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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
Last Episode Aired
1995-08-21
S2E3 — The Malingerer
After bragging his boat can out-run any other, Para Handy is tricked into a race at sea with a rival shipping company. Once again he proves it's savvy, not speed, that counts.
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Gregor Fisher
Para Handy
Rikki Fulton
Macphail
Sean Scanlan
Dougie
Andrew Fairlie
Sunny Jim
Paul Young
Andrew Campbell
Sally Howitt
Miss Kelly
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