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The Tales of Para Handy

The Tales of Para Handy

Description: The Tales of Para Handy is a Scottish television series set in the western isles of Scotland in the 1930s, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. Wikipedia
Genre: Comedy
Year Released: 1994
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 9
First episode air date: July 31, 1994
Network: BBC One
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sitcom
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