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13 disc set. Includes all 3 complete series plus the 'Reunion' special. Original releases transferred to NTSC Region 1 (US/Canada). Includes a bonus disc: Horror In The East
SEASON 1: 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 Warner’s 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 (Howard’s Way) and David Askey (The Gentle Touch).Rated: M Duration: 258 mins.Released: 2006
SEASON 2: The second series of the critically acclaimed BBC drama Tenko resumes its bold exploration of the real-life ordeals of European women incarcerated in horrific Japanese POW camps during WWII. Tenko Series 2 begins deep in the stifling jungles of Singapore as the prisoners are relocated to a new camp. Under the menacing command of Miss Hasan the women band together in order to survive the appalling conditions of the camp - where starvation and suffering are the grim reality. Honest, unerring performances by an all-star cast Tenko Series 2 is a gut-wrenching tribute to female prisoners-of-war. Rated: PG Released: 2008
SEASON 3: The third and final series of this World War II drama series about a group of women interned in a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp sees the war coming to a close and the women having to come to terms with the effects of the war and being reunited with their husbands and families and trying to pick up the threads of a now shattered lifestyle. Includes "Reunion" special.Rated: M Released: 2008
BONUS: Horror In The East...
While many histories of World War Two have recounted the grim atrocities performed by Japanese soldiers on civilians and POWs, few have attempted to explain how and why such barbarity could have occurred. What led to the assault on Nanking? How could one in four Allied POWs die in captivity? Meticulously researched, using Japanese and British consultants, Horror in the East examines the political and economic factors, as well as the mindset of those involved. Rarely seen archive footage and interviews with former Japanese soldiers, kamakazis, Allied POWs, and victims of the notorious cruelty reveal the complex truth behind the horror. 100 mins. 2009
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