Giving hope to captives

[Buraku]

..... story of a remarkable Wearside woman who brought a little joy to the horrors of life in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. The plight of Margaret Dryburgh inspired both a film and the TV series Tenko, now being repeated on UKTV Drama.
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/daily-feature/Giving-hope-to-captives.3839023.jp

....Margaret's experience as an educationalist was invaluable. After learning the Swatow dialect, she was able to work in a local school...


...But World War Two was to change everything. When Singapore fell in 1942, Margaret was among the crowds escaping the advancing Japanese.

She was captured as she tried to flee to safety by ship, and taken to a prisoner of war camp in Sumatra.

Tenko - haven't seen that in a long time, had some good music
I think its due for release on DVD in March 2008

[james]

i think i remember seeing this, quite a long time ago for sure. i wonder if the dvd will be banned in japan. all the more reason to get it.