The Vital Spark
Set sail for nautical mischief in 1930s Scotland. Perfect for fans of classic comedies and charming maritime adventures.
Genres: Comedy
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The Vital Spark is a British television comedy set in the western isles of 1930s Scotland, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. Starring Roddy McMillan as Peter 'Para Handy' MacFarlane, captain of the puffer Vital Spark, the series followed its adventures around the coastal waters of west Scotland and the various schemes that Para Handy would get himself and his crew involved in. The programme first broadcast in August 1965 as an episode of Comedy Playhouse. Two series, of six and seven episodes respectively, were commissioned by BBC Scotland and transmitted in early 1966, and autumn 1967, in black-and-white. In March 1973, an hour-long TV special was made, in colour, featuring the same cast. After the success of this, a further six episodes (essentially remakes of previous scripts but in a more contemporary setting) were commissioned, broadcast in the autumn of 1974.
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S2E6: Say It With Flair
September 19, 1967
S2E7: The Big Bang
September 26, 1967
S3E1: The Marriage (aka The Wedding)
March 4, 1973
S3E2: The Duel
September 18, 1974
S3E3: The Quarrel
September 25, 1974
S3E4: A Drop O' The Real Stuff
October 2, 1974
S3E5: Bad Luck Cargo
October 9, 1974
S3E6: MacPhail's Week
October 16, 1974
S3E7: A Good Man Gone
October 23, 1974
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