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The Vital Spark
1965 – 1974 · BBC Scotland
3 seasons · 21 episodes
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Comedy
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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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1973 · 7 episodes
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Series 2
1967 · 7 episodes
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1965 · 7 episodes
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SERIES CAST
Roddy McMillan
Peter 'Para Handy' MacFarlane
Alex McAvoy
Sunny Jim
John Grieve
Dan Macphail
Walter Carr
Dougie
Hamish Wilson
PC Fraser
Douglas Murchie
Piermaster
Wallace Campbell
Barman
James Gibson
Mr Pringle
Created by
Neil Munro
DETAILS
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Aug 12, 1965
Original language
EN
Production
BBC Scotland
Country
GB
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