Boone

1h

Drama

Boone Sawyer, who aspires to a career in rock and roll music, despite the advice of his stern father, Merit Sawyer, who wants Boone to join him in the automobile repair business. The setting of the series is Tennessee in the early 1950s, when great changes began to occur in popular music, with the rise of Elvis Presley.

Episodes

Cast

The Monument

1. The Monument

1h

26th Sep 1983

Boone gets into trouble with the law and almost misses his chance to perform at a war monument dedication.

The Trial

4. The Trial

1h

17th Oct 1983

Boone is injured in an explosion at the airport, but his music takes on a new dimension when he develops a friendship with singer Lucky Parsons.

Banjo

3. Banjo

1h

10th Oct 1983

Boone and Rome discover an orphaned girl living in a burned-out cabin.

Second Fiddle

5. Second Fiddle

1h

24th Oct 1983

Boone and Rome's friendship is tested when they meet a beautiful 17-year-old bonde girl.

The Decision

6. The Decision

1h

31st Oct 1983

Boone confronts his parents with his decision to make music his career, with or without their support. Mr. Johnson dies and leaves his guitar to Boone. At the funeral Boone's parents announce they will support him in any career he chooses.

The Graduation

7. The Graduation

1h

14th Nov 1983

Chance of a Lifetime

8. Chance of a Lifetime

1h

21st Nov 1983

The Auction

9. The Auction

1h

5th Dec 1983

Words and Music

10. Words and Music

1h

12th Dec 1983

Boone and Rome help thwart a crooked record producer.

Hard to Get

11. Hard to Get

1h

28th Jul 1984

Boone gets involved with a woman who has a five-year-old son and runs moonshine for her ex. Boone's parents are arrested and he puts himself in danger to protect the woman and her son.

The Front Line

12. The Front Line

1h

4th Aug 1984

Rome gets drafted and Boone enlists so they can be together. Boone fails the physical and is rejected. As Rome prepares to leave he hears the Korean War is over. While he is celebrating his motorcycle falls, crushing his knee and preventing him from going into the army.

The Runaway

13. The Runaway

1h

11th Aug 1984

Cousin Geneva leaves her husband and comes to Nashville to get Boone to help her launch a music career. Her first appearance does not go very well, but Boone discovers she has a talent for sewing. Geneva's husband joins her as she begins her new career as a seamstress.

The Last Dance (a.k.a. A Trip Down to Memphis)

2. The Last Dance (a.k.a. A Trip Down to Memphis)

1h

3rd Oct 1983

Boone and Rome miss the senior prom to accompany Mr. Johnson to a nightclub.

First air date

26th Sep 1983

Last air date

11th Aug 1984

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks