Jack Holborn facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jack Holborn
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 [de]
Country of origin	West Germany United Kingdom New Zealand
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rowan Chapman Keith Gosling
Producer(s)	Bernd Burgemeister (West Germany) Jack George (New Zealand)
Production location(s)	Cook Islands Dubrovnik, Croatia Trogir, Croatia
Cinematography	Rolf Deppe Michael Heiter
Editor(s)	Heidrun Berktold Michael Johns
Running time	290 minutes (UK DVD)
Release
Original network	ZDF
Picture format	Film
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	December 21, 1982 (Switzerland) December 25, 1982 (Austria) December 25, 1982 (West Germany)

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.

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