Episode guide
Tenko: Series 1
10 episodes · premiered Oct 22, 1981
The first season, set in 1941-42, charts the drama from the women being captured and sent to live in squalor and deprivation in a Japanese POW camp.
- Episode 1: Shattered Dreams Oct 22, 1981 · 52m SINGAPORE, 5 DECEMBER 1941: Due to lack of information from the Army and the media, most of the inhabitants of Singapore remain blissfully unaware of any danger in their lives. Then the…
- Episode 2: All Aboard Oct 29, 1981 · 53m 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…
- Episode 3: Internment Nov 5, 1981 · 52m KAMPONG GETAH, FEBRUARY 1942: Joined by others, including Beatrice, the women are taken to their internment camp, where a contingent of Dutch internees join them, including Sister Ulrica…
- Episode 4: What Would You Do For... Nov 12, 1981 · 53m Ulrica is made leader of the Dutch internees. The older women worry when the younger women are unexpectedly removed from the camp, but it turns out they're being used for labor crews…
- Episode 5: Malaria Nov 19, 1981 · 52m Some time having passed, social structure in the camp is breaking down, and more women are becoming sick. Some groups refuse to help other groups. Malaria makes its first appearance, and…
- Episode 6: Rape Nov 26, 1981 · 52m Marion is questioned about British organization in Singapore prior to the fall of the city. The new sickbay is completed. Blanche and Dorothy become friendly with the guards in exchange…
- Episode 7: Unnatural Friendship Dec 3, 1981 · 51m Sally, pregnant before her capture, is coming into her seventh month of pregnancy, and one of the nurses, Nellie, becomes very supportive of her. When the baby is stillborn, their…
- Episode 8: Escape Dec 10, 1981 · 46m Just before Judith Bowen dies, Marion promises her that she'll take care of Debbie. Blanche becomes determined to escape from the camp. Debbie discovers Blanche's escape plans and barges…
- Episode 9: Five Hundred Hats Dec 17, 1981 · 52m Punishment details are imposed on the camp in general and the escapees in particular. The commandant yields to Marion's plea for mercy for Debbie, and agrees to be release Blanche if the…
- Episode 10: Christmas Dec 24, 1981 · 51m Christmas is approaching. The work party reports seeing a group of men in the distance. When Marion asks the commandant for names of the men, the list causes both joy and disappointment…