Season 1

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.

198110 EpisodesDrama, War & Politics

Cast & Crew

Ann Bell

Marion Jefferson

Stephanie Cole

Beatrice Mason

Claire Oberman

Kate Norris

Stephanie Beacham

Rose Millar

Patricia Lawrence

Sister Ulrica

Jeananne Crowley

Nellie Keene

Annet Peters

Female Prisoner of War

Episode Guide

SINGAPORE, 5 DECEMBER 1941: Due to lack of information from the Army and the media, most of the inhabitants of Singapore remain blissfully unaware of any danger in their lives. Then the Japanese land 400 miles north of the city and head south. Most of the women who will end up imprisoned are introduced: Marion Jefferson, Sister Ulrica, Christina Campbell, Nurses Kate Norris and Nellie Keene, Rose Millar, and Dr Beatrice Mason.