The Vital Spark

Name: The Vital Spark
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Roddy McMillan, Alex McAvoy, John Grieve, Walter Carr

Ended 1965 3 seasons BBC Scotland United Kingdom 6.5 (2)

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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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Roddy McMillan

Peter 'Para Handy' MacFarlane

3 seasons

Series 1

1965 · 7 episodes

1 1. Pilot Aug 12, 1965 25 min
2 2. A Drop o' the Real Stuff Jan 28, 1966 30 min
3 3. Salvage Feb 4, 1966 30 min
4 4. The Quarrel Feb 11, 1966 30 min
5 5. The Bad Luck Cargo Feb 18, 1966 30 min
6 6. The Acts Feb 25, 1966 30 min
7 7. A Good Man Gone Mar 4, 1966 30 min

Series 2

1967 · 7 episodes

1 1. The Duel Aug 16, 1967 30 min
2 2. The Warning Aug 23, 1967 30 min
3 3. MacPhail's Week Aug 30, 1967 30 min
4 4. The Heroes Sep 6, 1967 30 min
5 5. The Answer's A Lemon Sep 13, 1967 30 min
6 6. Say It With Flair Sep 20, 1967 30 min
7 7. The Big Bang Sep 27, 1967 30 min

Series 3

1973 · 7 episodes

1 1. The Marriage (aka The Wedding) Mar 5, 1973 55 min
2 2. The Duel Sep 19, 1974 30 min
3 3. The Quarrel Sep 26, 1974 30 min
4 4. A Drop O' The Real Stuff Oct 3, 1974 30 min
5 5. Bad Luck Cargo Oct 10, 1974 30 min
6 6. MacPhail's Week Oct 17, 1974 30 min
7 7. A Good Man Gone Oct 24, 1974 30 min

First aired: August 12, 1965
Status: Ended
Network: BBC Scotland
Seasons: 3
Genre: Comedy
Creator: Neil Munro
Country: United Kingdom
Rating: 6.5 / 10

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