Boon 

Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man. During the seven seasons (1986-1992), Ken... See full summary »

Creators:

Jim Hill, William 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. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man. During the seven seasons (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 as series title | surname as series title | surname as title | one word title | british | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jim Diamond originally wrote the title song, "Hi Ho Silver", as a tribute to his father who had recently died, and who, like Ken Boon and Harry Crawford, had been a fireman.

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Connections

Referenced in The Benny Hill Show: Tales of The Unexpected (1989)

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.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 1986 (UK)

Also Known As:

Boon

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