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The Best Episodes of Boney

Every episode of Boney ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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.

Genre:Drama

Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Boney" is "Boney and the Claypan Mystery", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Boney and the Claypan Mystery" aired on 7/27/1972 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Boney Meets the Daybreak Killer".

  • Boney and the Claypan Mystery
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    #1 - Boney and the Claypan Mystery

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/27/1972

    A light aircraft is found in Central Australia. Unconscious in the passenger seat is a young woman, paralysed by drugs, with no sign of a pilot or any tracks in the vicinity. Boney investigates, only to be confronted by a second attempt at killing the girl. Based on the novel 'Wings Above The Diamantina'. Filmed in Central Australia.

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  • Boney Meets the Daybreak Killer
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    #2 - Boney Meets the Daybreak Killer

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/3/1972

    The murder of two girls in the outback town of Daybreak has baffled local police. Boney arrives to work on the case under cover as a horse breaker. Based on the novel 'Bony And The Mouse'. Filmed in South Australia. Frank Hardy won a Logie award for Best Scriptwriter (1972), and James Laurenson won a Logie award for Best Individual Acting Performance (1972) for this episode.

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  • Boney and the Reaper
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    #3 - Boney and the Reaper

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/10/1972

    A large reaping machine pushes George Loftus' car into the path of a train. Boney has many suspects, and soon uncovers a connection to a murder in Rabul. Based on the novel 'Mr. Jelly's Business'. Filmed at Narridy, near Port Pirie, South Australia.

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  • Boney in Venom House
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    #4 - Boney in Venom House

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/17/1972

    On the track of a murderer, Boney comes to a gloomy old family home, long since cursed by Aboriginals. He finds two sisters twisted by jealousy and hate, a psychiatric nurse acting as housekeeper and, locked upstairs, a powerful man with the brain of a child. Based on the novel 'Venom House'. Filmed in New South Wales.

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    Writer: Tony Morphett

  • Boney Buys a Coffin
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    #5 - Boney Buys a Coffin

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/31/1972

    An unidentified body is found near a small fishing town, which is linked to the disappearance of a Vietnam serviceman. A stray dog leads Boney to vital clues that help solve a case of murder and drug addiction. Based on the novel 'The Clue Of The New Shoe'. Filmed in New South Wales.

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  • Boney and the Payback Killer
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    #6 - Boney and the Payback Killer

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/7/1972

    An Aboriginal boxer is released from prison after serving a sentence for killing his tribal brother. He maintains he was innocent and sets out to serve Aboriginal justice on the real killer. Filmed in Sydney. Not directly based on a novel.

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  • Boney Picks a Widow
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    #7 - Boney Picks a Widow

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/14/1972

    Two widows have been murdered in Broken Bay, a small coastal town. Boney sets a trap for the killer using human bait - the widow he believes will be the next victim. Based on the novel 'The Widows Of Broome'. Filmed in New South Wales.

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    Writer: Ted Willis

  • Boney and the Black Virgin
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    #8 - Boney and the Black Virgin

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/21/1972

    Investigating the strange death of an escaped convict, Boney discovers the prime suspect has also been murdered. He finds the key to the mystery in a weird love triangle. Based on the novel 'Bony And The Black Virgin'. Filmed in Central Australia.

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  • Boney Takes a Holiday
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    #9 - Boney Takes a Holiday

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/5/1972

    A veterinary student and a customs agent disappear in the Flinders Ranges. Boney finds himself plunged into a strange case of murder and the illegal export of Merino rams. Based on the novel 'The Mountains Have A Secret'. Filmed at Wilpena Pound, South Australia. Last television role by Buster Fiddess.

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    Writer: Tony Morphett

  • Boney Buys a Woman
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    #10 - Boney Buys a Woman

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/12/1972

    In the baffling mystery of a murdered white woman and her abducted daughter, Boney seeks clues among a tribe of Aboriginals. To spring his trap on the murderer, he must buy the beautiful Meena from her tribal chief. Based on the novel 'Bony Buys A Woman'. Filmed in Central Australia. The corroboree scenes on the series opening and closing titles are taken from this episode.

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  • Boney and the White Savage
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    #11 - Boney and the White Savage

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/26/1972

    A young rapist escapes from prison and returns to the rugged mountain area near his home, and the scene of the crime, seeking refuge. Boney strikes fresh trouble when the rape victim tries to protect her attacker. Based on the novel 'Bony And The White Savage'. Filmed at Wilpena Pound, South Australia.

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  • Boney and the Monster
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    #12 - Boney and the Monster

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/2/1972

    Aborigines in the heart of the Australian outback plan a ritual killing with Boney as the intended victim when he investigates the mysterious death of a geologist. The Aborigines say the geologist has been trampled by the 'monster of Alice Gap', protector of their sacred burial ground. Investigations lead Boney on the track of a cattle stealing operation. Based on the novel 'The Lake Frome Monster'. Filmed in Central Australia.

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  • Boney and the Black Opal
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    #13 - Boney and the Black Opal

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/9/1972

    A policeman is found murdered on a road in the rugged MacDonnell Ranges and his black tracker is missing, also believed dead. Boney has an ally in a tribe of Aboriginals bent on revenge. Based on the novel 'Cake In The Hat Box'. Filmed in Central Australia.

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    Writer: Ted Willis

  • Boney Tells a Fortune
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    #14 - Boney Tells a Fortune

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/1973

    Synopsis: An astrologer predicts his own death, but not at the hands of a murderer. Boney investigates, and soon finds there is more to the case than meets the eye. Notes: First episode with Kate Fitzpatrick as Const. Alice McGorr. Based on the novel 'The Battling Prophet'. Filmed at Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

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  • Boney and the Paroo Bikeman
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    #15 - Boney and the Paroo Bikeman

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/1973

    Synopsis: Boney is suspected of being a trade union organiser and a black leg labour recruiter as he probes a double murder amongst bitter industrial trouble on a sheep station. Notes: Based on the novel 'Madman's Bend'. Filmed in New South Wales. Kate Fitzpatrick does not appear in this episode.

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  • Boney and the Strangler
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    #16 - Boney and the Strangler

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/5/1973

    Synopsis: Boney investigates the killing of a pregnant girl in a tropical rain forest. He finds half a dozen logical suspects, but no tracks leading to or from the body. Notes: Based on the novel 'Winds Of Evil'. Filmed at Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

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    Writer: Tony Morphett

  • Boney and the Powder Trail
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    #17 - Boney and the Powder Trail

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/12/1973

    Synopsis: Boney tracks down a hired killer who tries to escape across the outback with a young Aboriginal guide and a bag of highly marketable heroin. Notes: Based on the novel 'The Sands Of Windee'. Filmed in New South Wales.

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    Writer: Tony Morphett

  • Boney and the Albatross
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    #18 - Boney and the Albatross

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/19/1973

    Synopsis: Boney investigates the disappearance of a U.S. senator at sea, near a small Australian coastal town. Boney's investigations reveal that the senator was murdered in order to protect the headquarters of an international drug syndicate. Notes: Based on the novel 'The Mystery Of Swordfish Reef'. Filmed at Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

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  • Boney and the Kelly Gang
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    #19 - Boney and the Kelly Gang

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/26/1973

    Synopsis: Boney poses as a bank robber with a gang of Irish-Australian armed bandits, and leads them into a trap. The gang wear suits of armour in the tradition of Ned Kelly. Notes: Based on the novel ‘Bony And The Kelly Gang’. Filmed near Orange, New South Wales.

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  • Boney Hunts a Murderess
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    #20 - Boney Hunts a Murderess

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/1973

    Synopsis: A woman returning to an outback town after a 10 year jail term for the murder of her husband becomes an obvious suspect when a man is murdered on her train. Notes: Based on the novel 'Man Of Two Tribes'. Filmed near Wellington, New South Wales.

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    Writer: Tony Morphett

  • Boney and the Devil's Step
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    #21 - Boney and the Devil's Step

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/19/1973

    Synopsis: A famous show business personality is found murdered at a luxury health farm. Boney checks in as a guest to investigate, and has to unravel a complex case involving a change of leadership in a ruthless international crime syndicate. Notes: Based on the novel 'The Devil's Steps'. Filmed in New South Wales.

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  • Boney Walks with Death
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    #22 - Boney Walks with Death

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/26/1973

    Synopsis: A half-caste Aboriginal, bearing a striking resemblance to Boney and using his name, is killed when a crop duster engulfs him in a lethal cloud of insecticide. Dr. Paul Henderson seems over anxious to protect his fiancée, Gloria Lacey, the daughter of an outback magistrate. Gloria had an affair with the murdered man and has received death threats. Notes: Based on the novel 'The Bone Is Pointed'. Filmed in New South Wales.

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  • Boney and the Burial Tree
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    #23 - Boney and the Burial Tree

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/2/1973

    Synopsis: A white man is shot and 'buried' Aboriginal-style in a tree. Nobody on the outback property where the body was found will admit having seen him, although he was watching the homestead from his camp. Boney has to deal with a fanatical Army officer out to avenge the death of his mate, who captures Alice McGorr and tests Boney's skill and ingenuity to the full. Notes: Based on the novel 'The Will Of The Tribe'. Filmed in New South Wales.

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  • Boney and the Silent Order
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    #24 - Boney and the Silent Order

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/9/1973

    Synopsis: A light aircraft carrying a large payroll disappears after a forced landing on an emergency airstrip in the bush. Boney and Alice McGorr make a startling discovery at a nearby convent, a 'silent order' where the nuns are not permitted to speak. Alice risks her life posing as a nun, while Boney searches the bush for two kangaroo shooters who prefer human game. Notes: Final episode with Kate Fitzpatrick as Const. Alice McGorr. Filmed in New South Wales. Not directly based on a novel.

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  • Boney and the Black Clansman
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    #25 - Boney and the Black Clansman

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/11/1973

    Synopsis: While investigating sheep rustling and reprisal killings of stockmen, Boney walks into a full scale clan feud between two Australian outback families who cling stubbornly to the grim traditions of their Scottish ancestors. Notes: Based on the novel 'Bushranger Of The Skies'. Filmed in New South Wales.

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