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Boney

TV·1972–1973·2 seasons, 26 episodes·Seven Network·Drama·1h

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Boney is an Australian television series produced by Fauna Productions during 1971 and 1972, featuring James Laurenson in the title role of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. Two series, each of thirteen episodes were filmed. The series is centred on Bonaparte, a half-Australian Aboriginal character, created by Arthur Upfield, who wrote twenty nine novels about him from 1929 until his death in 1964.

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Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes1972AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Boney and the Claypan MysteryJuly 27, 1972A light aircraft is found in Central Australia. Unconscious in the passenger seat is a young woman, paralysed by drugs, with no sign of a pi
  2. S01E02Boney Meets the Daybreak KillerAugust 3, 1972The murder of two girls in the outback town of Daybreak has baffled local police. Boney arrives to work on the case under cover as a horse b
  3. S01E03Boney and the ReaperAugust 10, 1972A large reaping machine pushes George Loftus' car into the path of a train. Boney has many suspects, and soon uncovers a connection to a mur
  4. S01E04Boney in Venom HouseAugust 17, 1972On the track of a murderer, Boney comes to a gloomy old family home, long since cursed by Aboriginals. He finds two sisters twisted by jealo
  5. S01E05Boney Buys a CoffinAugust 31, 1972An unidentified body is found near a small fishing town, which is linked to the disappearance of a Vietnam serviceman. A stray dog leads Bon
  6. S01E06Boney and the Payback KillerSeptember 7, 1972An Aboriginal boxer is released from prison after serving a sentence for killing his tribal brother. He maintains he was innocent and sets o
  7. S01E07Boney Picks a WidowSeptember 14, 1972Two widows have been murdered in Broken Bay, a small coastal town. Boney sets a trap for the killer using human bait - the widow he believes
  8. S01E08Boney and the Black VirginSeptember 21, 1972Investigating the strange death of an escaped convict, Boney discovers the prime suspect has also been murdered. He finds the key to the mys
  9. S01E09Boney Takes a HolidayOctober 5, 1972A veterinary student and a customs agent disappear in the Flinders Ranges. Boney finds himself plunged into a strange case of murder and the
  10. S01E10Boney Buys a WomanOctober 12, 1972In the baffling mystery of a murdered white woman and her abducted daughter, Boney seeks clues among a tribe of Aboriginals. To spring his t
  11. S01E11Boney and the White SavageOctober 26, 1972A young rapist escapes from prison and returns to the rugged mountain area near his home, and the scene of the crime, seeking refuge. Boney
  12. S01E12Boney and the MonsterNovember 2, 1972Aborigines in the heart of the Australian outback plan a ritual killing with Boney as the intended victim when he investigates the mysteriou
  13. S01E13Boney and the Black OpalNovember 9, 1972A policeman is found murdered on a road in the rugged MacDonnell Ranges and his black tracker is missing, also believed dead. Boney has an a

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0213Episodes1973AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Boney Tells a FortuneJanuary 22, 1973Synopsis: An astrologer predicts his own death, but not at the hands of a murderer. Boney investigates, and soon finds there is more to the
  2. S02E02Boney and the Paroo BikemanJanuary 29, 1973Synopsis: Boney is suspected of being a trade union organiser and a black leg labour recruiter as he probes a double murder amongst bitter i
  3. S02E03Boney and the StranglerFebruary 5, 1973Synopsis: Boney investigates the killing of a pregnant girl in a tropical rain forest. He finds half a dozen logical suspects, but no tracks
  4. S02E04Boney and the Powder TrailFebruary 12, 1973Synopsis: Boney tracks down a hired killer who tries to escape across the outback with a young Aboriginal guide and a bag of highly marketab
  5. S02E05Boney and the AlbatrossFebruary 19, 1973Synopsis: Boney investigates the disappearance of a U.S. senator at sea, near a small Australian coastal town. Boney's investigations reveal
  6. S02E06Boney and the Kelly GangFebruary 26, 1973Synopsis: Boney poses as a bank robber with a gang of Irish-Australian armed bandits, and leads them into a trap. The gang wear suits of arm
  7. S02E07Boney Hunts a MurderessMarch 5, 1973Synopsis: A woman returning to an outback town after a 10 year jail term for the murder of her husband becomes an obvious suspect when a man
  8. S02E08Boney and the Devil's StepMarch 19, 1973Synopsis: A famous show business personality is found murdered at a luxury health farm. Boney checks in as a guest to investigate, and has t
  9. S02E09Boney Walks with DeathMarch 26, 1973Synopsis: A half-caste Aboriginal, bearing a striking resemblance to Boney and using his name, is killed when a crop duster engulfs him in a
  10. S02E10Boney and the Burial TreeApril 2, 1973Synopsis: A white man is shot and 'buried' Aboriginal-style in a tree. Nobody on the outback property where the body was found will admit ha
  11. S02E11Boney and the Silent OrderApril 9, 1973Synopsis: A light aircraft carrying a large payroll disappears after a forced landing on an emergency airstrip in the bush. Boney and Alice
  12. S02E12Boney and the Black ClansmanApril 11, 1973Synopsis: While investigating sheep rustling and reprisal killings of stockmen, Boney walks into a full scale clan feud between two Australi
  13. S02E13Boney and the Emu ManApril 30, 1973Synopsis: Three babies are kidnapped in a small country town - then a fourth disappears with it's mother. Boney uncovers a cult based on Abo

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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