The Tales of Para Handy

Name: The Tales of Para Handy
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1994-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Gregor Fisher, Rikki Fulton, Sean Scanlan, Andrew Fairlie, Paul Young

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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Status

Ended

Original Name

The Tales of Para Handy

First Air Date

July 31, 1994

Last Air Date

August 21, 1995

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC One

S02E03

The Malingerer

After bragging his boat can out-run any other, Para Handy is tricked into a race at sea with a rival shipping company. Once again he proves it's savvy, not speed, that counts.

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