Postman Pat and his cat, Jess, in the original series
Genre
Animated television series Slice of life (series 1–2) Stop motion
Created by
John Cunliffe[1]
Developed by
Ivor Wood
Directed by
Ivor Wood[1] Kitty Taylor Derek Mogford
Voices of
Lewis MacLeod
Ken Barrie
Carole Boyd
Kulvinder Ghir
Janet James
Archie Panjabi
Melissa Sinden
Anji Kreft
Shaun Harvey
Angela Griffin
Jimmy Hibbert
Bradley Clarkson
Narrated by
Ken Barrie Peter Sallis[2]
Opening theme
"Postman Pat (Can You Guess What's In His Bag?)" by Simon Woodgate
Composers
Bryan Daly (1981–1996)
Simon Woodgate (2003–2017)
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
8
No. of episodes
184 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
for Children's BBC:
Theresa Plummer-Andrews
Michael Carrington
Chris Rose
for Entertainment Rights:
Jane Smith
Oliver Ellis
for Cosgrove Hall Films:
Chris Bowden
Producers
Debbie Pears
Jo Jorden
Editor
Martin Bohan
Running time
15 minutes (series)
30 minutes (specials)
Production companies
Woodland Animations (1981–1996)
Entertainment Rights (2003–2008)
Cosgrove Hall Films (2003–2008)
Classic Media (2013)
Mackinnon and Saunders (2013–2017)
DreamWorks Classic Productions (2015–2017)
Original release
Network
BBC One (Series 1)
Children's BBC on BBC One (Series 2)
CBeebies (Series 3–8)
Release
16 September 1981 (1981-09-16) – 29 March 2017 (2017-03-29)
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Postman Pat is a British stop motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale near Kendal).[3]
Postman Pat's first 13-episode series was screened on BBC One in 1981.[4] John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts for the series, which was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on The Magic Roundabout, The Wombles, Paddington, and The Herbs. Following the success of the first series, four TV specials and a second series of 13 episodes were produced during the 1990s. In this series, Pat had a family shown on screen for the first time (though his wife had been mentioned in a number of episodes[5]).
A new version of the series was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films from 2003 to 2008 and expanded on many aspects of the original series.
The show ended on 29 March 2017, after 8 series and 12 specials. The SDS spin-off is still being rerun on CBeebies on weekends, and the previous Cosgrove Hall series from the 2000s is being rerun on ITVBe's children's block littleBe, starting from September 2023. The original two Ivor Wood series are available to watch on BritBox, Prime Video and on DVD.
^ ab"Postman Pat's creator looks back at its conception". BBC News. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2014. The first episode, Postman Pat's Finding Day, was broadcast on 16 September 1981
^"Postman Pat". BBC. 30 March 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
^DeMott, Rick (13 June 2011). "Postman Pat Kicks Off 30th Birthday Celebration". Animation World Network. Retrieved 24 June 2014. First introduced on BBC1 on September 16, 1981,...
PostmanPat is a British stop motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of...
PostmanPat is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton...
following is a list of characters in the animated TV series PostmanPat. Pat Clifton (series 1–8): postman, the main character and primary protagonist; husband...
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The Age. Retrieved 18 November 2011. Baum, Greg (21 November 2011). "PostmanPat: he delivers". The Age. Retrieved 21 November 2011. "2nd Test, Australia...
for singing the theme tune of the BBC television programmes Hi-de-Hi!, PostmanPat and Charlie Chalk, and also narrated the latter two. He was also known...
studio album by Pat Boone Pat (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), a gardener Pat (Saturday Night Live), an androgynous character PostmanPat, a British children's...
for several characters in the British children's television animation PostmanPat. She lent her voice to the video game Dead Space: Extraction. Panjabi...
television series featuring Jess the Cat from the television series PostmanPat. The show follows Jess' adventures with his friends on Greendale Farm...
announced that Grint would voice a character in the film adaptation of PostmanPat along with David Tennant, Stephen Mangan and Jim Broadbent; it was released...
announced that Tennant would voice a character in the movie adaptation of PostmanPat with a planned 3D theatrical release for spring 2013. In October 2011...
Mail to use their more up to date logo, PostmanPat's van was a modified design with only the number plate PAT 4. The single raised at least £170,000 for...
Gordon the Garden Gnome Little Red Tractor Merlin the Magical Puppy PostmanPat The Secret World of Benjamin Bear The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and...
also referred to as a mailman, mailwoman, mailperson, postal carrier, postman, postwoman, postperson, letter carrier (in American English), or colloquially...
well.[citation needed] He narrated "PostmanPat's Parcel of Stories" in the children's television series PostmanPat for audio cassettes. While a student...
Bhaskar). He is also known for providing the voice of Ajay Bains in PostmanPat. His play Dusky Warriors premiered at the Theatre Royal, Stratford, London...
Five-Year Engagement (2012). In 2014, she voiced Mrs. Goggins and Granny in PostmanPat: The Movie, and portrays Sister Serpent in the Halloween themed slasher...
Retrieved 17 February 2017. "PostmanPat to make movie debut". BBC. UK. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012. "PostmanPat to Hit the Big Screen in 3D"...
the main villain in the 3D Computer animation children's comedy film PostmanPat: The Movie. As the Techno Mage Galen in the Babylon 5 spin-off Crusade...