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
as Rose Millar
as Beatrice Mason
as Marion Jefferson
as Sister Ulrica
as Kate Norris
as Nellie Keene
Episodes
Shattered Dreams 0.0
October 22, 1981
SINGAPORE, 5 DECEMBER 1941: Due to lack of information from the Army and the media, most of the inhabitants of Singapor…
All Aboard 0.0
October 29, 1981
SINGAPORE, 10 DECEMBER 1941: The aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Singapore causes the evacuation of many of the Br…
Internment 0.0
November 5, 1981
KAMPONG GETAH, FEBRUARY 1942: Joined by others, including Beatrice, the women are taken to their internment camp, where…
What Would You Do For... 0.0
November 12, 1981
Ulrica is made leader of the Dutch internees. The older women worry when the younger women are unexpectly removed from …
Malaria 0.0
November 19, 1981
Some time having passed, social structure in the camp is breaking down, and more women are becoming sick. Some groups r…
Rape 0.0
November 26, 1981
Marion is questioned about British organization in Singapore prior to the fall of the city. The new sickbay is complete…
Unnatural Friendship 0.0
December 3, 1981
Sally, pregnant before her capture, is coming into her seventh month of pregnancy, and one of the nurses, Nellie, becom…
Escape 0.0
December 10, 1981
Just before Judith Bowen dies, Marion promises her that she'll take care of Debbie. Blanche becomes determined to escap…
Five Hundred Hats 0.0
December 17, 1981
Punishment details are imposed on the camp in general and the escapees in particular. The commandant yields to Marion's…
Christmas 0.0
December 24, 1981
Christmas is approaching. The work party reports seeing a group of men in the distance. When Marion asks the commandant…