The Tales of Para Handy

The Tales of Para Handy

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1994-07-31

The Tales of Para Handy is a Scottish television series set in the western isles of Scotland in the 1930s, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. It starred Gregor Fisher as Captain Peter "Para Handy" MacFarlane, Sean Scanlan as first mate Dougie Cameron, Rikki Fulton as engineer Dan Macphail and Andrew Fairlie as Sunny Jim. These four made up the crew of the puffer 'Vital Spark' which was employed by the Campbell Shipping Company, headquartered in Glasgow and run by Andrew Campbell

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The Tales of Para Handy is a Scottish television series set in the western isles of Scotland in the 1930s, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. It starred Gregor Fisher as Captain Peter "Para Handy" MacFarlane, Sean Scanlan as first mate Dougie Cameron, Rikki Fulton as engineer Dan Macphail and Andrew Fairlie as Sunny Jim. These four made up the crew of the puffer 'Vital Spark' which was employed by the Campbell Shipping Company, headquartered in Glasgow and run by Andrew Campbell

First Aired

1994-07-31

Last Aired

1995-08-21

Seasons

2

Episodes

9

Director

Status

Ended

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Language

English

Network

BBC One

Production

Casts

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    Gregor Fisher

    Gregor Fisher
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    Rikki Fulton

    Rikki Fulton
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    Sean Scanlan

    Sean Scanlan
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    Andrew Fairlie

    Andrew Fairlie
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    Paul Young

    Paul Young
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    Sally Howitt

    Sally Howitt