As of July 2026, Boon Season 1 aired in 1986 with 13 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Boon Season 1

1986 13 Episodes Comedy · Drama ⭐ 6/10

Boon Season 1 is currently streaming on and , and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 15 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Michael Elphick is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Boon Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The jokes in Boon Season 1 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Season 1 of Boon includes 13 episodes. It aired from January 1986 to April 1986. This season stars Michael Elphick, David Daker and Neil Morrissey. Michael Elphick and David Daker lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1986. Boon Season 1 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Boon Season 1 is a strong candidate. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Michael Elphick sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

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🎬 Boon Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
Box 13
1986-01-14
Harry retires from the fire brigade and Ken is invalided out after his lungs are damaged while rescuing a boy from a fire. Harry buys a seedy hotel, The Grand. Ken buys a caravan, The Ponderosa, and tries to make a living as a market gardener. Harry suggests that Ken should supplement his income by ...
E2
Fools Rush In
1986-01-21
E3
Answers to the Name of Weston
1986-01-28
Elena and Arturo Sandini (aka Helen and Arthur Sanders) run a circus lion-taming show. They ask Ken to recover their lion, Watson, which has been stolen by a group of animal-rights campaigners who want to use it to publicise their cause.
E4
Grass Widows
1986-02-04
While sorting out unpaid bills at The Grand, Doreen find s one relating to a man who has since died. Ken, Harry and Doreen visit his widow, Meg Lucie, and find that she is coping very badly, both with looking after the garden and with the paying of the bills. Ken and Harry sort out the garden while ...
E5
Unto Us Four a Son
1986-02-11
Laurie Langley, a has-been pop singer, employs Ken to look after her son after she suspects that her ex-husband, Geoff Greenaway, is trying to kidnap him.
E6
Glasshouse People
1986-02-18
Patsy, a young woman who is staying at The Grand, befriends Sidney Garbutt, another guest who has lost his memory. But what has caused Sidney to lose his memory in the first place?
E7
Northwest Passage to Acock's Green
1986-02-25
Ken is employed by a genial Irishman, Erroll McLaverty, to bring a canal boat back to Birmingham from near London. He takes Doreen and plans a romantic weekend. But two scruffy men, Appleby and Laing, are following the boat. Then Ken and Doreen hear strange sounds from the boat's cargo hold. They di...
E8
Something Old, Something New
1986-03-04
Ken recovers the antiques that Philip Banks and Georgina Pemberton, a couple of corrupt antique dealers, have defrauded from an old man, Murdoch Johnstone. Harry is worried that Mr Dudley, an officious and demanding guest, might be a hotel inspector who will decide whether The Grand will be given a ...
E9
For Whom the Chimes Toll
1986-03-11
Major Hopkinson, an old man who collects chiming clocks asks Ken for help after he is terrorised by some thugs to whom he owes money. But has he been completely honest with Ken?
E10
Jack of All Tradesmen
1986-03-18
E11
Billy the Kid
1986-03-25
Harry is organising a charity football match between the firemen and the All Stars. Billy ""The Kid"" Buchan, an out-of-work Scottish footballer, has flown over from Hong Kong to play in the match. Harry organises a press conference at The Grand, where Billy will be staying. Billy is a notorious alc...
E12
Grand Expectations
1986-04-01
Ken falls off his bike while he is riding along a snowy country lane. The bike is damaged and needs a new rear suspension. Neighbour Ben Gibbs helps to recover the bike in his horsebox. After a lot of futile phoning around, Ken finds a motorbike repair shop, Alpha Bikes, which can get hold of the su...
E13
Full Circle
1986-04-08
The Karadia brothers run a carpet factory which has suffered more than its fair share of fires. The police, fire brigade and insurance company suspect arson. One of the carpets which is destroyed in the latest fire belongs to Harry - he has ordered it for The Grand and is worried because he has over...

🎭 Cast of Boon Season 1

Michael Elphick
Michael Elphick
Ken Boon
David Daker
David Daker
Harry Crawford
Neil Morrissey
Neil Morrissey
Rocky Cassidy
Elizabeth Carling
Elizabeth Carling
Laura Marsh
Amanda Burton
Amanda Burton
Margaret Daly
Saskia Wickham
Saskia Wickham
Alex Wilton
Rachel Davies
Rachel Davies
Doreen Evans

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