Boon

Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man.

Cast:Michael Elphick , David Daker , Neil Morrissey , Elizabeth Carling , Amanda Burton , Saskia Wickham , Rachel Davies , Joan Scott , Lesley-Anne Sharpe , Brigit Forsyth , Teddie Thompson , Gordon Warnecke , Mark Benton , Oliver Smith , Barbara Durkin , Aaron Shirley , Benny Young , Emma Davies

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Box 13

Tue, Jan 14, 1986

Finding himself in debt after being invalided out of the fire brigade, Ken Boon turns to his old mate, Harry Crawford for advice. The result of the reunion is an advertisement in the local paper: 'ex-fireman seeks interesting work - ANYTHING LEGAL CONSIDERED' - and Boon is on his way as a freelance troubleshooter.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Fools Rush In

Tue, Jan 21, 1986

A disheveled Irishman, who has difficulty in remembering his name, gives Boon plenty to worry about. He's apparently lost his memory, and has no inkling of where the large bundle of cash he has on his person came from.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Answers to the Name of Watson

Tue, Jan 28, 1986

A large surprise awaits our hero when, asked by Arturo and Elena Sadini to recover their stolen cat, the freelance troubleshooter does so and discovers that Watson is no ordinary pet - but a lion.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Grass Widows

Tue, Feb 4, 1986

Boon's fondness for gardening brings him added misfortune when, asked to chase up an unpaid hotel bill, he discovers that it's more than just a distraught widow's garden that is out of control.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Unto Us Four a Son

Tue, Feb 11, 1986

It's hardly a glamorous job, especially when the child you're minding is Daniel, the difficult son of a rock star. But when Boon is attacked outside the boy's school and Ken realises the real target is Daniel, things soon hot up.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Glasshouse People

Tue, Feb 18, 1986

Hired to discover who is behind a protection racket gang who have smashed mirrors and crockery at Harry Crawford's hotel, Boon decides to take the battle to the enemy - with surprising results for all concerned.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Northwest Passage to Acock's Green

Tue, Feb 25, 1986

A request to sail a barge from Hemel Hempstead to Birmingham appears to offer Boon an opportunity to spend an idyllic weekend with Doreen. The outcome is not what he'd planned.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Something Old, Something New

Tue, Mar 4, 1986

When Harry suggests a job shifting antiques for a London dealer, Boon is not particularly keen. His market-garden business has finally taken root, and he has no wish to tempt providence again - but a job is a job.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ For Whom the Chimes Toll

Tue, Mar 11, 1986

Seeking further finance, Boon takes on a baby-sitting job with a difference - 'minding' a collection of antique clocks. What's more, Major Hopkinson, who owns them, appears to have some unpleasant acquaintances.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Jack of All Tradesmen

Tue, Mar 18, 1986

Ken is asked to find the Mahoney Brothers by a somewhat shady geezer. Unable to turn down the money, Ken takes the job despite serious misgivings from Doreen.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Billy the Kid

Tue, Mar 25, 1986

When Harry Crawford signs Billy 'The Kid' Buchan as the main attraction at the Fireman's Charity football match, Boon hired as Billy's 'minder', barely has time to catch his breath before the trouble starts.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Grand Expectations

Tue, Apr 1, 1986

'White Lighting' is off the road after its suspension is broken in an accident. Boon seeks help from a local bike dealer. A mistake. Before long he will find himself racing off on a borrowed bike - with a young Sikh girl riding pillion.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Full Circle

Tue, Apr 8, 1986

Boon's market garden is desolated. Meanwhile, Harry goes from strength to strength. On the verge of buying a new hotel, Harry over-reaches himself - with tragic results for all concerned.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Texas Rangers

Tue, Feb 17, 1987

Ken has acquired a new two-way radio set and a client list from the previous owner, but it's soon apparent that the radio still belongs to a rival firm. Worse is to come, as he meets trouble head-on in the form of a gang of Hell's Angels. Harry, meanwhile, has trouble finding a celebrity to open his new hotel. Rocky Cassidy joins the Texas Rangers.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Special Delivery

Tue, Feb 24, 1987

Linda West, a television reporter, causes trouble for Ken, who is caught in a 'frame-up' at a strip club, and Rocky, who is frightened by the pursuit of a garden-centre owner.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Day of the Yokel

Tue, Mar 3, 1987

Ken has to round up geese and a herd of cows as he helps an eccentric old lady whose farm is under pressure from a group of crooked property developers.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Smokey and the Band

Tue, Mar 10, 1987

Ken loses his heart to a country and western singer Bebe McLintock, who is performing at the Coaching Inn, and he also has his motorbike stolen.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Taken for a Ride

Tue, Mar 17, 1987

Ken comes to the rescue of two damsels in distress - one is a page 3 girl Shandy Tremblett, and the other is a fire engine. Also at stake is a company involved in a fierce and unscrupulous takeover bid.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Wheels of Fortune

Tue, Mar 24, 1987

A clairvoyant foresees a crash, blood and a operating table, and warns Ken not to ride his motorbike. He is determined to prove that the prediction is 'just a load of old crystal balls'.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ A Ride on the Wild Side

Tue, Mar 31, 1987

Ken narrowly escapes appearing in a blue movie, but isn't so lucky when it comes to dodging the boys in blue when he delivers a suspicious package. Debbie's younger sister Lindy is kidnapped.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Credit Where It's Due

Tue, Oct 27, 1987

Rocky suspects that Texas Rangers are delivering IRA bombs. Meanwhile Harry and Debbie are in love: Harry with a beautiful artist and Debbie with a bigamist.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Trudy's Grit

Tue, Nov 3, 1987

Rocky falls in love with new recruit for the Texas Rangers who is trying to put a man out of action because he is trying to repossess her father's stately home - who just happens to be staying at the Coaching Inn.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ A Fistful of Pesetas

Tue, Nov 10, 1987

An unwelcome guest checks into the Coaching Inn - Harry's ex-wife Alison, who is then kidnapped. Meanwhile, Ken, Rocky and their new van attempt to deliver a large statue, in which no-one seems to be interested.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Paper Mafia

Tue, Nov 17, 1987

While Boon races around delivering secret parcels for a lonely widower, Rocky, delivering orders for a pizza parlour, falls for the charms of the Pizza owner's daughter. Harry, planning his holiday of a lifetime in Las Vegas, has unwanted problems with Franklyn, an hotel guest who has his own plans for Harry's spare plane ticket - ones that don't include Ken.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Fiddler Under the Roof

Tue, Nov 24, 1987

With Harry rubbing his hands in glee at the prospect of a large wedding function being held at the Coaching Inn, fat profits look assured. But when the expected 100 or so guests turn out to be 400 unruly travelling tinkers, and the bridegroom has a secret he can only share with Ken, the wedding day festivities take on a decidedly unwanted aspect.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ A Once Fluid Man

Tue, Dec 1, 1987

Attending an aerobics class, Ken and Harry meet Margaret Daly, Ken's old flame. Pulses racing, Ken pursues his quarry while Harry searches for his perfect partner, via a lonely-heart ad in the local paper. Unexpectedly, their paths cross, and Harry is forced to contemplate selling his beloved hotel. Enter Terry Brent, a one-time fire service colleague of Ken and Harry's, to lower Harry to new depths - at gunpoint. Ken will shortly leave the hotel on a stretcher.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Charity Begins at Home: Part 1

Tue, Nov 1, 1988

Harry has bought The Plaza Suite ballroom and has organises a charity ball with a dodgy character Richard Jay who runs off with all the money, leaving Harry to face an investigative journalist's cameras; he is forced into promising to replace the entire sum. The Texas Rangers meanwhile, are thought responsible for some industrial espionage- which threatens to close them down. Rocky helps uncover the real leak, and Ken re-establishes relations with Margaret.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Charity Begins at Home: Part 2

Tue, Nov 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, Margaret discovers that her new boyfriend is a liar. In the end, Ken does so well at both cases that she asks him to be her partner.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Topspin

Tue, Nov 15, 1988

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 it's investment. It's not easy, however rival newshounds are soon on the scent, and even the secret services are trailing behind.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Have a Nice Day

Tue, Nov 22, 1988

Ken and Margaret try to trace a missing husband who has absconded with his firm's money. Meanwhile, Harry holds an Australian Evening at the Plaza Suite.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Beef Encounter

Tue, Nov 29, 1988

An unscrupulous fast-food King gets his comeuppance for exploiting his young employees, in spite of Ken's attempts to keep the peace. Harry relives his past when he meets a long-lost love.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Never Say Trevor Again

Tue, Dec 6, 1988

Margaret and Ken try to nail a gangster with a little success, but they do manage to deliver a writ and help a boy when his mother decides to marry his best friend.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Honourable Service

Tue, Dec 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 self-assertiveness course.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Peacemaker

Tue, Dec 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 supposedly cheating on his ex-wife's alimony payments. Getting to know and like the man, he finds that he is indeed cheating - but that his wife is also secretly living with a rich man. Ken is faced with a dilemma: does he betrays the ex-husband, or lie to his client?

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ The Devil You Know

Tue, Dec 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 fellow restaurateur to recover from damaging reviews of a nasty food journalist.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Banbury Blue

Tue, Jan 3, 1989

Sheep rustlers and rare-egg smugglers are tracked down, while Harry has to deal with unwanted attentions from a besotted admirer.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ One Reborn Every Minute

Tue, Jan 10, 1989

Ken is hired by a American evangelical preacher to find out who is sabotaging his show in Birmingham and ruining his chances of winning a cable TV contract. Ken discovers that the culprits are the brothers of a rival preacher on the cable TV shortlist, but his sympathy for his client is short-lived when a friend of Harry's is left suffering from the effects of his faith-healing.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ The Fall and Rise of the Bowman Empire

Tue, Jan 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 after himself.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ The Not So Lone Ranger

Tue, Jan 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, and Harry faces the nightmare of the Birmingham Trivial Pursuit Championship at the Plaza Suite.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Walking Off Air

Mon, Oct 2, 1989

In Nottingham, Ken Boon first assignment is to act as bodyguard for outspoken local DJ Eddie Cotton. Harry has gone into partnership with Helen Yeldham,owner of the Woodcote Park Country Club. Unfortunately Eddie gets himself into a compromising situation, and a rare toad threatens to scupper Harry's redevelopment plans.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ The Relief of Matty King

Mon, Oct 9, 1989

Marty King, a local comedian staying at Woodcote Park, has a gambling habit that has left him heavily in debt to two young men, Rupert Cole and Tony Lawrence. Meanwhile, Ken is engaged by club owner Dick Vaughan to find out why his licence has not been renewed - and uncovers a connection to Cole and Lawrence.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Vallance's Liberty

Mon, Oct 16, 1989

A Tyrolean night at Woodcote Park is used as a clever ruse for a gang of criminals to gain access to a house where they believe some plans are hidden; and Helen loses a 'daughter' but gains a surrogate son when she takes Rocky under her wing following the sale of Texas Rangers.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Of Meissen Men

Mon, Oct 23, 1989

Ken is engaged by Marion Kershaw to search for her missing husband, a businessman involved in the import/export trade. Ken and Harry find themselves handling stolen goods when they try to assist the police in a case involving the international theft of antiques.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Arms and the Dog

Mon, Oct 30, 1989

Ben Fowkes, a young army demolition export, has deserted, and his father hires Ken to try and find him; Ben is now involved in an illegal boxing match in order to raise money to buy himself out, and Ken tries to stop the fight. Harry and Rocky, meanwhile are busy looking after Tinkerbell - a Champion greyhound.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Sickness and Health

Mon, Nov 6, 1989

Helen gives shelter to a battered wife and her two sons. The woman's doctor husband almost convinces Ken that his wife is having a nervous breakdown, but hie true character is revealed when he attempts to abduct the boys. Harry, meanwhile, is investigating thefts from patients rooms in a nursing home.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ In It for the Monet

Mon, Nov 13, 1989

Ken is on the two brothers who have each been left a half-share in their father's classic car - literally. At the same time, he assigns Rocky to trail an attractive young university student who seems to be suddenly in possession of a great deal of money. After suspecting her of selling her body for drugs, he discovers a more mundane source of income.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Do Not Forsake Me

Mon, Nov 20, 1989

Ken is hired as a bodyguard by Bob Messener, a club owner on the run from brothers of his ex-partner Sammy Robinson who is in prison - or so Bob thinks. Harry, meanwhile, has a nasty environmental problem apparently caused by his farmer neighbour.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Love Letters from a Dead Man

Mon, Nov 27, 1989

Barbara Lake hires Ken to find out why she is receiving letters signed by her husband, who died in a plane crash six months ago. The letters leads her to a large amount of hidden money, but someone is watching her every move. Meanwhile Helen's cycling nephew Ian is being blackmailed by a doctor of a rival cycling team.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Big Game Hunt

Mon, Dec 4, 1989

Ken uncovers the secret life of Nina, wife of the unpleasant, violent and scheming Detective Sergeant Brock. Meanwhile Harry's plans a medieval banqueting tents at Woodcote Park do not meet with universal approval.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Don't Buy from Me, Argentina

Mon, Dec 11, 1989

An Argentinian polo team are practicing at Woodcote Park. While Helen makes eyes at the captain, Ken keeps his on Merrily Curtis, an English girl involved in a insurance scam over a brood mare. Back at the office Rocky agrees to collect a valuable painting for a client; he is about to become a pawn in a war between a husband and wife.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ All in a Day's Pork

Mon, Dec 18, 1989

Ken is hired by the secretary of Sandford Meats to find out who is stealing dictaphone tapes from her desk, and uncovers scheme by Mr Sandford and his son-in-law to import pornography. Meanwhile, Harry has a spot of bother with his latest acquisition - a talking parrot.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ The Eyes of Texas

Wed, Dec 20, 1989

Ken has spent the night with Rebecca, while burglars have vandalised his office. Harry is looking at buying a club, but is warned off by his accountant, who tells him that his finances are in a bad way. Both men seem to be facing an uncertain future.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Trouble in the Fields

Tue, Sep 25, 1990

Ken is hired by an environmental group to investigate water pollution, and finds that pollution is not only the dirty business going on. Meanwhile, Harry's plan to start a security business suffers a setback when his bank manager refuses him a loan.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Tales from the River Bank

Tue, Oct 2, 1990

Ken's back in business with a new boat, new offices and a new name for the company because Harry and Ken are now in partnership, running Crawford Boon Security (CBS); Ken runs the investigations and Harry acts as a security consultant. Sadly the clients do not change.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Rival Eyes

Tue, Oct 9, 1990

An Irish builder asks Ken to investigate a break-in and theft of cash at the office, while women spell trouble for the two friends when Ken goes to investigate a burglary and Harry moves house and Rocky lodges with him.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ A Night at the Ballet

Tue, Oct 16, 1990

Ken and company are kept on their toes when they spend a night overseeing security at the ballet and encounter rather more drama than they bargained for.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Work, Rest & Play

Tue, Oct 23, 1990

Ken takes a job minding a tough Glaswegian footballer who finds it hard to keep his eyes on the ball; Harry is kept busy by a contract to guard some puppies, and a request to organise the pub's football team for this match with a team from a nearby prison with Rocky keeping goal.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Bully Boys

Tue, Oct 30, 1990

Ken and Harry are shocked when they delve into the affairs of a local landlord and discover that he is trying to evict good tenants. And Laura and Rocky decide to teach a schoolteacher bully a lesson he won't forget.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ The Belles of St. Godwalds

Tue, Nov 6, 1990

Harry and Ken are called upon to investigate some very strange goings-on at a private school for girls.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Burning Ambition

Tue, Nov 13, 1990

Ken finds himself being interrogated about a crime he did not commit, thanks to a jilted lover and a lying husband. Harry is approached by an elderly man who wants to rent space in the warehouse - a request that is not quite as innocent as it sounds.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Undercover

Tue, Nov 20, 1990

Laura and Rocky are asked to tail a man recently released from prison, and the owner of a motorbike shop enlists Ken's help in recovering a bike sold to a customer who provided a bogus name and bank details.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Daddy's Girl

Tue, Nov 27, 1990

Wedding bells are ringing - but the nearest Ken and Harry get to the festivities is installing security cameras for the big day. They observe both family members and guests behaving suspiciously, and soon find themselves witness to nefarious activities.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Best Left Buried

Tue, Dec 4, 1990

Rocky is in love again - this time with a female snooker player. Someone is trying to undermine Ken, who has a contract to guard a building site, so nothing goes according to plan.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Thicker Than Water

Tue, Dec 11, 1990

A fairground Ferris wheel owner helps Ken out on his latest case, and Rocky takes on the case of recovering Clara Bow, a trial-winning sheepdog which has been stolen.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ The Tender Trap

Wed, Dec 19, 1990

Ken is in for a few surprises when he investigates a woman whose husband suspects her of adultery, while a chirpy Liverpudian teenager asks him to trace the father she's never known. Harry, meanwhile decides to organise a Christmas party then worries that nobody will turn up.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Help Me Make It Through the Night

Tue, Sep 24, 1991

Ken and Harry investigate a woman whose husband believes she's having an affair. Indeed she is - and unknown to Ken, she and her lover also intend to rob the husband's dairy.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Two Men in a Vault

Tue, Oct 1, 1991

Ken and Harry inadvertently interrupt a robbery and find themselves locked in the vault of a security deposit centre. Fortunately, Laura's suspicions lead her and Rocky to the trapped duo, while the robber is double-crossed by his wife.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Trial and Error

Tue, Oct 8, 1991

Ruthless landlord Mr Roach is trying to harass his tenants into leaving, so that he can redevelop the site. The tenants hire Ken to gather the evidence they need to have him convicted, and Ken provides it - but will it stand up in court?

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Coverup

Tue, Oct 15, 1991

Suspecting her son, John may be involved in drugs, the widow of an old friend employs Ken's services. He finds that John has indeed fallen into bad company, and it seems inevitable that he will be forced to break a promise not to involve the police.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ The Barefaced Contessa

Tue, Oct 22, 1991

Despite Harry's pleas, the ever-trusting Ken allows himself to be swept off his feet for a second time by his former lover, deceptive businesswomen Jean Di Cesare. Is she interested in Ken, or his money?

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Lie of the Land

Tue, Oct 29, 1991

Ken and his colleagues are guarding the location of a pheasant shoot, supposedly against hunt saboteurs, and get dragged into a dispute between a landowner and the villagers.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Lost on the Range

Tue, Nov 5, 1991

When Boon and the team are called in to provide security for some local stables, a prize stallion goes missing.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Pillow Talk

Tue, Nov 12, 1991

Solicitor Caroline Mortlake is being hassled by a reporter, and calls in Crawford Boon Security to put a stop to it. But the situation gets decidedly more complicated when Ken discovers Caroline is at the centre of a vicious love triangle.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Cab Rank Cowboys

Tue, Nov 19, 1991

Ken's old friend, taxi firm owner Ray Watts, finds his executive cabs disappearing one by one. Ken suspects garage owner John Blake is stealing them to order - but it takes Rocky and Harry to unmask the real culprit.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Houseguests

Tue, Nov 26, 1991

Harry accepts a job looking after a wealthy couple's country mansion for the weekend, only to find his flat is being used to gain access to the safe next door.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Bad Pennies

Tue, Dec 3, 1991

Convinced criminal Stan Keating is released from prison to find his accomplice and girlfriend is married, his daughter is unaware of his existence and half of his loot is missing. Stan has a large axe to grind as Ken and Harry soon discover.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ When Harry Met Janice

Tue, Dec 10, 1991

Hardened criminal Jack Phillips and his wife Janice are planning a robbery at a lingerie warehouse. The plan of a complex security system is vital; unfortunately, it currently resides with Crawford Boon Security.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ Stamp Duty

Tue, Dec 17, 1991

Paul Booth is on trial for robbery and his only alibi, Martin Mulholland, has vanished; Crawford Boon Security are hired to find him. An easy job according to Harry - but Mulholland proves particularly slippery.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ The Night Before Christmas

Tue, Dec 24, 1991

Harry falls hard for Jo Beckett, who owns a jazz club, Smoky Jo's. He plans to marry her and to invest in the club - and even makes preparations to sell his share of CBS to a rival security firm.