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Season 1

(1981)

Overview

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.

Cast

Stephanie Beacham as Rose Millar
Stephanie Beacham

as Rose Millar

Stephanie Cole as Beatrice Mason
Stephanie Cole

as Beatrice Mason

Ann Bell as Marion Jefferson
Ann Bell

as Marion Jefferson

Patricia Lawrence as Sister Ulrica
Patricia Lawrence

as Sister Ulrica

Claire Oberman as Kate Norris
Claire Oberman

as Kate Norris

Jeananne Crowley as Nellie Keene
Jeananne Crowley

as Nellie Keene

Episodes

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October 22, 1981

SINGAPORE, 5 DECEMBER 1941: Due to lack of information from the Army and the media, most of the inhabitants of Singapor…

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October 29, 1981

SINGAPORE, 10 DECEMBER 1941: The aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Singapore causes the evacuation of many of the Br…

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November 5, 1981

KAMPONG GETAH, FEBRUARY 1942: Joined by others, including Beatrice, the women are taken to their internment camp, where…

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November 12, 1981

Ulrica is made leader of the Dutch internees. The older women worry when the younger women are unexpectly removed from …

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November 19, 1981

Some time having passed, social structure in the camp is breaking down, and more women are becoming sick. Some groups r…

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November 26, 1981

Marion is questioned about British organization in Singapore prior to the fall of the city. The new sickbay is complete…

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December 3, 1981

Sally, pregnant before her capture, is coming into her seventh month of pregnancy, and one of the nurses, Nellie, becom…

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December 10, 1981

Just before Judith Bowen dies, Marion promises her that she'll take care of Debbie. Blanche becomes determined to escap…

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December 17, 1981

Punishment details are imposed on the camp in general and the escapees in particular. The commandant yields to Marion's…

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December 24, 1981

Christmas is approaching. The work party reports seeing a group of men in the distance. When Marion asks the commandant…