Jack Holborn

Jack Holborn
Genre	Adventure
Based on	Jack Holborn by Leon Garfield
Written by	Justus Pfaue Sigi Rothemund
Directed by	Sigi Rothemund
Starring	Patrick Bach Matthias Habich Monte Markham Terence Cooper David Weatherley
Opening theme	Sigi Schwab
Composer	Christian Bruhn [de]
Country of origin	West Germany United Kingdom New Zealand
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Rowan Chapman Keith Gosling
Producers	Bernd Burgemeister (West Germany) Jack George (New Zealand)
Production locations	Cook Islands Dubrovnik, Croatia Trogir, Croatia
Cinematography	Rolf Deppe Michael Heiter
Editors	Heidrun Berktold Michael Johns
Running time	290 minutes (UK DVD)
Original release
Network	ZDF
Release	21 December (1982-12-21) – 30 December 1982 (1982-12-30)

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.

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.

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