set in 194142, charts the drama from the women being captured and sent to live in squalor and depravation in a japanese pow camp. The work party reports seeing a group of men in the distance. Marion and clifford have divorced, and their son is at oxford.