Material relating to the BBC television series Tenko, in which Stephanie Cole played the part of Dr Beatrice Mason, one of a group of female civilians interned in prison camps following the Japanese invasion of Singapore during the Second World War. The series includes Dr Mason's costume from the series as well as her key prop, a wooden soap box containing her medical kit. There are also VHS tapes of all the screened episodes, including the follow-up Reunion episode, as well as production booklets issued by the BBC for the filming of both series 2 and 3, photographs from the series and publicity relating to the series, its immediate reception and its growing importance as a piece of cultural history. There are also personal items from Stephanie Cole's time in the series, including photograph albums from the filming (both in the UK and overseas), correspondence sent to her then-husband Henry Marshall while Stephanie Cole was overseas filming and notes made by Stephanie Cole relating to the development of her character and the story arcs throughout series 2 and 3. The main cast of the series appear to have developed quite strong friendships and Stephanie Cole subsequently acted with several members of the cast throughout her career.
Created by Lavinia Warner.
Series 1:
Parts 1 & 2 written by Paul Wheeler, Parts 3, 7 and 8 by Jill Hyem, Part 4, 6 and 9 by Anne Valery,
Cast:
Marion Jefferson - Ann Bell
Minah - Pauline Peters
Colonel Jefferson - Jonathan Newth
Vicky Armstrong - Wendy Williams
Rose Millar - Stephanie Beacham
Bernard Webster - Edmund Pegge
Corporal Jackson - Colin Dunn
Major Sims - David Gooderson
Sister Ulrica - Patricia Lawrence
Madge Pritchard - Athene Fielding
Nun - Betsan Jones
Saunders - Gregory de Polnay
Milne - Andrew Sharp
Father Lim - Ric Young
Nellie Keene - Jeananne Crowley
Kate Norris - Claire Oberman
Beatrice Mason - Stephanie Cole
Tom Redburn - Daniel Hill
Jack Armstrong - Ivor Danvers
Simon Treves - Jeffrey Hardy
Christina Campbell - Emily Bolton
Hotel Manager - Roy Herrick
Dolah - Ronald Eng
Brian - Jeremy Gittins
Clerk - Mike Elles
First Petty Officer - Edward Langdon
Second Petty Officer - Stuart Blake
Mrs Wilson - Sylvia Marriott
Mr Wilson - Charles Morgan
Ship's Captain - David Henry
Studio Manager - Michael Dyerball
Lieutenant Sato - Eiji Kusuhara
Shigawo - Takahiro Oba
Sally Markham - Joanna Hole
Sylvia Ashburton - Renee Asherson
Shinya - Takashi Kawahara
Judith Bowen - Ann Queensberry
Blanche Simmons - Louise Jameson
Dorothy Bennett - Veronica Roberts
Debbie Bowen - Karin Foley
Captain Yamauchi - Burt Kwouk
Mrs Van Meyer - Elizabeth Chambers
Gerda - Maya Wolfe
Tanak - Sabu Kimura
Jo - Chua Kah Joo
Lia - Susie Leong
Lily Jenkins - Jennifer Hill
Polly Huntley - Pamela Merrick
Cynthia James - Lindsay Ingram
Music composed by James Harpham
Costume Designer - Robin Stubbs
Script Editor - Evgeny Gridneff
Designer Colin Shaw
Producer - Ken Riddington
Director - Pennant Roberts
Director (part 6-9) - David Askey
Film Cameraman - Ken Westbury
Studio Sound - John Howell
Film Sound - Barry Tharby
Studio Lighting - Alan Horne
Makeup Artist - Frances Needham
Outside broadcast lighting - Clive Potter
Outside broadcast sound - Robin Luxford
Series 2:
Created by Lavinia Warner,
Part 1, 3, 6, 7, 10 written by Jill Hyem, Part 2, 4, 5, 8, 10 by Ann Valery
Shinya - Takashi Kawahara
Debbie Bowen - Karin Foley
Beatrice Mason - Stephanie Cole
Marion Jefferson - Ann Bell,
Mrs Van Meyer - Elizabeth Chambers
Kate Norris - Claire Oberman
Rose Millar - Stephanie Beacham
Dorothy Bennett - Veronica Roberts
Christina Campbell - Emily Bolton
Sally Markham - Joanna Hole
Kasaki - Takahiro Oba
Sister Ulrica -Patricia Lawrence
Joss Holbrook - Jean Anderson
Sergeant - Kenji Ando
Dr Trier - Carolle Rousseau
Daisy - Anna Lindup
Betty - Sheelah Wilcocks
Miss Hasan - Josephine Welcome
Lieutenant Nakamura - Sabu Kimura
Verna Johnson - Rosemary Martin
Lillian Cartland - Philippa Urquhart
Bobby Cartland - Nicolas Corry
Sato - Eiji Kusuhara
Bernard Webster - Edmund Pegge
General Shimojo - Kristopher Kum
Suzy - Kerry Tovey
Priest - Oliver Ford Davies
May - Barbara Yu-Ling
Major Yamauchi - Burt Kwouk
Mito - Yutaka Ohira
Blanche - Louise Jameson
Daisy - Anna Lindup
Milly - Isabel Lansdale
Joy Kettlewell - Margaret Ford
Native - Jimmy Fung
Music composed by James Harpham
Film Cameraman - Ken Westbury
Film Sound - Barry Tharby
Designer - Paul Munting
Producer - Vere Lorrimer
Makeup artist -Suzanne Jansen
Costume designer - Richard Winter
OB [outside broadcast] sound - Robin Luxford
OB Cameraman - Frank Hudson
OB Lighting - Peter Greenyer
Studio Sound - John Howell
Videotape Editor - Derek Orman
Script Editor - Evgeny Gridneff
Studio Lighting - Warwick Fielding
Director (part 1 - 5) - David Tucker
Director Part 6 -10 Jeremy Summers