The Vital Spark

The Vital Spark

6.5(2)|1965-08-12|3 seasons, 21 episodes
Comedy

Overview

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.

Episodes

Series 1(7)Series 2(7)Series 3(7)
Pilot

S1E1 · 1965-08-12 · 25m

Pilot

A Drop o' the Real Stuff

S1E2 · 1966-01-28 · 30m

A Drop o' the Real Stuff

Salvage

S1E3 · 1966-02-04 · 30m

Salvage

The Quarrel

S1E4 · 1966-02-11 · 30m

The Quarrel

The Bad Luck Cargo

S1E5 · 1966-02-18 · 30m

The Bad Luck Cargo

The Acts

S1E6 · 1966-02-25 · 30m

The Acts

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Roddy McMillan

Roddy McMillan

Peter 'Para Handy' MacFarlane

Alex McAvoy

Alex McAvoy

Sunny Jim

John Grieve

John Grieve

Dan Macphail

Walter Carr

Walter Carr

Dougie