BBC TV had already achieved worldwide success in the 1970s with wartime period dramas, but 1981 saw their coverage of the events of WWII expand with the arrival of Lavinia Warners acclaimed series Tenko.
Based on real-life experiences, Tenko is the powerful story of a group of ex-pat European women living in Singapore, whose lives are changed forever when they are imprisoned in brutal POW camps.
A stellar cast was assembled from the cream of British acting talent; including Stephanie Beacham, Stephanie Cole, Louise Jameson and Elizabeth Chambers while directing duties fell to Pennant Roberts and David Askey. This Double-disc DVD features the first five episodes of the BBC drama, as screened locally on ABC TV.
BBC TV had already achieved worldwide success in the 1970s with wartime period dramas, but 1981 saw their coverage of the events of WWII expand with the arrival of Lavinia Warners acclaimed series Tenko.
Based on real-life experiences, Tenko is the powerful story of a group of ex-pat European women living in Singapore, whose lives are changed forever when they are imprisoned in brutal POW camps.
A stellar cast was assembled from the cream of British acting talent; including Stephanie Beacham, Stephanie Cole, Louise Jameson and Elizabeth Chambers while directing duties fell to Pennant Roberts and David Askey. This Double-disc DVD features the first five episodes of the BBC drama, as screened locally on ABC TV.
BBC TV had achieved worldwide success in the 1970s with wartime dramas such as Secret Army & Colditz, but 1981 saw their coverage of the events of WWII expand with the arrival of Lavinia Warners acclaimed series Tenko. Based on real-life experiences, Tenko is the powerful story of a group of ex-pat European women living in Singapore, whose lives are changed forever when they are imprisoned in brutal POW camps.A stellar cast was assembled from the cream of British acting talent; including Stephanie Beacham (Saving Grace, Bad Girls), Stephanie Cole (Waiting For God), Louise Jameson (Doctor Who), Elizabeth Chambers (To Play The King), while directing duties fell to Pennant Roberts (Howards Way) and David Askey (The Gentle Touch). Series 1 is released across two volumes (each a double disc set). # DVD Features: * Main Language: English * Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital * Cast Filmographies * Production Notes * Scene Indexing
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