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Pushing boundaries all the time… an appreciation of Anne Valery (1926-2013)
It’s about 4pm, on Sunday 15 May 2011, and for several hours now I’ve been sat in the Lemonia Restaurant, Primrose Hill, opposite one of the most vital and fascinatingly eccentric women I’ve ever met. We’re now well on to … Continue reading
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Goodbye Elspet
Elspet Gray died earlier this week aged 83. Best known for being the wife of the great farceur Brian Rix, Gray was a notable performer in her own right, remembered for her guest roles in Doctor Who and Fawlty Towers … Continue reading
New Tenko Prints
Tenko’s talented graphic designer, Ray Ogden, who created the series’s memorable title sequence and produced the cover and internal black and white illustrations for Andy Priestner’s Remembering Tenko has now produced two sets of limited edition numbered prints entitled ‘Tenko … Continue reading
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Tenko Reunion @ the NEC, Birmingham
On Sunday 25th November there was another rare opportunity to meet the stars of Tenko at the NEC Birmingham as part of Memorabilia. The event was co-organised by Fantom Films and Classic TV Press and saw 6 members of the … Continue reading
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Remembering Tenko launched
Yesterday Classic TV Press launched their new Tenko book at the Imperial War Museum with over 20 members of the series’s cast and crew, together with many fans of the much-loved drama. A short commemorative film can be viewed below. … Continue reading
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Reunion by Jill Hyem
London, June 1950. Marion bumps into Dorothy and they agree to catch up over tea at Derry and Tom’s. They talk about the reunion planned back in ’45 and Dorothy agrees to go back to Singapore. Marion sends letters to everyone else in the hope that they too can attend… Continue reading
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Series 3, Episode 10 by Anne Valery
First broadcast: Sunday 16 December 1984 The women are preparing to leave Singapore. Due to a new intake of internees Phyllis insists that Mrs Van Meyer be moved in with Beatrice and co. Kate manages to get her to share … Continue reading
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Series 3, Episode 9 by Jill Hyem
First broadcast: Sunday 9 December 1984 The women learn that they will be going home soon. Mrs Van Meyer is concerned that she will soon be left on her own as a result. Jake guesses that Maggie is pregnant but … Continue reading
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Series 3, Episode 8 by Jill Hyem
First broadcast: Sunday 2 December 1984 Beatrice turns down Joss’s request that she returns to the Centre and Alice’s plea for tango lessons. Kate goes to visit Tom and learns from another patient called Jim that Tom passed away in … Continue reading
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Series 3, Part 7 by Anne Valery
First broadcast: Sunday 18 November 1984 Christina witnesses Joss and her uncle being bundled on to a police lorry and runs to the Centre to tell Stephen. Joss is interrogated. Beatrice is furious when she learns that Phyllis doesn’t consider … Continue reading
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