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The Vital Spark was a BBC Scotland television series set in the western isles of Scotland in the 1930s, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. It starred Roddy McMillan as Peter "Para Handy" MacFarlane, captain of the puffer Vital Spark.
Original Release
08/12/1965
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Grieve | Dan Macphail |
| Alex McAvoy | Sunny Jim |
| Roddy McMillan | Para Handy |
| Walter Carr | Dougie |
| Russell Hunter | McCluskey / The Postmaster |
| James Gibson | Mr. Pringle |
| Wallace Campbell | Barman |
| Douglas Murchie | Piermaster |
| Hamish Wilson | PC Fraser |
| Phil McCall | McCutcheon / Shooghie |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | The Vital Spark: Special | Monday, 05 March 1973 |
| 1 | The Duel | Thursday, 19 September 1974 |
| 2 | The Quarrel | Thursday, 26 September 1974 |
| 3 | A Drop of the Real Stuff | Thursday, 03 October 1974 |
| 4 | Bad Luck Cargo | Thursday, 10 October 1974 |
| 5 | Highland Voyage | Thursday, 17 October 1974 |
| 6 | The Wedding | Thursday, 24 October 1974 |
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Writers
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Grieve | Dan Macphail |
| Alex McAvoy | Sunny Jim |
| Roddy McMillan | Para Handy |
| Walter Carr | Dougie |
| Russell Hunter | McCluskey / The Postmaster |
| James Gibson | Mr. Pringle |
| Wallace Campbell | Barman |
| Douglas Murchie | Piermaster |
| Hamish Wilson | PC Fraser |
| Phil McCall | McCutcheon / Shooghie |
| Roy Hanlon | PC Brodie / PC Macnab |
| Fulton Mackay | Minister The Wedding / Rev Mcgubbin |
| John Yule | PC Fraser |
| Archie Duncan | Mr. MacTaggart |
| Harry Walker | Gillespie |
| Larry Marshall | The Driver |
| Marjorie Thomson | Mrs. McKinnon |
| Roy Boutcher | The Doctor |
| June Andrews | Bunty McKinnon |
| Marillyn Gray | Mrs. McKenzie |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Pharic Maclaren | Producer |
