The Tales of Para Handy

Description: BBC1 / Scottish Sitcom / A sitcom about a puffer boat and its crew.

Newest Review: ... Del Boy! The stories are based on the books "Para Handy" by Neil Munro and are well acted out by an almost completely Scottish cast - some of who would star in Rab C Nesbitt and Still Game. Having run on BBC1 from 1994 to 95, it has somehow never appeared on DVD form and has rarely if ever been shown again, but is available on video and is well worth a watch. There's regular ... more

... banter with lots of witty comments between the puffer boat crew and some enjoyable scenery as they sail between various destinations in the Western Isles as well as docking in Glasgow now and gain. This is all in quite a broad Scottish accent but it's en...more

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The Tales of Para Handy: Warm, cheerful and entertaining (266 words)
by - written on 12/07/09 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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The Tales of Para Handy is not so much a sitcom but more a drama with lots of funny moments, most of them revolve around the wily and cunning behaviour of Para Handy (Gregor Fisher) who behaves in a similar way to Greengrass in the early days of Heartbeat or even to some extent Del Boy! The stories are based on the books "Para Handy" by Neil Munro and are well acted out by an almost completely Scottish cast - some of who would star in Rab C Nesbitt and Still Game. Having run on BBC1 from 1994 to 95, it has somehow never appeared on DVD form and has rarely if ever been shown again, but is available on video and is well worth a ... Read the complete review

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