Postman Pat is a timeless classic that appeals to generation after Generation -I remember as a young child being ascinated by the adventures of Postman Pat and his black and white cat. Now, more than 20 years on my son shares my love of the goings on in Greendale. The ever popular animated series was written by John Cunliffe, and with the artistic skills of animator Ivor Wood the Postman Pat story was first brought to life on tv in 1981. Each episode is about 15 minutes long and follows the story of how Postman Pat and his cat Jess deliver post around the village of Greendale. But inevitably Postman Pat is always drawn into the mishaps and dilemmas of the residents of Greendale, which detract him from the work he is meant to do.
The Characters in Postman Pat are: Pat Clifton - Village Postman (Postman Pat) (1981-) Jess the cat - Pat's pet (1981-) Mrs Goggins - Postal Mistress, first name unknown (1981-) Bonnie the dog - A fluffy white dog adopted by Mrs Goggins (2005-) Sarah Gilbertson - schoolchild, daughter of Dr Gilbertson (1991-) Katy Pottage - schoolchild, Tom's twin sister, daughter of Julia Pottage (1981-) Tom Pottage - schoolchild, Katy's twin brother, son of Julia Pottage (1981-) Charlie Pringle - schoolchild, son of Mr. Pringle (1981-) Lucy Selby - schoolchild, daughter of PC Selby (1991-) Mr Pottage - father of Tom and Katy Pottage, husband of Julia Pottage first name unknown (1981) Julia Pottage - mother of Tom and Katy Pottage, wife of Mr Pottage (1981-) The Reverend Peter Timms - The vicar (1981-) Alf Thompson - farmer, husband of Dorothy Thompson (1981-) Dorothy Thompson - wife of Alf Thompson (1981-) Bill Thompson - schoolchild son of Alf and Dorothy (1981-) Ted Glen - handyman Rebecca Hubbard - Nearly always seen out on her bike (1981-2002) Amy Wrigglesworth - The vet (2005-) Pumpkin the pony - Amy's pet (2005-) Sam Waldron - mobile shop owner (1981-2002) Granny Dryden - first name unknown (1981-2002) George Lancaster - farmer (1981-2002) Peter Fogg - farmer (1981-2002) Dr Sylvia Gilbertson - mother of Sarah Gilbertson (1991-) Police Constable Arthur Selby - policeman, father of Lucy Selby, can be called PC Selby for short or Arthur (1991-) Major Forbes - owner of Garner Hall, first name unknown, mentioned in 1981 (1991-2002) Sara Clifton - wife of Pat, station café waitress from 2004, surname not mentioned until 2004 referred to in 1981, but first name and surname not mentioned (1981-) Julian Clifton - schoolchild and son of Pat and Sara (1991-) Jeff Pringle - teacher (1981-) Ajay Bains - railway owner, husband of Nisha Bains (2003-) Nisha Bains - station café waitress, wife of Ajay Bains (2003-) Meera Bains - schoolchild and daughter of Nisha Bains (2003-) Nikhil Bains - baby (2003-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Characters have been introduced over the years, and these characters have created more stories and antics for children to follow. As can be seen Postman Pats son was not introduced into the cartoon until ten years after it was first aired. Modern day cartoon episodes strongly feature Postman Pat as a family man. --------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Postman Pat's Bumper Collection is a great DVD to buy for your children to keep them entertained. It was released in 2005 and has 116 minutes of episodes for children to watch. Episodes include The Ice Cream machine and Postman Pat clowns around,
The complete episode list is as follows: DVD 1: - Postman Pat Clowns around - Postman Pat and the Runaway Kite -Postman Pat and a Job Well Done DVD 2: - Postman Pat And The Ice Cream Machine - Postman Pat And The Great Greendale Race - Postman Pat And The Hungry Goat - Postman Pat And The Jumble Sale
Each of the episodes are fun and packed with lots of adventure and situations for children to enjoy. All of the popular characters that children watch on the TV series are present and I have enjoyed many hours of peace and quiet whilst my son watches this. With nearly two hours of watching packed into this bumper collection it is certainly value for money and a must have for any parent who has a Postman Pat loving child like I do. As it was released more than 2 years ago now, the price of it is very reasonable and I found that Amazon provides a great range to choose from, be it new or used, In all truthfulness I spend many an hour watching this with my son, as it brings back memories of when I was a child, and has that same simple pleasure that I loved so much as a young child. ten out of ten for this DVD
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