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Is Tenko coming back?

Tenko (1981–1984) — drama on BBC One

The answer: Concluded December 10, 1984.
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Genre
Drama
Network / streamer
BBC One
Premiered
October 22, 1981
Ended
December 10, 1984
Runtime
~60 min per episode
3seasons
30episodes

About Tenko

Created by Lavinia Warner, Tenko told the forgotten real-life story of the women prisoners of the Japanese who for three-and-a-half years suffered severe privations in barely habitable Sumatran camps. Written by Jill Hyem, Anne Valery and Paul Wheeler, the series followed the experiences of one particular group of women from the Fall of Singapore in February 1942 and their subsequent internment, through to their liberation in September 1945 and their ensuing attempts to rebuild their shattered lives. A feature-length reunion special set in 1950, rounded off the series.

Tenko episode schedule

30 aired

Aired · 30

DateEp.Title
December 10, 1984 S3·E10 Sayonara
December 3, 1984 S3·E9 On the Rocks
November 26, 1984 S3·E8 The Visit
November 19, 1984 S3·E7 Evidence
November 12, 1984 S3·E6 Diary
November 5, 1984 S3·E5 Scars
October 28, 1984 S3·E4 Marion is Wanted
October 21, 1984 S3·E3 Acclimatization
October 14, 1984 S3·E2 Wealth of Stores
October 7, 1984 S3·E1 Go Down Fighting
December 23, 1982 S2·E10 Comeuppance
December 16, 1982 S2·E9 Peacefully in the Night
December 9, 1982 S2·E8 ...for Food
December 2, 1982 S2·E7 Rendezvous
November 25, 1982 S2·E6 New Arrivals
November 18, 1982 S2·E5 Breaking Vows
November 11, 1982 S2·E4 Penance
November 4, 1982 S2·E3 Suicide
October 28, 1982 S2·E2 The Price
October 21, 1982 S2·E1 The March
December 24, 1981 S1·E10 Christmas
December 17, 1981 S1·E9 Five Hundred Hats
December 10, 1981 S1·E8 Escape
December 3, 1981 S1·E7 Unnatural Friendship
November 26, 1981 S1·E6 Rape
November 19, 1981 S1·E5 Malaria
November 12, 1981 S1·E4 What Would You Do For...
November 5, 1981 S1·E3 Internment
October 29, 1981 S1·E2 All Aboard
October 22, 1981 S1·E1 Normality

Tenko cast