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The Tales of Para Handy

1994

Seasons & Episodes

  • 2
  • 1

EP1 The Fortune Teller Jul 31, 1995

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.
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EP2 Para Handy's Piper Aug 07, 1995

When the crew are entrusted with delivering a piper to a wedding, they pick up an imposter who wants to elope with the bride and the course of true love doesn't run smoothly.
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EP3 The Malingerer Aug 21, 1995

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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Synopsis

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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Reviews

Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring
SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted
Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.
DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.