The Tales of Para Handy
1994
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 9 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 50 min/episode
DramaComedy
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
Where to Watch (US)
Stream
Amazon Prime Video
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Seasons
Season 1
The crew of the Vital Spark are entrusted with transporting some queer cargo including a double bed and a prize Highland Bull - and trouble is never too far away.
Season 2
Lured by a gypsy's prophecy of Spanish gold from a wrecked galleon, the crew embarks on a hunt for the treasure - with literally explosive consequences.
Cast
Network
BBC One