Boon (1986–1992)

Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen who start out in business together, initially in Birmingham and later in Nottingham. During the seven series (1986-1992), Ken ... See full summary »

Creators:

Jim Hill, Bill Stair

Stars:

Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey

1 win.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Elphick	...	Ken Boon (93 episodes, 1986-1995)
David Daker	...	Harry Crawford (93 episodes, 1986-1995)
Neil Morrissey	...	Rocky Cassidy (74 episodes, 1987-1995)
Elizabeth Carling	...	Laura Marsh (39 episodes, 1989-1991)

Storyline

Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen who start out in business together, initially in Birmingham and later in Nottingham. During the seven series (1986-1992), Ken works his way up from odd-job man to private investigator while Harry runs two hotels, a ballroom, a country club and finally a security firm. Over the years they are assisted by Doreen Evans, Rocky Cassidy, Debbie Yates, Margaret Daly, Laura Marsh and Alex Wilton.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 1986 (UK)

Filming Locations:

235 Highfield Road, Washwood Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Independent Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite his tough-guy image when playing Ken Boon, Michael Elphick was scared of riding Boon's motorbike. "I find bikes much too dangerous. It's Boon who rides them, not me. I don't drive a car either, for the same reason, really."

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Connections

Spoofed in Benny Hill's Crazy World (1988)

User Reviews

Enjoyable And Compelling

The late great Michael Elphick did a good job in his role as private detective Ken Boon. It was an interesting series which also helped rising stars such as Neil Morrisey and Elizabeth Carling.

Ken Boon was an ex-fireman who became a private detective in my hometown of Birmingham. He was never in any danger of winning 'Private Detective Of The Year Award' but he worked damn hard and put his life at risk on many occasion. I also liked his gimmick-riding his 650cc motorcycle into danger and adventure.

The scripts were fantastic for this show and the actors all played their parts extremely well. Great actors and great scripts equals one thing only-a great show.