The Tales of Para Handy

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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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Season 11994

7.61964h 48m

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Season 21995

7.61732h 24m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Gregor Fisher Para Handy

Rikki Fulton Macphail

Sean Scanlan Dougie

Andrew Fairlie Sunny Jim

Paul Young Andrew Campbell

Sally Howitt Miss Kelly, Liz Kelly

Carolyn Pickles Lady Ramsay

Gilbert Martin Captain Angus

Tony Curran Donald, Sailor in Pub

Joanne Bett Susan

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