Boon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hi Ho Silver! Family favourite Michael Elphick stars as Ken Boon. Several years after being invalided out of the fire service, Boon joins forces with old workmate Harry Crawford (David Daker) to form a considerably unconventional private investigation service. Made by Central Independent Television for the ITV Network.

Series details

• Title: Boon
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1986-01-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-05-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6087
• TVDB ID: 77716

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Elphick — Ken Boon
• David Daker — Harry Crawford
• Rachel Davies — Doreen Evans
• Joan Scott — Ethel Allard
• Gordon Warnecke — Hanif
• Neil Morrissey — Rocky Cassidy
• Elizabeth Carling — Laura Marsh
• Lesley-Anne Sharpe — Debbie Yates
• Saskia Wickham — Alex Wilton
• Brigit Forsyth — Helen Yeldham
• Amanda Burton — Margaret Daley
• Emma Davies — Jo Daley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-01-14; final listed air date 1986-04-08; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-02-17; final listed air date 1987-12-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1988-11-01; final listed air date 1989-01-24; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 1989-10-02; final listed air date 1989-12-20; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 1989-11-06; final listed air date 1989-12-20; episode order: 13.
• Season 6: premiered 1990-09-25; final listed air date 1991-12-24; episode order: 14.
• Season 7: premiered 1992-09-08; final listed air date 1995-05-01; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Boon on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.