Boon is a British television drama series made by Central Independent Television. Seven series and two specials were produced, and it was broadcast on ITV between 14 January 1986 and 1 May 1995. It was created by Jim Hill and Bill Stair, and it starred Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey, Elizabeth Carling, Amanda Burton, Saskia Wickham, Rachel Davies, Lesley-Anne Sharpe and Brigit Forsyth. It centres on Ken Boon (Elphick), an ex-fireman who becomes a freelance troubleshooter after he is encouraged by his former colleague Harry Crawford (Daker) to take on extra work. As Ken becomes more experienced in this role, he gradually becomes a private investigator, which eventually turns into a full-time occupation. Meanwhile, Harry takes on a number of business endeavours, including bar owner, hotelier and ballroom manager. By Series 5, he collaborates with Ken to set up a new business, Crawford Boon Security, where Harry organizes the security operations whilst Ken oversees private investigations; their paths cross frequently and they assist each other with their endeavours. They are assisted by a number of characters, including Rocky Cassidy (Morrissey), Laura Marsh (Carling), Margaret Daly (Burton), Alex Wilton (Wickham), Doreen Evans (Davies), Debbie Yates (Sharpe) and Helen Yeldman (Forsyth). The series was originally set in Birmingham, changing location to Nottingham in Series 4 when Central moved production to their new studios in the area.
