Mandara is the title of a German youth series consisting of 12 parts of 25 minutes each, which was first broadcast on ZDF in the run-up to Christmas 1983. It was directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb. The series is about Shabu, a prince from a distant land who, after a shipwreck, is hidden from beach pirates by Eltje, the daughter of the village pharmacist. The pirates want to steal the prince's statue of the god, with which he wants to free his people. A shady demon (played by Horst Frank) is also after the statue and an amulet so that he can regain his full power. The first part of the story takes place in the 19th century and ends with the temporary victory of the evil goddess and the downfall of the village. The second part takes place in the late 20th century and ends with the victory over Mandara and the demon. Filming took place almost exclusively in Berlin-Rudow. There were still sets there from the film "The Laurents", which were converted into the village of "Breemster". The scenes on the beach, in the dunes and at the marina were filmed on Sylt. The opening sequence was shot in the botanical garden in Berlin. The actor Stefan Ernst, who plays Shabu, was dubbed by Joachim Tennstedt. The series was broadcast twice by ZDF, in 1983 and 1990. Mandara was also released as a radio play series by Europa. The soundtrack from the series was taken and supplemented with additional music. The six music cassettes: The Wind Figure / From the Other Side of the World The Secret of Shabu / The Guest from Polder The Golden Hand / The Stone of the Great Council The Curse from Faraway Days / A New Shabu Mandara is Found Again / The White Noise Eltje and the Golden Hand / The End of the Demon Title Mandara Original title Mandara Country of production Federal Republic of Germany Original language German Genre Mystery Year of publication 1983 Length 25 minutes Episodes 12 Idea Justus Pfaue Music Jürgen Knieper First broadcast 15 Nov 1983 Cast Horst Frank as Professor Hass Christina Kubinek as Eltje Timm Stefan Ernst as Shabu Florian Jentsch as Hendrik Söhnkensen Roger Hübner as Sven Gernot Endemann as Pharmacist Timm Astrid Fournell as Mrs. Timm Hellmut Lange as Pastor Petersen Hans Clarin as Lodders Anita Kupsch as Miss Erlebrecht/Specht Michael Chevalier as Stonemason Söhnkensen Rainer Hunold as Pastor Schalk Wolfgang Condrus as fisherman Lüttig Bobby Gaitano as Amir Julia Biedermann as chambermaid Henning Gissel as sexton