Para Handy - Master Mariner
Para Handy - Master Mariner 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 Duncan Macrae as Peter "Para Handy" MacFarlane, captain of the puffer Vital Spark.
The series followed the Vital Spark's adventures around the coastal waters of west Scotland and the various schemes that Para Handy would get himself and his crew involved in.
The series was first broadcast in 1959, in black-and-white. The series is no longer available from the BBC
Cast
- Duncan Macrae - Captain Peter "Para Handy" MacFarlane
- John Grieve - Dan Macphail, the engineer
- Roddy McMillan - Dougie Cameron/the mate
- Angus Lennie - Davie "Sunny Jim" Green
Episodes
Season 1
| Episode | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Para Handy, Master Mariner" | 11 December 1959 |
| 2 | "Para Handy’ Experiment" | 18 December 1959 |
| 3 | "A Happy New Year" | 1 January 1960 |
| 4 | "(unknown)" | 8 January 1960 |
| 5 | "(unknown)" | 15 January 1960 |
| 6 | "(unknown)" | 22 January 1960 |