The Tales of Para Handy

Name: The Tales of Para Handy
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1994-07-31
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Gregor Fisher, Rikki Fulton, Sean Scanlan, Andrew Fairlie, Paul Young

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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

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StatusEnded

First AiredJuly 31, 1994

Last AiredAugust 21, 1995

Episode Runtime50dk

Seasons2

Episodes9

TypeScripted

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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Last Episode

S2 E3 • 8/21/1995

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.