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The Vital Spark

★ 8.1 85 votes 1965–1974 3 seasons · 21 episodes Ended BBC Scotland
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Starring
Roddy McMillanAlex McAvoyWalter CarrJohn GrieveRussell HunterJames Gibson
Starring
Roddy McMillanAlex McAvoyWalter CarrJohn GrieveRussell HunterJames Gibson

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About

In the western isles of 1930s Scotland, Peter 'Para Handy' MacFarlane, captain of the puffer Vital Spark, treks around the coastal waters of west Scotland and variously schemes himself and his crew into mischief.

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Series 11965
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Series 21967
—07
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Series 31973
—07

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Roddy McMillan Para Handy
Alex McAvoy Sunny Jim
Walter Carr Dougie
John Grieve Dan Macphail
Russell Hunter McCluskey, The Postmaster
James Gibson Mr. Pringle
Wallace Campbell Barman
Douglas Murchie Piermaster
Hamish Wilson PC Fraser
Phil McCall McCutcheon, Shooghie

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