
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.
Air Date: 1972-07-27
A light aircraft is found in Central Australia. Unconscious in the passenger seat is a young woman, paralysed by drug...
Air Date: 1972-08-03
The murder of two girls in the outback town of Daybreak has baffled local police. Boney arrives to work on the case u...
Air Date: 1972-08-10
A large reaping machine pushes George Loftus' car into the path of a train. Boney has many suspects, and soon uncover...
Air Date: 1972-08-17
On the track of a murderer, Boney comes to a gloomy old family home, long since cursed by Aboriginals. He finds two s...
Air Date: 1972-08-31
An unidentified body is found near a small fishing town, which is linked to the disappearance of a Vietnam serviceman...
Air Date: 1972-09-07
An Aboriginal boxer is released from prison after serving a sentence for killing his tribal brother. He maintains he ...
Air Date: 1972-09-14
Two widows have been murdered in Broken Bay, a small coastal town. Boney sets a trap for the killer using human bait ...
Air Date: 1972-09-21
Investigating the strange death of an escaped convict, Boney discovers the prime suspect has also been murdered. He f...
Air Date: 1972-10-05
A veterinary student and a customs agent disappear in the Flinders Ranges. Boney finds himself plunged into a strange...
Air Date: 1972-10-12
In the baffling mystery of a murdered white woman and her abducted daughter, Boney seeks clues among a tribe of Abori...
Air Date: 1972-10-26
A young rapist escapes from prison and returns to the rugged mountain area near his home, and the scene of the crime,...
Air Date: 1972-11-02
Aborigines in the heart of the Australian outback plan a ritual killing with Boney as the intended victim when he inv...
Air Date: 1972-11-09
A policeman is found murdered on a road in the rugged MacDonnell Ranges and his black tracker is missing, also believ...