The Tales of Para Handy

1994

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Season 1 episodes (9)

1 Para Handy, Master Mariner

7/31/94

The crew of the Vital Spark are entrusted with transporting some queer cargo including a double bed and a prize highland bull -and trouble is never too far away.

2 Para Handy, Poacher

8/7/94

A spot of poaching lands Para Handy and his unfortunate crew in jail but also reunites Para with his childhood friend, Lady Catherine Ramsey.

3 Salvage!

8/14/94

In the aftermath of a storm Para Handy and his hapless crew rescue a drifting boat intending to claim salvage. But the abandoned vessel contains a very nasty surprise.

4 A Night Alarm

8/21/94

A spot of engine trouble sees the luckless crew marooned in a small island village, where Para tangles with the drunken town bully and indulges in a spot of matchmaking.

5 The End of the World

8/28/94

After reading his tea leaves, Dougie predicts doom and disaster for those on board the Vital Spark. Para dismisses his predictions until one by one the omens start coming true.

6 Treasure Trove

9/4/94

Threatened by the march of modern technology it takes all of Para's cunning, plus the help of a large beached whale, to keep him and his disaster prone crew in steady employment.

7 The Fortune Teller

7/31/95

Lured by a gypsy's prophecy of Spanish gold from a wrecked galleon, the crew embarks on a hunt for the treasure - with literally explosive consequences.

8 Para Handy's Piper

8/7/95

When the crew are entrusted with delivering a piper to a wedding, they pick up an imposter who wants to elope with the bride and the course of true love doesn't run smoothly.

9 The Malingerer

8/21/95

After bragging his boat can out-run any other, Para Handy is tricked into a race at sea with a rival shipping company. Once again he proves it's savvy, not speed, that counts.

About this show

A comedy drama about Para Handy, the skipper of the Vital Spark the most unreliable puffer ever to have sailed round the Mull of Kintyre!

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Robert Allardyce

January 18, 2021

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