The Tales Of Para Handy. Para Handy (Gregor Fisher). Copyright: BBC
The Tales Of Para Handy
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 1994 - 1995
- 9 episodes (2 series)
1990s adaptation of the famous tales. This time, the stories were set in the 1930s. Stars Gregor Fisher, Rikki Fulton, Sean Scanlan, Andrew Fairlie, Paul Young and more.
The Tales Of Para Handy. Image shows from L to R: Sunny Jim (Andrew Fairlie), Para Handy (Gregor Fisher), Macphail (Rikki Fulton), Dougie (Sean Scanlan). Copyright: BBC
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 1994 - 1995
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 9 (2 series)
- Creator
- Neil Munro
- Stars
- Gregor Fisher, Rikki Fulton, Sean Scanlan, Andrew Fairlie, Paul Young, Sally Howitt, Gilbert Martin and Carolyn Pickles
- Writers
- Bob Black and Michael Russell
- Directors
- Colin Gilbert, Ron Bain, Morag Fullarton and Jim Shields
- Producer
- Colin Gilbert
- Company
Captained by Peter 'Para' Handy, the crew of Scottish puffer The Vital Spark regularly find themselves in all sorts of trouble, both with authorities and their erstwhile employer, who also happens to be Handy's brother-in-law.
Venturing around the western coast of Scotland and its many islands plying their trade, the ageing cargo vessel seems never far from total break-down, and its crew never far from unemployment!
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Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 31st July 1994 at 8pm on BBC One