Jack Holborn
Encyclopedia
Jack Holborn was a 1982 ZDF
Adventure
TV mini-series. The story is based on the book by Leon Garfield
.
. Jack was found on the steps of the Holborn
Catholic church 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 privateer
ing vessel commanded by Captain Sharingham. 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 Sharingham, 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
.
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
Adventure
Adventure
An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports...
TV mini-series. The story is based on the book by Leon Garfield
Leon Garfield
Leon Garfield was a British writer of fiction. He is best known for his historical novels for children, though he also wrote for adults...
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Plot
Jack Holborn is a 13-year-old boy living in an orphanage in late 18th-century BristolBristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. Jack was found on the steps of the Holborn
Holborn
Holborn is an area of Central London. Holborn is also the name of the area's principal east-west street, running as High Holborn from St Giles's High Street to Gray's Inn Road and then on to Holborn Viaduct...
Catholic church in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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 privateer
Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship authorized by a government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend public money or commit naval officers...
ing vessel commanded by Captain Sharingham. 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 Sharingham, 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
Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator...
, traveling through swamps and slavery
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
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Cast
| Character | Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Holborn | Patrick Bach Patrick Bach Patrick Bach is a German actor and voice actor. His parents are Beate Molina and lawyer Horst Bach.He was discovered while playing a soccer game and got the title role in the miniseries Silas which is based on the books by Cecil Bødker.He is best known for his lead roles in the two miniseries... |
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| Captain Sharingham Lord Sharingham |
Matthias Habich Matthias Habich Matthias Habich is a German actor.Habich was born in Danzig and lives in Paris. In the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates about Stalingrad, he played the part of General Friedrich Paulus... |
All |
| Trumpet | Monte Markham Monte Markham Monte Markham is an American actor. During his career, Markham has appeared in film, in television, and on Broadway.Markham was born in Manatee County, Florida, the son of Millie Content and Jesse Edward Markham, Sr., who was a merchant.Of his television roles, Markham is perhaps most famous for... |
3-6 |
| Morris | Terence Cooper Terence Cooper Terence Cooper was a film actor.Born in 1933 at Carnmoney, today an area within the borough of Newtownabbey near Belfast, Northern Ireland, Cooper is most famous for appearing in the 1967 film, Casino Royale, a James Bond satire based on Ian Fleming's first Bond novel of the same name... |
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 David Weatherley David John Weatherley is a New Zealand actor known for his roles as Spencer the butler and the voice of Benglo the Fearcat in Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive, and Barliman Butterbur in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.Weatherley was born in London and moved to Canada for a... |
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 |