Jack Holborn
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| image = Jack Holborn.jpg
| caption =
| genre = Adventure
| based_on = {{Based on|Jack Holborn|Leon Garfield}}
| writer = Justus Pfaue
Sigi Rothemund
| director = Sigi Rothemund
| starring = Patrick Bach
Matthias Habich
Monte Markham
Terence Cooper
David Weatherley
| narrated =
| opentheme = Sigi Schwab
| composer = {{Interlanguage link|Christian Bruhn|de|3=Christian Bruhn}}
| country = West Germany
United Kingdom
New Zealand
| language = English
| num_episodes = 6
| list_episodes =
| producer = Bernd Burgemeister (West Germany)
Jack George (New Zealand)
| executive_producer = Rowan Chapman
Keith Gosling
| editor = Heidrun Berktold
Michael Johns
| location = Cook Islands
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Trogir, Croatia
| cinematography = Rolf Deppe
Michael Heiter
| runtime = 290 minutes (UK DVD)
| channel = ZDF
| first_aired = {{Start date|1982|12|21|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1982|12|30|df=y}}
}}
Jack Holborn was a 1982 ZDF Adventure TV mini-series. The story is based on the 1964 book by Leon Garfield. It was shown in the United Kingdom by ITV.
Plot
Jack Holborn is a 13-year-old boy living in an orphanage in late 18th-century Bristol. Jack was found on the steps of a convent in Holborn in London when he was a toddler. He was wearing a leather armband with the name "Jack" on it. The nuns therefore called him Jack Holborn.
Jack wants to go to sea, but is put in a foster home instead. He runs away in order to join the crew of the "Charming Molly", a privateering vessel commanded by Captain Sheringham. At the sight of Jack's armband, the Captain unwittingly reveals that it looks familiar, but he won't tell Jack what he knows and refuses to keep him aboard.
Jack is desperately seeking answers to the mystery of his origins, and is not about to let the Captain off the hook. Meanwhile, the judge Lord Sheringham, who hates his twin brother the privateer for the dishonour that his side dealings with pirates have brought on their family, plans to bring the Captain to justice. Jack eventually manages to stow himself away on board the "Charming Molly," and the journey begins. A journey that will feature piracy, traveling through swamps and slavery.
Cast
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Character | Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Holborn
| Patrick Bach || All | ||
| Captain Sheringham Lord Sheringham | Matthias Habich || All | ||
| Trumpet
| Monte Markham || 3-6 | ||
| Morris
| Terence Cooper || 1-4 | ||
| Vronsky
| Andreas Mannkopff || 1-5 | ||
| Admiral
| Patrick Smyth || 1-2, 6 | ||
| Lady Myra
| Tricia James || 1-2, 6 | ||
| Pobjoy
| Jeremy Stevens || 1-3 | ||
| Harbourmaster
| David Weatherley || 1-2 | ||
| Bosun
| Frano Lasic || 1 | ||
| Fury
| Stevo Petrovic || 1 | ||
| Mr. Arrows
| Dragan Lakovic || 1 | ||
| Mrs. Arrows
| Ljiljana Krstic || 1 | ||
| Clarke
| Heinz Wanitschek || 2-3 | ||
| Sam
| Miki Krstovic || 2-3 | ||
| Taploe
| Franz Blauensteiner || 2 | ||
| Fox
| Stole Arandjelovic || 2 | ||
| Carfax
| Jovan Janicijevic || 2 | ||
| Thompson
| Prince Tui Teka || 5 | ||
| Downs
| Bozidar Pavecevil || 5 | ||
| Yoka
| Teresa Waiariki || 5 | ||
| Captain Cox
| Brian Flegg || 1-2, 6 | ||
| Palmer
| Zoran Pokupec || Uncredited | ||
| Fared
| Dusan Janicijevic || Uncredited |
External links
- {{IMDb title|0081879}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080618145800/http://www.cinema-astoria.com/cinematography/filminglocation/locations/jackholborn/index.html Filming Locations]
Category:1982 German television series debuts
Category:1982 German television series endings
Category:1980s German television miniseries
Category:German adventure television series
Category:Children's adventure television series
Category:German-language television shows
Category:German children's television series
Category:Television series about orphans
Category:Television series about teenagers
Category:Television series about pirates
Category:Television series set in the 18th century
Category:Television shows based on British novels