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Boon (UK)
TV Series (1986 - 1995)
Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two ex-firemen, who start out in business together in Birmingham and later in Nottingham, after leaving the fire service. Ken works his way up from odd-job man to private investigator while Harry runs two hotels, a ballroom, a country club and finally a security firm.
Series Info
Type:
N/A
Premiered:
Jan. 1986
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
Network
Series Fun Facts
- Despite his tough-guy image when playing Ken Boon, Michael Elphick was scared of riding Boon's motorbike. "I find bikes much too dangerous. It's Boon who rides them, not me. I don't drive a…
[show]Despite his tough-guy image when playing Ken Boon, Michael Elphick was scared of riding Boon's motorbike. "I find bikes much too dangerous. It's Boon who rides them, not me. I don't drive a car either, for the same reason, really."
[hide] - Elizabeth Carling, who played Laura Marsh, left the series to tour Britain in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
- According to Jim Hill (IV) (co-creator), the name "Boon" was derived as follows: "Originally called "Anything Legal Considered", we fell foul of the vogue of the main character's name being…
[show]According to Jim Hill (IV) (co-creator), the name "Boon" was derived as follows: "Originally called "Anything Legal Considered", we fell foul of the vogue of the main character's name being all or part of the title. Boon had been derived from an American TV series from the 1950s that Bill Stair and I both watched and liked. It was called Have Gun, Will Travel - a troubleshooting cowboy answered distress calls. He was called Paladin and was played by the actor Richard Boone. We dropped the E and we had BOON - a modern-day trouble shooter on a motorbike instead of a steed."
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