The Vital Spark
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1965 - 1974
- 21 episodes (3 series)
Captain Para Handy steers his famous puffer, the Vital Spark, up and down the Clyde, together with his motley crew. Stars Roddy McMillan, John Grieve, Walter Carr and Alex McAvoy.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1965 - 1974
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 21 (1 pilot + 3 series)
- Stars
- Roddy McMillan, John Grieve, Walter Carr and Alex McAvoy
- Writer
- Bill Craig
- Producer
- Pharic Maclaren
- Company
More adventures with the Scottish sailors. The crew of the Vital Spark have to deal not only with the regular hardships of their life but also with a decade unsympathetic to their existence.
Additional details
- Part of
- Also known as
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- Para Handy
- Production setting
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 12th August 1965 at 8:50pm on BBC One
- All previous repeats
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- Monday 14th December 2015 at 10:00pm on BBC2 Scot - Series 1, Episode 1