"Boon" (1986)TV series 1986-1992

Creators:

Jim Hill
Bill Stair

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

14 January 1986 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Plot:

Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen who start out in business together, initially in Birmingham and later in Nottingham...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Michael Elphick	...	Ken Boon (93 episodes, 1986-1995)
David Daker	...	Harry Crawford (93 episodes, 1986-1995)
Neil Morrissey	...	Rocky Cassidy (80 episodes, 1987-1995)
Elizabeth Carling	...	Laura Marsh (40 episodes, 1989-1991)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

4 Royal Hill, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Central Independent Television

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" (1957) - 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."

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Crazy World of Benny Hill (1988) (V)

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.