�Pirates Of The Caribbean� favourite Captain Jack Sparrow is to star in his very own TV spin-off from the hugely successful film franchise.

Disney has decided that, after three movie outings, there is still plenty of mileage in the Keith Richard�s-inspired swashbuckler, played by Johnny Depp in the films.

Like the Indiana Jones spin-off, the series will lift the lid on Captain Jack�s younger years:

Says an insider: �The idea is that we focus on a much younger Jack Sparrow and show fans how he became a famous pirate

�The film has been such a success with spin-offs such as toys and video games and books it seems only right to do a TV show.�

The series will feature Jack as a teenage stowaway who day-dreams of becoming a pirate.