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Overview

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

Series Cast

  1. Gregor Fisher as Para Handy

    Gregor Fisher

    Para Handy

    9 Episodes

  2. Rikki Fulton as Macphail

    Rikki Fulton

    Macphail

    9 Episodes

  3. Sean Scanlan as Dougie

    Sean Scanlan

    Dougie

    9 Episodes

  4. Andrew Fairlie

    Sunny Jim

    9 Episodes

  5. Paul Young as Andrew Campbell

    Paul Young

    Andrew Campbell

    9 Episodes

  6. Sally Howitt as Miss Kelly

    Sally Howitt

    Miss Kelly

    9 Episodes

  7. Carolyn Pickles as Lady Ramsay

    Carolyn Pickles

    Lady Ramsay

    5 Episodes

  8. Gilbert Martin

    Captain Angus

    4 Episodes

  9. Ian McCulloch as Laird Fergusson

    Ian McCulloch

    Laird Fergusson

    1 Episode

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Last Season

Season 2

1995 • 3 Episodes

Season 2 of The Tales of Para Handy premiered on July 31, 1995.

The Malingerer

(2x3, August 21, 1995) Season Finale

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The Tales of Para Handy
The Tales of Para Handy

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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