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Postman Pat - Series 1 (UK)

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The first series of the Postman Pat television series was first aired from 16 September 1981 to 27 September 1982 in the UK. All thirteen episodes were both written by the creator John Cunliffe and narrated by Ken Barrie.

Episodes[]

  1. 1981-09-16 - Postman Pat - S01E01 - Postman Pat's Finding Day - Wednesday September 16, 1981
  2. 1981-09-23 - Postman Pat - S01E02 - Postman Pat and the Magpie Hen - Wednesday September 23, 1981
  3. 1981-09-30 - Postman Pat - S01E03 - Postman Pat's Birthday - Wednesday September 30, 1981
  4. 1981-10-07 - Postman Pat - S01E04 - Postman Pat's Rainy Day - Wednesday October 7, 1981
  5. 1981-10-14 - Postman Pat - S01E05 - The Sheep in the Clover Field - Wednesday October 14, 1981
  6. 1981-10-21 - Postman Pat - S01E06 - Postman Pat's Tractor Express - Wednesday October 21, 1981
  7. 1981-10-28 - Postman Pat - S01E07 - Postman Pat's Thirsty Day - Wednesday October 28, 1981
  8. 1981-11-04 - Postman Pat - S01E08 - Postman Pat's Windy Day - Wednesday November 4, 1981
  9. 1982-03-03 - Postman Pat - S01E09 - Postman Pat's Foggy Day - Wednesday March 3, 1982
  10. 1982-03-10 - Postman Pat - S01E10 - Postman Pat's Difficult Day - Wednesday March 10, 1982
  11. 1982-09-06 - Postman Pat - S01E11 - Postman Pat Goes Sledging - Monday September 6, 1982
  12. 1982-09-20 - Postman Pat - S01E12 - Letters on Ice - Monday September 20, 1982
  13. 1982-09-27 - Postman Pat - S01E13 - Postman Pat Takes a Message - Monday September 27, 1982

Episode Descriptions[]

  1. Postman Pat's Finding Day - Pat searches for Katy Pottage's lost doll.
  2. Postman Pat and the Magpie Hen - Pat discovers that one of Dorothy Thompson's hens is living the life of a magpie after his sandwiches and keys are stolen.
  3. Postman Pat's Birthday - Pat is puzzled as to how everyone on his rounds knows it's his birthday.
  4. Postman Pat's Rainy Day - After a shower of rain, the road is blocked by a landslide. Pat must send a message to Peter Fogg so he can clear the road.
  5. The Sheep in the Clover Field - After clearing away some sheep, Pat and Ted are seen off by a bull and Ted sprains his ankle.
  6. Postman Pat's Tractor Express - Pat has to take a ride on a tractor to deliver a registered letter to campers.
  7. Postman Pat's Thirsty Day - It is a hot day in Greendale and the old village pump has dried up, so Pat asks Ted Glen to fix it.
  8. Postman Pat's Windy Day - Pat struggles to deliver the post in the wind and also loses his hat.
  9. Postman Pat's Foggy Day - Pat is having trouble trying to do his rounds in the fog.
  10. Postman Pat's Difficult Day - After waking up late, Pat has a very problematic day.
  11. Postman Pat Goes Sledging - Pat has to take a ride on a sledge to deliver a parcel to George Lancaster.
  12. Letters on Ice - Pat goes skating on the tarn and delivers some of his letters at the same time.
  13. Postman Pat Takes a Message - Pat is in a race against time to get a message to the Reverend Timms.

Characters Introduced[]

  • Pat Clifton
  • Jess
  • Mrs. Goggins
  • Ted Glen
  • Alf Thompson
  • Dorothy Thompson
  • Bill Thompson
  • Reverend Timms
  • Julia Pottage
  • Katy and Tom Pottage
  • Lucy Selby
  • Sylvia Gilbertson
  • Sarah Gilbertson
  • Charlie Pringle
  • Rebecca Hubbard
  • Granny Dryden
  • Sam Waldron
  • Peter Fogg
  • George Lancaster
  • Major Forbes' Bull (not seen in person)
  • Bert (mentioned)
  • Auntie Jean (mentioned)
  • Elsie Timms (mentioned)
  • Cousin Joan (mentioned)
  • Cousin Sylvia (mentioned)
  • Mr. Pottage (mentioned)
  • Aunt Alice (mentioned)
  • Sally (mentioned)
  • Sally's Husband (mentioned)
  • Jim (mentioned)
  • Major Forbes (mentioned)
  • The Headmaster (mentioned)
  • Mrs. Atkinson (mentioned)
  • The Campers (mentioned)
  • The Jacksons (mentioned)
  • The Pencaster Postman (mentioned)
  • Sara Clifton (not named; mentioned)

Vehicles[]

  • PAT 1
  • SAM 1
  • The Yellow Tractor
  • The Red Tractor
  • Miss Hubbard's Bicycle
  • The Plough
  • The Log Lifter

Songs[]

  • Postman Pat
  • The Farmer's Song
  • The Handyman Song
  • Mobile Shop
  • Jess the Cat
  • Miss Rebecca Hubbard (instrumental)

Trivia[]

  • An alternate version of the Series 1 intro and outro was used for later reruns, with all of the scenes reshot to include the official Royal Mail logo on PAT 1. The outro included a reshot of Pat with the current crest on his hat (from Pat's Windy Day to Series 8), and there were no big envelopes with the credits on them. This version was modified again for 2004 DVD releases and reruns on CBBC and CBeebies. Some of the intro shots were replaced with scenes from Postman Pat's Foggy Day, Postman Pat's Difficult Day and Postman Pat Takes a Message. The outro went into reverse when the Woodland Animations logo appeared at the end.
  • Starting in 2005, the Cantonese dub was released in Hong Kong on VCD (as well as the English, European Portuguese and Czech versions in 2014) feature the second series intro and closing credits sequence from 1996, with the opening and closing theme from 2003. The logo from the third to fifth series was also used in the intro.
  • This is the only series to feature Ken Barrie as all the voices.
  • In 1991, both Series 1 of Postman Pat and Tugs debuted on Australian television on ABC on 10 June, with each episode of all 13 episodes from the series and all 13 episodes from TUGS airing on the same day with Postman Pat airing at 4:30 and TUGS airing at 4:45.
  • Before Ivor and his wife Josiane Wood had created Woodland Animation and Ivor was at Filmfair Animation, there was talk about started about a certain postman who lived in the Yorkshire dales. The BBC approached Ivor about this concept and it was here that he decided to produce Postman Pat instead of merely directing and animating.
  • Ivor and Josiane Wood had to remortgage their own house in order to fund the series.
  • In 1994, Fuji Television, a Japanese television network, commissioned Woodland Animations to recreate photos of the series for books. This was because Fuji Television was hesitant to buy the series for Japanese broadcasting rights at it looked as though the characters were members of Japanese mafia who would have three fingers and a thumb. The head of the foreign distribution for the series, HIT Entertainment, and Fuji Television's programming executives decided that Pat's missing finger was not that obvious, but the book series would be withdrawn for the Japanese market, until the artists added an extra finger for Pat's hands. So Woodland Animations creating four fingered hands for the puppets for photo-shoot which would be depicted in the picture books and other promotional material. The original Celia Berridge/Joan Hickson illustrated books were also edited to include the fourth finger. The picture books released in Japan were:
    • Postman Pat's Finding Day
    • Postman Pat and the Magpie Hen
    • Postman Pat's Birthday
    • Postman Pat's Rainy Day
    • Postman Pat's Tractor Express
    • Postman Pat's Thirsty Day
    • Postman Pat's Difficult Day
    • Postman Pat Goes Sledging
    • Letters on Ice
    • Postman Pat Takes a Message
  • In late 2000, this series was remastered to celebrate the show's 20th anniversary.
  • Series 1 last aired on CBeebies in 2007.
  • In the later reruns on CBeebies, the episodes were cropped from 4:3 to 14:9.

Opening Credits[]

  • POSTMAN PAT
  • Written by: JOHN CUNLIFFE
  • Designed and Directed by: IVOR WOOD
  • Music by: BRYAN DALY

Closing Credits[]

  • Narration and Vocals: KEN BARRIE
  • Animation: DEREK MOGFORD
  • Editor: MARTAN BOHAN
  • Produced by: WOODLAND ANIMATIONS LTD
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