Boney
Boney is an Australian television series produced by Fauna Productions during 1971 and 1972, featuring James Laurenson in the title role of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. Two series, each of thirteen episodes were filmed. The series is centred on Bonaparte, a half-Australian Aboriginal character, created by Arthur Upfield, who wrote twenty nine novels about him from 1929 until his death in 1964.
Seasons & Episodes
- 1.01Boney in Venom HouseRate
- 1.02Boney and the White SavageRate
- 1.03Boney Meets the Daybreak KillerRate
- 1.04Boney Buys a CoffinRate
- 1.05Boney and the Payback KillerRate
- 1.06Boney and the ReaperRate
- 1.07Boney and the Claypan MysteryRate
- 1.08Boney Picks a WidowRate
- 1.09Boney and the Black VirginRate
- 1.10Boney and the MonsterRate
- 1.11Boney Takes a HolidayRate
- 1.12Boney Buys a WomanRate
- 1.13Boney and the Black OpalRate
- 2.01Boney Tells a FortuneRate
- 2.02Boney and the Paroo BikemanRate
- 2.03Boney and the StranglerRate
- 2.04Boney and the Powder TrailRate
- 2.05Boney and the AlbatrossRate
- 2.06Boney and the Kelly GangRate
- 2.07Boney Hunts a MurderessRate
- 2.08Boney and the Emu ManRate
- 2.09Boney and the Devil's StepsRate
- 2.10Boney Walks with DeathRate
- 2.11Boney and the Burial TreeRate
- 2.12Boney and the Silent OrderRate
- 2.13Boney and the Black ClansmanRate
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11 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Laurenson
as Detective Inspector Bonaparte
Kate Fitzpatrick
as Constable Alice McGorr
David Gulpilil
as Balinga
Ken Goodlet
as Inspector Walters
John Mccallum
as Alistair Bell
Deryck Barnes
as Sgt Colin Harvey
Jack Thompson
as Jack
Alfred Sandor
as Lund
Nick Tate
as Sgt Peter Irwin
Jeanie Drynan
as Isobel Matthews
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