Jack Holborn
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Written by | Leon Garfield (novel) Justus Pfaue Sigi Rothemund |
| Directed by | Sigi Rothemund |
| Starring | Patrick Bach Matthias Habich Monte Markham Terence Cooper David Weatherley |
| Opening theme | Sigi Schwab |
| Composer(s) | Christian Bruhn |
| Country of origin |  West Germany United Kingdom New Zealand |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Rowan Chapman Keith Gosling |
| Producer(s) | Bernd Burgemeister Jack George |
| Editor(s) | Heidrun Berktold Michael Johns |
| Location(s) | Cook Islands Dubrovnik, Croatia Trogir, Croatia |
| Cinematography | Rolf Deppe Michael Heiter |
| Running time | 290 minutes (UK DVD) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ZDF |
| Picture format | Film |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original airing |  December 21, 1982 December 25, 1982December 25, 1982 |
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Jack Holborn was a 1982 ZDF Adventure TV mini-series. The story is based on the book by Leon Garfield.
[edit] Plot
Jack Holborn is 13-year-old orphan in the 1800s who lives in an orphanage in Bristol. His wish is to get a job on a sailship to avoid foster homes. He is hired by Captain Sharingham, and they set sail. Jack was found on the steps of the Holborn catholic church in London, when he was a baby. He was wearing a leather arm band with the name "Jack" on it. The nuns therefore called him Jack Holborn. At the sight of Jack's arm band, the captain reveals that the band looks familiar, but he won't tell Jack what he knows. The captain is now reluctant to keep him.
Jack is desperately seeking answers, and is not about to let the Captain off the hook. The Captain also has a twin brother who works as a judge. The two brothers hate each other, mostly because of the captain's piracy side business. Jack sneaks onboard the Captain's ship "Charming Molly", and the journey begins. A journey that consists of piracy, traveling through swamps, and slavery in Bombay.
[edit] Cast
| Character | Actor | Episode |
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| Jack Holborn | Patrick Bach | All |
| Captain Sharingham Lord Sharingham |
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 | Uncredited |
| Palmer | Zoran Pokupec | Uncredited |
| Fared | Dusan Janicijevic | Uncredited |
