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Boon is a British television drama and modern-day western series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, and later Neil Morrissey. It was created by Jim Hill and Bill Stair and filmed by Central Television for ITV. It revolved around the life of a modern-day Lone Ranger and ex-firefighter, Ken Boon.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Box 13January 14, 1986—Harry retires from the fire brigade and Ken is invalided out after his lungs are damaged while rescuing a boy from a fire. Harry buys a seed
- S01E02Fools Rush InJanuary 21, 1986—
- S01E03Answers to the Name of WestonJanuary 28, 1986—Elena and Arturo Sandini (aka Helen and Arthur Sanders) run a circus lion-taming show. They ask Ken to recover their lion, Watson, which has
- S01E04Grass WidowsFebruary 4, 1986—While sorting out unpaid bills at The Grand, Doreen find s one relating to a man who has since died. Ken, Harry and Doreen visit his widow,
- S01E05Unto Us Four a SonFebruary 11, 1986—Laurie Langley, a has-been pop singer, employs Ken to look after her son after she suspects that her ex-husband, Geoff Greenaway, is trying
- S01E06
Glasshouse PeopleFebruary 18, 1986—Patsy, a young woman who is staying at The Grand, befriends Sidney Garbutt, another guest who has lost his memory. But what has caused Sidne - S01E07Northwest Passage to Acock's GreenFebruary 25, 1986—Ken is employed by a genial Irishman, Erroll McLaverty, to bring a canal boat back to Birmingham from near London. He takes Doreen and plans
- S01E08Something Old, Something NewMarch 4, 1986—Ken recovers the antiques that Philip Banks and Georgina Pemberton, a couple of corrupt antique dealers, have defrauded from an old man, Mur
- S01E09For Whom the Chimes TollMarch 11, 1986—Major Hopkinson, an old man who collects chiming clocks asks Ken for help after he is terrorised by some thugs to whom he owes money. But ha
- S01E10Jack of All TradesmenMarch 18, 1986—
- S01E11Billy the KidMarch 25, 1986—Harry is organising a charity football match between the firemen and the All Stars. Billy ""The Kid"" Buchan, an out-of-work Scottish footba
- S01E12Grand ExpectationsApril 1, 1986—Ken falls off his bike while he is riding along a snowy country lane. The bike is damaged and needs a new rear suspension. Neighbour Ben Gib
- S01E13Full CircleApril 8, 1986—The Karadia brothers run a carpet factory which has suffered more than its fair share of fires. The police, fire brigade and insurance compa
Season02
- S02E01Texas RangersFebruary 17, 1987—Harry has sold the Grand Hotel and bought a much more prestigious hotel, The Coaching Inn in Edgbaston. Doreen has moved to Spain and out of
- S02E02Special DeliveryFebruary 24, 1987—Harry is thinking of extending the Coaching Inn and entertains a local councillor, James Petherbridge, to lunch in the hope that he will put
- S02E03Day of the YokelMarch 3, 1987—Debbie thinks that Ken is getting very unfit so she takes him out jogging. A spirited elderly woman, Irene Maplethorpe, is being victimised
- S02E04
Smokey and the BandMarch 10, 1987—Harry is searching for a group to provide entertainment at the Coaching Inn. He approaches Frankie Bass, a theatrical agent, who recommends - S02E05Taken for a RideMarch 17, 1987—Albion Firetrucks, a local company which makes fire engines, has the computer plans for its new high-tech prototype stolen, when Ken is knoc
- S02E06Wheels of FortuneMarch 24, 1987—Rocky has his bike stolen by an opportunist thief, Nick, while he is collecting a package from an office in the city centre... and being cha
- S02E07A Ride on the Wild SideMarch 31, 1987—Ken makes a delivery to a house which is being used as a studio for the making of pornographic films. When Barry Drinkwater, the film dire
- S02E08Credit Where It's DueOctober 27, 1987—The episode starts with a bang as Rocky suspects that Texas Rangers is delivering IRA bombs. Explosions aren't the only thing in the air as
- S02E09Trudy's GritNovember 3, 1987—A new recruit is oblivious of the jealousy around her as she concentrates on the man who intends to repossess her father's stately home - a
- S02E10A Fistful Of PesetasNovember 10, 1987—An unwelcome guest checks in at the Inn - Harry's Ex-wife, who is then kidnapped ! Meanwhile, Ken, Rocky and their new van attempt to deliv
- S02E11Paper MafiaNovember 17, 1987—Rocky's in love again. This time it's with the delectable Guiseppina, daughter of the owner of 'The Pizza Palace', an establishement so fort
- S02E12Fiddler Under The RoofNovember 24, 1987—A huge wedding reception at 'The Coaching Inn' gets out of hand when the bride's family discovers the groom's identity.
- S02E13A Once Fluid ManDecember 1, 1987—Ken encounters an old friend and meets up with a former love, Detective Constable Margaret Daly, at an aerobics class.
Season03
- S03E01Charity Begins At Home (Part One)November 1, 1988—Harry organises a charity ball with a dodgy character who runs off with all the money, leaving Harry to face an investigative journalist's c
- S03E02
Charity Begins At Home (Part Two)November 8, 1988—Ken and Margaret finally track down the runaway Jay, but not before he's spent all the money. During the course of an unusual blackmail case - S03E03
A Fistful of PesetasNovember 10, 1987—Ken becomes a minder for a spy who has just been released from prison - a newspaper has an exclusive story contract and wants to protect its - S03E04Paper MafiaNovember 17, 1987—Ken and Margaret try to trace a missing husband who has absconded with his firm's money. Meanwhile, Harry holds an Australian Evening at 'Th
- S03E05Fiddler Under the RoofNovember 24, 1987—An unscrupulous fast-food king get his comeuppance for exploiting his young employees in spite of Ken Boon's attempts to keep the peace. Ha
- S03E06A Once Fluid ManDecember 1, 1987—Margaret and Ken try to nail a gangster with little success, but they do manage to deliver a writ and help a boy when his mother decides to
- S03E07Honourable ServiceDecember 13, 1988—Ken is involved with the fire service again - this time in the pursuit of a bent fireman turned arsonist. Harry, meanwhile, embarks on a se
- S03E08PeacemakerDecember 20, 1988—Margaret is hired to find a runaway rock star, and finally gets him back with Rocky's help. Ken, meanwhile, is following a man who is suppos
- S03E09The Devil You KnowDecember 27, 1988—When Ken and Margaret are used to provide a false alibi for a robber, they find themselves under suspicion from the police. Harry helps a
- S03E10Banbury BlueJanuary 3, 1989—Sheep rustlers and rare-egg smugglers are tracked down, while Harry has to deal with unwanted attentions from a besotted admirer.
- S03E11One Reborn Every MinuteJanuary 10, 1989—Ken is hired by an American evangelical preacher to find out who is sabotaging his show in Birmingham and ruining his chances of winning a c
- S03E12The Fall & Rise Of The Bowman EmpireJanuary 17, 1989—While Harry has to contend with mice, Ken is hired to keep an ex-con out of trouble; the ex-con turns out to be more than capable of looking
- S03E13The Not-So-Lone RangerJanuary 24, 1989—Ken and Margaret help a jockey whose wife has been kidnapped to force him to lose a race. Rocky tracks down a beautiful graffiti artist, a
Season04
- S04E01Walking off AirOctober 2, 1989—Ken has moved to Nottingham and has set up Boon Investigations, operating out of a small office near the Castle. His first case involves him
- S04E02Of Meissen MenOctober 9, 1989—Ken is approached by Marion Kershaw who is looking for her missing husband, Geoff, who is in ""the import/export business"". Ken soon discov
- S04E03The Relief of Matty KingOctober 16, 1989—At the Magistrates Court, the renewal of a gaming licence for the Carrington Club run by Dick Vaughan, is postponed pending further enquirie
- S04E04Vallance's LibertyOctober 23, 1989—A middle-aged couple, Terry and Gill Conroy, driving an expensive Jaguar, break down in a residential street, outside the house owned by Geo
- S04E05Do Not Forsake MeOctober 30, 1989—Robert Messener employs Ken to act as his bodyguard and chauffeur, and to run various errands associated with the sale of his house and his
- S04E06Arms and the DogNovember 6, 1989—Ken and Harry are guarding Tinkerbell, a greyhound, at Woodcote Park, before her big race. The owner, Mr Hancock, insists that Tinkerbell mu
- S04E07Sickness and HealthNovember 13, 1989—Ken is employed by the owners of a nursing home to investigate a series of petty thefts of patients' money. Because of pressure of work, he
- S04E08In It for the MonetNovember 20, 1989—Mr and Mrs Sheridan, parents of Isobel, a university student studying Art History, ask Ken to investigate why their daughter has changed and
- S04E09Love Letters From A Dead ManNovember 27, 1989—As he is driving along a country lane towards Woodcote Park, Harry sees a racing cyclist being harassed by a souped-up car. The cyclist, Ian
- S04E10Big Game HuntDecember 4, 1989—The Bisons, a secret society similar to the Freemasons, is holding its meeting at Woodcote Park. Large amounts of alcohol are consumed. On t
- S04E11Don't Buy from Me, ArgentinaDecember 11, 1989—Helen is hosting a party for Argentinian polo players at Woodcote Park. She falls for Raoul Gomez, a suave Argentinian. Aiden Curtis, the hu
- S04E12
All in a Day's PorkDecember 18, 1989—Ken is employed by Amelia Woods, a secretary at a local meat-processing factory, to investigate why various dictation tapes and letters go m - S04E13The Eyes of TexasDecember 20, 1989—Harry is making plans to sell his stake in Woodcote Park because it is losing money. He is thinking of buying ""Hugo's"", a nightclub and di
Season05
- S05E01Trouble in the FieldsSeptember 25, 1990—Harry has evidently gone up in the world since he sold Woodcote Park because he now drives a Jaguar XJ6. He is planning to start a security
- S05E02Tales from the River BankOctober 2, 1990—Ken is asked to investigate the fiancée of Lawrence Varlish. He suspects that she might be having an affair with her hypnotherapist, Geoffr
- S05E03
Work, Rest & PlayOctober 9, 1990—Harry has a contract to guard the puppies that a pedigree Afghan hound is expecting. When the puppies are born, it turns out that the father - S05E04The Belles of St. GodwaldsOctober 16, 1990—Justina Bradleigh is a beautiful but spoilt 18-year-old pupil at St Godwald's, a girls' public school. She is secretly going out with Perry,
- S05E05Rival EyesOctober 23, 1990—Harry has just moved to the peaceful village of Upper Ridley and Rocky is lodging with him. They help Sylvia Clayborough, a young widow, who
- S05E06Burning AmbitionOctober 30, 1990—Lorraine Simpson is a red-headed young teenager who has just been released from borstal after serving a sentence for arson. Why has she kept
- S05E07
Bully BoysNovember 6, 1990—Laura is looking after Greg Willis, the ten-year-old son of Harry's friends who are away on holiday. Greg is very withdrawn and doesn't want - S05E08A Night at the BalletNovember 13, 1990—CBS are looking after security at the Theatre Royal for a charity gala. One of the ballet dancers, Jan Melzer, is quite obviously scared sti
- S05E09UndercoverNovember 20, 1990—Laura and Rocky have been given the task of tailing Victor Howells, a young man who has just been released from prison. He is described by K
- S05E10Daddy's GirlNovember 27, 1990—Ken and Harry are guarding Upper Ridley Hall, near where Harry lives, and where a big Society wedding will be taking place between Sir Alan
- S05E11
Best Left BuriedDecember 4, 1990—CBS has been given the contract to guard a building site - a derelict church which is due to be demolished and replaced with luxury flats by - S05E12
Thicker Than WaterDecember 11, 1990—Margery Keeverton is looking after the estate of her uncle, Geoffrey Keeverton, who has just died. He had made a considerable amount of mone - S05E13The Tender TrapDecember 18, 1990—In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Lawrence Drake, a rich ex-racing driver, asks Ken to watch his wife, Pamela, whom he suspects is havin
Season06
- S06E01Help Me Make It Through The NightSeptember 24, 1991—Ken is in the process of moving into a derelict house in the village of Upper Ridley. He has arranged with the owner that he will live there
- S06E02Two Men in a VaultOctober 1, 1991—Ken and Harry call in on the spur of the moment to check Don Jakes, the security guard that they have employed at a safety deposit company,
- S06E03Trial and ErrorOctober 8, 1991—Ken and Harry are involved in a court case, giving evidence against a landlord, Michael Roach who is accused of terrorising his tenants into
- S06E04CoverupOctober 15, 1991—Ken makes a start on renovating Orchard Cottage. Pam Strong, one of his neighbours and the widow of a fireman, tentatively asks him for help
- S06E05The Barefaced ContessaOctober 22, 1991—A mother and daughter, Jean and Isabella di Cesare, are staging a fashion show on board a boat and taking money for the dresses that they ar
- S06E06
Lie of the LandOctober 29, 1991—CBS have been employed to guard the pheasants in a wood owned by Lord Melverley of Whitley Hall, in preparation for the annual Shoot on the - S06E07Lost On The RangeNovember 5, 1991—A riding stables owned by Helen Davison is vandalised. Vincent Batten, who owns most of the horses in the stables, wants CBS to provide secu
- S06E08Pillow TalkNovember 12, 1991—Harry is employed by a lawyer, Caroline Mortlake, to protect her and her 16-year-old daughter Emma. Caroline and Emma are being pestered by
- S06E09Cab Rank CowboysNovember 19, 1991—Ken discovers that it is hard to find a cab when you need one, particularly when a thief has the same idea.
- S06E10HouseguestsNovember 26, 1991—Harry is taken for a ride when he accepts a job minding a country mansion and discovers uninvited guests in his flat.
- S06E11Bad PenniesDecember 3, 1991—
- S06E12When Harry Met JaniceDecember 10, 1991—
- S06E13Stamp DutyDecember 17, 1991—
- S06E14The Night Before ChristmasDecember 24, 1991—Harry falls for Jo Beckett (Jill Gascoine), ""The Woman Of My Life"", who owns a jazz club, ""Smoky Jo's"". He plans to marry Jo (he buys he
Season07
- S07E01MacGuffin's TransputerSeptember 8, 1992—Laura has left CBS: according to Rocky this is because she felt that Harry was taking her for granted. Charlie Hardiman is having to answer
- S07E02
Queen's GambitSeptember 15, 1992—At a Rotary Club dinner, Harry meets Joe Green, a local businessman. Joe is at the centre of a hate campaign: his car has been repeatedly sa - S07E03WalkoutSeptember 22, 1992—Mrs Van Bueren, a middle-aged widow, arrives home to find that she has been burgled. Fortunately the thieves have not taken her jewels. She
- S07E04DeadlineSeptember 29, 1992—Protecting a woman from her nuisance husband appears to be a straightforward assignment until strange things begin to happen.
- S07E05Away from It AllOctober 6, 1992—Ken is on the brink of quitting the security business after dealing with a messy adultery case, so Harry sends him to a rural retreat run by
- S07E06Message in a BottleOctober 13, 1992—Ken investigates the case of a larger-than-life businessman who is accused of kidnapping a young child.
- S07E07The Sharp EndOctober 20, 1992—While Ken helps the traders, Harry and Alex try to win a big security contract and find themselves at odds with their partner.
- S07E08Is There Anybody There?October 27, 1992—Ken has a spine-chilling confrontation with the supernatural when he is called in to guard expensive antique fittings in an eerie manor.
- S07E09MinderNovember 3, 1992—Rocky and Alex are planning a surprise birthday party for Ken. To get him out of the way, Harry pretends that he is being harassed and needs
- S07E10
Love or MoneyNovember 10, 1992—Ken gets emotionally involved with a wealthy woman - a 65-year-old pools winner. - S07E11BlackballedNovember 17, 1992—Ken and Harry's close and loyal relationship comes under severe strain when Harry is arrested on suspicion of fraud.
- S07E12Whispering GrassNovember 24, 1992—Boon's ""Girl Friday"" Alex is in love with a man who has just been released from prison. Will he slip back into crime?
- S07E13Shot in the DarkDecember 1, 1992—Harry falls hopelessly in love with a woman he meets at a fair, but his boasting lands him in hot water.
- S07E14Thieves Like Us—CBS are employed to go undercover in order to solve a jewellery theft from a hotel strongroom. Max Cone, the fiancé of the owner's daughter
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