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The Tales of Para Handy(1994)

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

Aired:
July 31, 1994 to August 21, 1995
Status:
Ended
Episodes:
9 Episodes2 Seasons
~50 min per episode
Rating:
5.0/10
(1 votes)
Production:
Network:
BBC One