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Tenko, the complete series, will be screening on UKTV Drama weekdays at 4pm, from Monday the 21st of April 2008 and the reunion episode will screen on Friday the 30th of May at 5pm.

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Love Tenko, but go to work at 7.30 returning at 5.30 so please repeat at a suitable time

Hi,
I tried to watch Tenko when it was first on TV, but with 2 young kids you don't get much chance to watch any TV. I have Sky+ and it is on series link and record for every episode of Tenko. I really enjoy the show and I think the acting is very good. It would be nice to see the actors that were in Tenko, as they are now. Keep entertaining us, UK Drama is one of my favourite UKTV's.

I am an American who has lived in the UK for almost 5 years and just love Tenko. It is a great series

please please carry on showing all the Tenko episodes. I love it. My treat for when the kids are in bed.

can someone please tell me what series we are on in tenko because i have only started watching it since about two weeks ago and lost on what series we are as i watched this when i was twelve years old with my mum and i did not understand it much then but now adult and coming to watch this half way through i have kind of got a bit lost on series and parts

Have watched EVERY episode of Tenko and know a lot of the script by heart now! Can never get enough of it!
Wonderful acting, superb make-up, excellent scripts.
Where was the series filmed? Anyone know?

With ref to marlene5 we have just started seeing series 3 today which is the final series, (apart from The Reunion) which I hope will be shown. Hope this helps you.

i love tenko, watched it the first time round, i didnt realise series 3 had started tho, so missed mon/tues episodes, have just recorded series link now,cant waij

Does anyone know what happened to Blanche and Verna,i missed that episode.I have not seen this since i was a kid,and can not remember.

Tenko has today 2nd October started on UKTV history for fans of this show who have to work in the day these episodes are being shown at 10pm and 11pm respectively. I will of course be rewatching.
Tenko the reunion is on October 13 at 3:00PM and 4:00PM reshown on the following day at 9:00AM and 10:00PM . I seem to remember that there was a further reunion made after the five year one in Singapore, this one was held after a further 5 years at Marion Jefferies house at christmas where everyone and everything is caught up on as to where they are and what they are doing, does any one know of this further episode??

Tenko series 1 had subtitles on which was great and I been recording it, cos u cant buy dvds of tenko with subtitles on because Im deaf. And theres NO SUBTITLES ON series 2 and 3 so can you please put the subtitles back on for deaf people

Blanche and Verna died either when the camp was bombed or in the new camp. At the start of series 3 they showed their graves.

Well tandy2, Due to high production costs only the first two episodes of the series were flimed on the location in Singapore. The majority of the series set in the camp,was filmed in a specially constructed set in Dorest.

Homely- the reunion at Marion's house at Christmas happens at the end of the 2nd episode of The Reunion. Those scenes always reduce me to tears. It's so poignant that such wonderful friendships were born out of so much suffering. I love Tenko and have done so since it was first shown. The Spice Girls claim they had girl power- they had nothing compared to these characters!

BTW, Tenko is being shown in the evenings on UK History. I found that out myself the other day!

I love Tenko but can you stop the announcer talking over the last 30 seconds of the programme you cannot hear what is going on it is very annoying. You could at least wait to advertise other programmes when the previous one is finished.

I agree femjh! Will the announcer PLEASE stop talking over the last moments of the programme! Do we have to spell out how annoying, inconsiderate and inconvenient it is?

They did it again today Come on guys give it a rest! We don't want to hear voice overs during the closing minutes of a show. It is soooo annoying and it isnt going to make us want to stay watching the show your announcing if you are spoiling the one we are currently watching in this way does it...

1. Totally agree re. the announcer talking over the final moments, hopefully look forward to next week and it stopping

2. General question re. Tenko ; I notice form a few web sites that the programmes were originally 60 mins long ? The current transmissions are about 3/4 hour. Anyone know why ?

Great choice to broadcast though.

Yeh i noticed that, but according to my mum, who watched it when it was first out, it was never an hour, and that BBC dramas never were so i dunno lol.

The programmes are edited. I first noticed this in series 2 where there are scenes that I remember from the first time I watched it and which aren't there now! I've noticed even more in series 3. But I notice a lot of programmes on UK Gold are edited too; Eastenders and Dallas to name but 2. It's blooming annoying and spoils the story.

does any 1 know,can you buy the whole deries on dvd?.id love to buy it on dvd for a xmas press

Yes you can buy the complete series & The Reunion on DVD. I know you can buy it on ebay but I expect you can also get it from shops like Woolworths, if not they'll probably order it for you.

Hi there you can but the complete 3 series in a box set on amazon. I too would love it for Christmas. Start dropping hints because last year it there was a very long lead time on the availability

than you for that information,just bought the entire complete set for £119.99.not bad