Boon Season 8 Episode 2 Queen's Gambit 1992
At a Rotary Club dinner, Harry meets Joe Green, a local businessman. Joe is at the centre of a hate campaign: his car has been repeatedly sabotaged, he has received a newspaper cutting about himself with a red dagger drawn across it and someone pretending to be his secretary has cancelled the caterers at a Chamber of Commerce dinner that he was organising. He suspects that someone is trying to prevent him going ahead with a business deal to buy a restaurant, ""Maximillians"" in Derby. He asks Harry to investigate. He also wants Harry to invest in the restaurant deal, along with another businessman, Charles Hastings, and promises him a seat in the Star Chamber if this deal goes ahead. Harry persuades Ken to act as Joe's bodyguard. At Joe's house, Ken meets Joe's wife Sheila who seems unexpectedly worried that Joe has engaged a bodyguard. Joe is extremely arrogant and peremptory to Ken, treats him like dirt and can't even be bothered to get his first name right. Ken takes an instant dislik
- Released: 1992-09-15
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
- Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey, Elizabeth Carling, Amanda Burton
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2. Queen's Gambit 1992-09-15
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3. Walkout 1992-09-22
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4. Deadline 1992-09-29
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5. Away from It All 1992-10-06
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6. Message in a Bottle 1992-10-13
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7. The Sharp End 1992-10-20
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8. Is There Anybody There? 1992-10-27
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10. Love or Money 1992-11-10
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11. Blackballed 1992-11-17
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12. Whispering Grass 1992-11-24
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13. Shot in the Dark 1992-12-01
