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The Vital Spark
The Vital Spark
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The Vital Spark

1965–1974
Created byNeil Munro
3 Seasons
21 Episodes

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.

CAST
Roddy McMillanPeter 'Para Handy' MacFarlaneAlex McAvoySunny JimJohn GrieveDan MacphailWalter CarrDougieHamish WilsonPC FraserDouglas MurchiePiermasterWallace CampbellBarmanJames GibsonMr PringleRoy HanlonPC Macnab
DETAILS
GENRES
Comedy
STATUSEnded
RATING
6.5
NETWORK
BBC Scotland
EPISODES
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