This is BBC drama at its best. Unlike other fictionlised presentations of this subject eg the film version with Virginia MacKenna of 'A Town Like Alice', the hardships faced by these women, from dealing with amputations without any medical help, day to day living on a limited diet, infections and disease, death itself, the loneliness and the suffering, is dealt with realistically and sensitively. The characters are superbly presented by a fine cast; it could be argued that for many of these actors 'Tenko' was their finest hour. The viewer is made to reflect on how they would have coped in a similar situation and are drawn into the story.

Although ostensibly a 'women's' drama, my whole family were hooked from the first episode - it is just so well done - and the next generation (both sexes and now aged in their late teens/early 20s) are just as interested!

The opportunity to purchase this compelling drama on DVD should not to be missed and is a story that can be returned to time and time again. I warn you though, you will want to purchase the whole set of DVDs to know what happened to Marion, Bea, Sister Ulrika etc!

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