The Vital Spark
8.1
Season 3
S3 · E1 · Mar 5, 1973
The Marriage (aka The Wedding) Episode 1
S3 · E2 · Sep 19, 1974
The Duel Episode 2
S3 · E3 · Sep 26, 1974
The Quarrel Episode 3
S3 · E4 · Oct 3, 1974
A Drop O' The Real Stuff Episode 4
S3 · E5 · Oct 10, 1974
Bad Luck Cargo Episode 5
S3 · E6 · Oct 17, 1974
MacPhail's Week Episode 6
S3 · E7 · Oct 24, 1974
A Good Man Gone Episode 7
7 episodes in Season 3
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In the western isles of 1930s Scotland, Peter 'Para Handy' MacFarlane, captain of the puffer Vital Spark, treks around the coastal waters of west Scotland and variously schemes himself and his crew into mischief.
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Cast
33 people
Roddy McMillan
Peter 'Para Handy' MacFarlane
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Alex McAvoy
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John Grieve
Dan Macphail
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Walter Carr
Dougie
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Hamish Wilson
PC Fraser
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Douglas Murchie
Piermaster
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Wallace Campbell
Barman
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James Gibson
Mr Pringle
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John Yule
PC Fraser
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Robert Urquhart
Dougie
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Eric Wightman
Brian Pettifer
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Neil Munro Creator · Bill Craig Writer Ian Gourlay Composer
Total runtime 10h 30m · Episode length 30 min · Country United Kingdom
Show info
Premiered
August 12, 1965
Final episode
October 24, 1974
Status
Ended
Network
BBC Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
30 min
Total runtime
10h 30m
Original language
English
Production
BBC Scotland
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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Some details come from TheTVDB.