"Boon" (1986) TV series 1986-1992

User Rating:

6.7/10   

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 (74 episodes, 1987-1995)
Elizabeth Carling	...	Laura Marsh (39 episodes, 1989-1991)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Central Independent Television

Trivia:

Elizabeth Carling, who played Laura Marsh, left the series to tour Britain in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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.