TV series

The Tales of Para Handy

1994–1995 · 2 seasons

A gentle, good-humoured amble around the Scottish coast with a lovable, bickering crew and their schemes.

Overview: The Tales of Para Handy is a Scottish television series set in the western isles of Scotland in the 1930s, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. It starred Gregor Fisher as Captain Peter "Para Handy" MacFarlane, Sean Scanlan as first mate Dougie Cameron, Rikki Fulton as engineer Dan Macphail and Andrew Fairlie as Sunny Jim. These four made up the crew of the puffer 'Vital Spark' which was employed by the Campbell Shipping Company, headquartered in Glasgow and run by Andrew Campbell
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, light and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, work, family, loyalty
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
work
family
loyalty
freedom
Places: sea
countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none