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The Tales of Para Handy
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
1994 7.5/10 community score 2 seasons · 9 episodes Ended
- Drama
- Comedy
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- First aired
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 9
- Status
- Ended
Latest aired episode
S2 E3
The Malingerer
Aired 50 min
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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Season guide
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Season 2
3 episodes
First episode aired
Season 1
6 episodes
First episode aired
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