

Web series
Tenko
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.
- Status
- Ended
- Type
- Scripted
- Last aired
- 1984-12-10
- Language
- English
BBC One
- prison
- world war ii
- prisoner of war
- singapore
- jungle
- soldier
- period drama
- historical
- historical drama
- 1940s
- war
- modern history
Seasons

Series 1
10 episodes · 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.
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Series 2
10 episodes · 1982
Season 2, set in 1942-43, 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.
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Series 3
10 episodes · 1984
The final season took up two years after the previous one, as the war drew to a close and the women were returned to their normal lives. Well, as normal as they could be after their imprisonment.
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Top billed cast











Behind the camera
Produced in
United Kingdom
Where to watch
All optionsAvailability for United Kingdom. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.
Stream
Gallery



Air dates
- First aired
- 1981-10-22
- Latest episode
- 1984-12-10
- Status
- Ended
- Next release
- Completed
- Series 122 Oct 1981
- Series 221 Oct 1982
- Series 37 Oct 1984
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Tenko?
- Available on Sky Go in India — see the Where to watch section above.
- How many seasons does Tenko have?
- 3 seasons · 30 episodes · Ended.
- What is the rating of Tenko?
- 8.3/10 from 12 TMDB votes.












