Tenko 42 years old

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.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Emily Bolton She was 30 , now 73 years old
Damien Thomas He was 39 , now 82 years old
Stephanie Beacham She was 34 , now 77 years old
Stephanie Cole She was 40 , now 82 years old
Louise Jameson She was 30 , now 73 years old
Ann Bell She was 41 , now 83 years old
Burt Kwouk He was 51 , 85 years old when he died
Jean Anderson She was 73 , 93 years old when she died
Joanna Hole She was 26 , now 69 years old
Claire Oberman She was 25 , now 68 years old
Robert Lang He was 10 , 33 years old when he died
Renée Asherson She was 66 , 99 years old when she died
Preston Lockwood He was 68 , 83 years old when he died
Rosemary Martin She was 44 , 61 years old when she died

Crew

Name Job title
Jill Hyem Writing She was 44 , 78 years old when she died Writer
Tenko poster
Tenko (42 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1981-10-22
  • Runtime: [60,50] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 30