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

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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:

character name in title

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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

According to Jim Hill (co-creator), the name "Boon" was derived as follows: "Originally called "Anything Legal Considered", we fell foul of the vogue of the main character's name being all or part of the title. Boon had been derived from an American TV series from the 1950s that Bill Stair and I both watched and liked. It was called Have Gun - Will Travel - a troubleshooting cowboy answered distress calls. He was called Paladin and was played by the actor Richard Boone. We dropped the E and we had BOON - a modern-day trouble shooter on a motorbike instead of a steed."

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Connections

Referenced in Top Gear: Episode #2.7 (2003)

User Reviews

Classic Television

Boon was an excellent series. Former firemen Ken Boon (Michael Elphick) and Harry Crawford (David Daker) run a security and a private investigator company, assisted by their staff led by Rocky (Neil Morrissey) and Laura (Elizabeth Carling), later replaced by Alex (Saskia Wickham). All three could consider 'Boon' to be their big break on the road to stardom. The series was really enjoyable, and the cast superbly talented. The late Michael Elphick took the lead role and was tremendous, winning an army of fans for himself, respecting his great acting ability. I'll just always regret being about a week away from writing him fan mail to praise him and thank him for the entertainment he'd provided in his career thus far, at the time he tragically died aged 55. With Daker, they played the best of friends, which helped make the drama and close shaves involved in the episodes all the more compelling. This was an example of a great show; entertaining, humourous at times, well-written and with an excellent cast.