Boon (1986)
1986 · TV show · 7 seasons · 93 episodes · 1 h 00 min
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.
Written byJim Hill, William Stair
Where to watch
United States
Stream
Free
With ads
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
In the United States, Boon is streaming on Prime Video, Tubi TV, BritBox and Plex. It is available in 2 countries, for example on BritBox, Plex and Prime Video. Created by Jim Hill and William Stair. Starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey and Elizabeth Carling. Rated 6.5 on IMDb from 1,184 votes.
- Streams in
- 2 countries · BritBox (2), Plex (2)
- Rank in its year
- #70 · of 83 TV shows from 1986
- IMDb rating
- 6.5/10 · 1,184 votes
Cast
Michael ElphickKen Boon
David DakerHarry Crawford
Neil MorrisseyRocky Cassidy
Elizabeth CarlingLaura Marsh
Amanda BurtonMargaret Daly / DC Margaret Daly
Saskia WickhamAlex Wilton
Rachel DaviesDoreen Evans
Joan ScottEthel Allard
Lesley-Anne SharpeDebbie YatesEpisodes
Season 113 episodes · ★ 7.0Episode guide →
1. Box 1360 minHarry 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 seedy hotel, The Grand. Ken buys a caravan, The Ponderosa, and tries to make a livin…★ 6.52. Fools Rush In60 min★ 7.23. Answers to the Name of Watson60 minElena and Arturo Sandini (aka Helen and Arthur Sanders) run a circus lion-taming show. They ask Ken to recover their lion, Watson, which has been stolen by a group of animal-rights campaigners who want to use it to publi…★ 6.94. Grass Widows60 minWhile 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, Meg Lucie, and find that she is coping very badly, both with looking after the g…★ 7.15. Unto Us Four a Son60 minLaurie Langley, a has-been pop singer, employs Ken to look after her son after she suspects that her ex-husband, Geoff Greenaway, is trying to kidnap him.★ 7.16. Glasshouse People60 minPatsy, a young woman who is staying at The Grand, befriends Sidney Garbutt, another guest who has lost his memory. But what has caused Sidney to lose his memory in the first place?★ 7.57. Northwest Passage to Acock's Green60 minKen is employed by a genial Irishman, Erroll McLaverty, to bring a canal boat back to Birmingham from near London. He takes Doreen and plans a romantic weekend. But two scruffy men, Appleby and Laing, are following the b…★ 7.28. Something Old, Something New60 minKen recovers the antiques that Philip Banks and Georgina Pemberton, a couple of corrupt antique dealers, have defrauded from an old man, Murdoch Johnstone. Harry is worried that Mr Dudley, an officious and demanding gues…★ 7.59. For Whom the Chimes Toll60 minMajor 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 has he been completely honest with Ken?★ 6.610. Jack of All Tradesmen60 min★ 7.111. Billy the Kid60 minHarry is organising a charity football match between the firemen and the All Stars. Billy ""The Kid"" Buchan, an out-of-work Scottish footballer, has flown over from Hong Kong to play in the match. Harry organises a pres…★ 6.912. Grand Expectations60 minKen 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 Gibbs helps to recover the bike in his horsebox. After a lot of futile phoning arou…★ 6.713. Full Circle60 minThe Karadia brothers run a carpet factory which has suffered more than its fair share of fires. The police, fire brigade and insurance company suspect arson. One of the carpets which is destroyed in the latest fire belon…★ 7.2
