S1, E7. Northwest Passage to Acock's Green

Ken has the perfect opportunity for a romantic weekend on the waterways with Doreen.

Northwest Passage to Acock's Green

A request to sail a barge from Hemel Hempstead to Birmingham seems to offer Ken the perfect opportunity for a romantic weekend on the waterways with Doreen. The barge owner is clearly unpopular on the canal and his cargo is distinctly peculiar.

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An ex-fireman tries to get a new job - and he'll do almost anything!

“Ex-fireman seeks interesting work – anything legal considered." Lively 80s drama starring Michael Elphick as middle-aged bloke trying his luck in the job market. 

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Fireman Ken Boon is forced to retire after sustaining serious lung damage.

Box 13

Fireman Ken Boon is forced to retire after sustaining serious lung damage. Advertising himself in the local paper - 'anything legal considered', Ken's first client wants him to dress up in a fireman's uniform and star in a pop video.

Stephen Rea guest stars as an amnesiac who can't even remember his own name.

Fools Rush In

Stephen Rea guest stars as an amnesiac who can't even remember his own name. The only thing he knows is that he has a lot of money with him and no idea where it came from. Ken steps in to investigate.

Ken is surprised when a couple staying at the Hotel ask him to recover their stolen cat.

Answers to the Name of Watson

Ken is rather surprised when a couple staying at the Grand Hotel ask him to recover their stolen cat.  Surprise quickly turns to horror when he realises that the cat is actually a lion - kidnapped by an unscrupulous gang of animal rights activists.

Grass Widows

Ken chases an unpaid hotel bill.  He discovers a distraught widow and offers his help to dig her huge overgrown garden.  Soon he finds out that it's not just the garden that's out of control.

Child-minding is not Ken's idea of a glamorous job, especially when the child is Daniel,

Unto Us Four a Son

Child-minding is not Ken's idea of a glamorous job - especially when the child is Daniel, difficult son of a fading rock-star.

After damage, it is clear that the hotel is the target of a local protection racket.

Glasshouse People

When the new bar mirror and the Grand's crockery are smashed, it is clear that the hotel is the latest target of a local protection racket.  Ken insists on taking the battle to the enemy.

Ken is called on to help the victim of corrupt antique dealers.

Something Old, Something New

Ken is called on to help the victim of corrupt antique dealers. Harry is worried that an officious and demanding guest might be a hotel inspector who will decide whether 'The Grand' will be given a contract to house homeless people.

Ken is asked for help, after someone is terrorised by some thugs to whom they owe money.

For Whom the Chimes Toll

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.  Has he been completely honest with Ken?

Ken's has reservations about tracking down the Mahoney brothers who have gone missing.

Jack of All Tradesmen

A payment from an irate bookie is enough to overcome Ken's reservations about tracking down the Mahoney brothers who have gone missing in Birmingham. Two dozen Irish pubs later, Ken is regretting his decision when the brothers decide to find him.

Billy's lifestyle is guaranteed to cause trouble, especially for Ken his reluctant minder.

Billy the Kid

The main attraction in a football match which Harry has organised for the fireman's charities is former Scottish star, Billy the Kid Buchan.  Billy's notorious lifestyle is guaranteed to cause trouble, especially for Ken his reluctant minder.

There is trouble for Ken when his trusty steed 'White Lightning' lands him in a ditch.

Grand Expectations

Trouble for Ken when his trusty steed 'White Lightning' lands him in a ditch. While working on the bike one night he becomes involved in a domestic quarrel. The fight ends with Ken and a girl racing into the night while her husband lies unconscious.

Harry overreaches himself, with tragic results.

Full Circle

While Ken surveys a desolate and useless Ponderosa, Harry is leaping from strength to strength.  He's on the verge of buying a new hotel.  In his eagerness for expansion, Harry overreaches himself - with tragic results.

There are problems for Ken Boon with his new motorcycle dispatch service.

Texas Rangers

There are problems for Ken Boon with his new motorcycle dispatch service.  Harry is having trouble finding a guest speaker for the opening of his new hotel, the Coaching Inn.

An television journalist tries to prove that a local councillor is guilty of corruption.

Special Delivery

Women become a source of trouble for Boon as an over ambitious television journalist tries to prove that a local councillor is guilty of corruption.

Ken sets out to ride the range on behalf of an eccentric old lady.

Day of the Yokel

Ken sets out to ride the range on behalf of an eccentric old lady who is being victimised by unsavoury happenings at her farm.  Featuring a guest appearance by Anthony Stewart Head.

It's love at first sight when Ken meets Bebe McClintock.

Smokey and the Band

It's love at first sight when Ken meets Bebe McClintock, the lead singer with a Country and Western band that Harry has booked

When Ken is knocked off his bike, he is rescued by Shandy Tremblett.

Taken for a Ride

When Ken is knocked off his bike, he is rescued by Shandy Tremblett.  Shandy is a platinum blonde page three girl who is staying at the Coaching Inn while trying to 'improve her education'.

A psychic predicts a motorbike crash, blood and an operating table for Ken.

Wheels of Fortune

A psychic predicts a motorbike crash, blood and an operating table for Ken.  All of this comes true - but in a different way to how Boon expected.  Featuring a guest appearance by Sadie Frost.

Debbie's wayward younger sister goes missing.

A Ride on the Wild Side

Debbie's wayward younger sister goes missing.  Ken and Harry's search for her involves them both in blue movies and a brush with the law!  Featuring a guest appearance by Ray Winstone.

Rocky suspects Texas Rangers are delivering bombs for the IRA.

Credit Where It's Due

Rocky suspects Texas Rangers are delivering bombs for the IRA - but explosions are not the only things in the air.

Trudy, an attractive blonde biker, comes to work for Texas Rangers.

Trudy's Grit

Trudy, an attractive blonde biker, comes to work for Texas Rangers.  She is oblivious to the jealousy she inspires, as she is transfixed on the man who intends to repossess her father's stately home.

Harry's ex-wife Alison checks in at the Coaching Inn with her Spanish boyfriend.

A Fistful of Pesetas

Harry's ex-wife Alison checks in at the Coaching Inn with her Spanish boyfriend.  She loses the money that was for her boyfriend's debt and Harry becomes embroiled in the situation.

Rocky is in love again, this time with the daughter of the owner of the Pizza Palace.

Paper Mafia

Rocky is in love again, this time with the daughter of the Pizza Palace owner.  Harry is in trouble when he unwittingly helps an escaped convict to obtain a new identity.

A huge wedding celebration is booked at the Coaching Inn.

Fiddler Under the Roof

A huge wedding celebration is booked at the Coaching Inn, but the bride's family appear to have arrived with more than Harry had bargained for!

Harry is feeling so low he answers a lonely hearts ad in the local newspaper.

A Once Fluid Man

Harry is feeling so low he answers a lonely hearts ad in the local newspaper and seriously contemplates selling the Coaching Inn.  Ken meets with a former lover - at an aerobics class!  This episode also involves a hostage situation.

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Series 1

1. Box 13

2. Fools Rush In

3. Answers to the Name of Watson

4. Grass Widows

5. Unto Us Four a Son

6. Glasshouse People

7. Northwest Passage to Acock's Green

8. Something Old, Something New

9. For Whom the Chimes Toll

10. Jack of All Tradesmen

11. Billy the Kid

12. Grand Expectations

13. Full Circle