The Vital Spark

6.5/ 10 2 votes 1965 30m / ep 3 popularity

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.

Creator: Neil Munro

Network: BBC Scotland

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Roddy McMillan

Peter 'Para Handy' MacFarlane

Alex McAvoy

Sunny Jim

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John Grieve

Dan Macphail

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Walter Carr

Dougie

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Hamish Wilson

PC Fraser

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Douglas Murchie

Piermaster

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Wallace Campbell

Barman

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James Gibson

Mr Pringle

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