Seasons & Episodes
Shattered Dreams
SINGAPORE, 5 DECEMBER 1941: Due to lack of information from the Army and the media, most of the inhabitants of Singapore
All Aboard
SINGAPORE, 10 DECEMBER 1941: The aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Singapore causes the evacuation of many of the Bri
Internment
KAMPONG GETAH, FEBRUARY 1942: Joined by others, including Beatrice, the women are taken to their internment camp, where
What Would You Do For...
Ulrica is made leader of the Dutch internees. The older women worry when the younger women are unexpectedly removed from
Malaria
Some time having passed, social structure in the camp is breaking down, and more women are becoming sick. Some groups re
Rape
Marion is questioned about British organization in Singapore prior to the fall of the city. The new sickbay is completed
Unnatural Friendship
Sally, pregnant before her capture, is coming into her seventh month of pregnancy, and one of the nurses, Nellie, become
Escape
Just before Judith Bowen dies, Marion promises her that she'll take care of Debbie. Blanche becomes determined to escape
Five Hundred Hats
Punishment details are imposed on the camp in general and the escapees in particular. The commandant yields to Marion's
Christmas
Christmas is approaching. The work party reports seeing a group of men in the distance. When Marion asks the commandant
The March
DECEMBER 1942: The women have been split up as they march to their new camp and Marion's group later learns that the sec
The Price
1 JANUARY 1943: The internees adjust to life in their new camp, where things are radically different and seemingly much
Suicide
2 JANUARY 1943: The ridiculous restrictions of the new camp, such as no swearing, leave the women restless, especially D
Penance
15 JANUARY 1943: Punishment continues to be severe following Sally's death. Rations are cut and workloads increased. Mrs
Breaking Vows
Sister Ulrica tries to talk Dorothy out of aborting the baby: she says that its either that or she will kill herself. Ve
New Arrivals
31 MARCH 1943: Marion asks Yamauchi about Christina and the other women from the first camp; next day, Christina and Bla
Rendezvous
22 APRIL 1943: With Christina's help, Rose and Bernard arrange to sneak out of their camps and meet up in the jungle on
...for Food
30 APRIL 1943: The internees suffer severe punishments following Rose's escape. She is brought back to the camp alive, b
Peacefully in the Night
12 MAY 1943: Lillian and Bobby are transferred to another camp by Yamauchi following Marion's request, when the other wo
Comeuppance
3 SEPTEMBER 1943: Conditions continue to worsen inside the camp, not helped any by a drought and an increased work load.
Go Down Fighting
1 JULY 1945: Two years have passed and the women are in another camp, this one in the site of a former prison. Times hav
Wealth of Stores
20 AUGUST 1945: Marion stops Maggie and her mob from attacking Sato and stops Kate taking down the Japanese flag. She ex
Acclimatization
The women are met in Singapore by RAPWI officer Phyllis Bristow, who take their details, She wants to transfer Kate and
Marion is Wanted
Still looking for Clifford, Marion is asked to give evidence against Yamauchi. Joss meets up with Stephen Wentworth, an
Scars
Marion is reunited with Clifford, who is at the hotel waiting for her, and tells her Ben is okay. Clifford reveals he is
Diary
Sister Ulrica catches up with the other women and counsels Dorothy, who finds out her mother is dead and leaves to go ba
Evidence
The women start being questioned by the military to give evidence against Yamauchi and co for war crimes: Bea flips out,
The Visit
Kate is distraught when Tom dies and seeks comfort from Sister Ulrica, who comes to the funeral even though Tom was a pr
On the Rocks
The women all prepare to go home, and say goodbye to Alice as she sets sail for England. The Jeffersons' marriage is cle
Sayonara
The women all prepare to leave Singapore to go back home, agreeing to have a reunion at Raffles in 1950, exactly five ye
