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Boney TV series
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Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte has an Aboriginal mother and white father. He tracks murderers by spotting an overturned twig or a crushed ant on the sand. A loner, he works in the deepest reaches of the Outback where no white person could survive.
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The greatest compliment I've ever received!

#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback #Australia #AustralianFiction
December 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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David Gulpilil dances the story of a murder of a farmer's wife in the 1st episode - shots also used in the opening/closing titles.

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December 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Found in Australian charity shop! Only a really experienced actor could have played Boney - James Laurenson injected real personality into these scenes.

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November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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If you've bought bought my book from Amazon, could you please leave feedback? Thanks very much!

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November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Just a page from the new book so you can see the sort of layout I've used...

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November 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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THIS is a great feeling! Book is now available on Amazon and other online bookshops!

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October 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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"BONEY - Following the Footprints" is OUT NOW and can be found on Amazon and other online bookshops!

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October 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Boney: Following the Footprints of a Lost Television Series will be released in just a few days in hardback paperback and Ebook!
#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #AustralianTV #Gulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback
October 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Leaflet sent to TV stations worldwide in 1972 and never seen by the public. It's reproduced in full in my book, out soon!

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October 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Soon, folks! #Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Books #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback #Australia #Australianfiction #Cinema #Film
October 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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I've just given my publisher the final OK to start production on the book. #Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback #Australia #AustralianFiction
October 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
detectiveboney.bsky.social
I've just given my publisher the final OK to start production on the book. #Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback #Australia #AustralianFiction
October 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Just doing the final checks before I tell the publisher to Roll The Presses!

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September 26, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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This arrived from Ebay today - publicity for the 1974 German transmission!

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September 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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I just found this 1971 press still on Ebay, and I'm making a special place for it in my book now!

#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback
September 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Predicted publication date: this September or October!
#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback #Australia #AustralianFiction
July 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Press packs for "Boney" included an unusual way of sending photos: unbound Pan Books paperback covers!

#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback #Australia #AustralianFiction
June 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Here's something that never existed! The BONEY action figure was never made and is 100% unlikely to turn up on Ebay!

#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #1970sTV #CopShows #Australia #AustralianFiction
May 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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James Laurenson on location in ther Outback near Alice Springs during Series 1.

#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback #Australia #AustralianFiction #Outback
April 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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I just asked brilliant actress Kate Fitzpatrick, Constable McGorr in "Boney", if she'd write the Introduction for my book - she says "YES!"

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April 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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More "Boney" clippings... that was a popular show!

#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback #Australia #AustralianFiction
March 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Some "Boney" press clippings...

#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback #Australia #AustralianFiction
March 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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I've just received clearance to use a stack of Boney photos held by the National Film and Sound Archive!

#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #CopShows #Outback #Australia #AustralianFiction
March 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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David Gulpilil dances the story of a white woman's murder in "Boney Buys a Woman", the first episode shot.

#Boney #ArthurUpfield #JamesLaurenson #KateFitzpatrick #TVDetective #Crime #TVcops #CrimeFiction #Detective #AustralianTV #DavidGulpilil #1970sTV #Outback #Australia #AustralianFiction
March 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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James Laurenson on director Peter Maxwell. “I remember walking past his hotel room late one night and seeing him working and realizing, "Wow, he’s making a detailed schedule of EVERYTHING that’s going to happen tomorrow!" In fact he was working out the odds on who'd win the English football league.”
March 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM