Name: Jack Holborn
Genre: Family, Action & Adventure
Released: 1982-12-21
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Patrick Bach, Matthias Habich, Andreas Mannkopff, Monte Markham, Terence Cooper

A foundling, a shipwreck, and a captain with TWO personalities? Buckle up, matey.

Mini Series

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Swashbuckling Saturday morning fever dreamOregon Trail but make it nauticalThat one weird book your teacher made you read

Latest Episode

8.050 min

Season 1 • Episode 6

Latest

Teil 6

Dec 26, 1982

Overview

Family Action & Adventure

Jack Holborn was a 1982 ZDF Adventure TV mini-series. The story is based on the book by Leon Garfield. It was shown in the United Kingdom by ITV.

DE German

Content warning

pirate sea bateau capitaine

Identity and belongingClass and inheritanceLoyalalty tested by greedFound family on the high seas

Standout Aspects

Acting

Matthias Habich playing twins with wildly different energies? Iconic.

Production

West German TV budget somehow looked more expensive than it was.

Costume

Pirate coats so extra they'd make Jack Sparrow jealous.

Best for:Family·Rewatch·Binge

Creator

Leon Garfield

First AiredDec 21, 1982

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Seasons1·Episodes6

Top Cast

Patrick Bach

Jack Holborn

Matthias Habich

Kapitän Sharingham, Richter Sharingham

Monte Markham

Trumpet

Terence Cooper

Morris

David Weatherley

Hafenmeister

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Patrick Bach became a massive teen heartthrob in Germany after this, basically the 1982 equivalent of becoming a pirate-themed Timothée Chalamet.

Cultural

This was peak Euro-TV co-production magic—West German money, British source material, and that distinctly 80s international kids' entertainment energy that simply doesn't exist anymore.

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