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Boon 

| Drama, Comedy | TV Series (1986–1992)
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Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen who start out in business together, initially in Birmingham and later in Nottingham. During the seven series (1986-1992), Ken ... See full summary »

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 Ken Boon (93 episodes, 1986-1995)
David Daker ...
 Harry Crawford (93 episodes, 1986-1995)
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 Rocky Cassidy (74 episodes, 1987-1995)
Elizabeth Carling ...
 Laura Marsh (39 episodes, 1989-1991)
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Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen who start out in business together, initially in Birmingham and later in Nottingham. During the seven series (1986-1992), 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. Over the years they are assisted by Doreen Evans, Rocky Cassidy, Debbie Yates, Margaret Daly, Laura Marsh and Alex Wilton. Written by Martin Underwood <imdb@martinunderwood.f9.co.uk>

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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." See more »

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Enjoyable And Compelling
12 December 2002 | by (England) – See all my reviews

The late great Michael Elphick did a good job in his role as private detective Ken Boon. It was an interesting series which also helped rising stars such as Neil Morrisey and Elizabeth Carling.

Ken Boon was an ex-fireman who became a private detective in my hometown of Birmingham. He was never in any danger of winning 'Private Detective Of The Year Award' but he worked damn hard and put his life at risk on many occasion. I also liked his gimmick-riding his 650cc motorcycle into danger and adventure.

The scripts were fantastic for this show and the actors all played their parts extremely well. Great actors and great scripts equals one thing only-a great show.
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