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). [2] The content of Postman Pat's Finding Day, The Sheep in The Clover Field and Letters on Ice are all taken from the 1993 re-release of Postman Pat 1 (BBCV 4028). DVD releases of classic Postman Pat were limited in availability in various regions, although the revival series is more common. Kulvinder Ghir as Bill Thompson (series 3-8), Tom Pottage (series 3–5), Ajay Bains, Bessie Thompson, Michael Lam, Robot 2, Grizzly, Shopper-Bot 3000

The content of Postman Pat and The Magpie Hen, Postman Pat's Foggy Day and Postman Pat Goes Sledging are all taken from the 1993 re-release of Postman Pat 2 (BBCV 4029). Greendale has a different character in the various Postman Pat series. In the original series (1 and 2), it was a small village with narrow, winding roads. The gentle pace of life allowed Pat plenty of time to enjoy the countryside as he passed through, or even stop on quiet days to have a picnic.Previously released on Postman Pat 2 - BBCV 4029, Postman Pat and Company - BBCV 4709 and Postman Pat's Birthday and Three Other Stories - BBCV 5468) Previously released on Postman Pat 1 - BBCV 4028, The Very Best of Postman Pat - BBCV 4869 and Postman Pat Takes A Message and Three Other Stories - BBCV 5469) The series features an expanded and diverse cast, a fleet of new vehicles, a world full of gadgets and the new town of Pencaster. Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service first screened on BBC2 on 29 September 2008. The new series was commissioned by the BBC and produced by Entertainment Rights and Cosgrove Hall Films.

A slide of four other "Postman Pat" titles which are also available from BBC Video which are 1: " Postman Pat 2", VHS and Betamax releases of Series 1 were originally released by Longman Video in the early-80s, before BBC Enterprises/Worldwide secured them, and later released the four TV specials and Series 2 on VHS. For Series 1, the original opening titles which featured Pat driving in the original version of his van with a crown logo (which Pat used until Pat's Thirsty Day) was replaced with an edited version of the shot for shot remake of the original intro (which had Pat driving the Royal Mail Van) as used when the show aired in countries like France and Australia. The edits made to the intro on the DVD involved some shots being replaced by scenes from "Pat's Difficult Day", "Pat Takes A Message", and "Pat's Foggy Day". This edited intro was also used when CBeebies and BritBox reran the show. A BBC Video slide advertising four other Postman Pat video releases, which are 1: Postman Pat 2, 2: Postman Pat's Big Video, 3: The Very Best of Postman Pat and 4: Postman Pat 3, all of which are also available on BBC Video.

In Series 1, Ken Barrie voiced all the characters and narrated the series. In Series 2, Carole Boyd joined to voice all the female characters and child characters except Granny Dryden who was still voiced by Barrie. In Series 3, Kulvinder Ghir, Janet James, and Archie Panjabi joined to voice the new characters and the child characters, while Boyd continued to voice the adult females, Charlie and Sarah, Melissa Sinden and Jimmy Hibbert also joined to perform the animal characters' vocal effects and Angela Griffin joined in Series 5 to voice a new character. In Series 6, Lewis MacLeod replaced Barrie as Pat. In Series 7, Barrie left completely and MacLeod, Bradley Clarkson, and Dan Milne took over the rest of Barrie's characters. Joe Trill joined in Series 8 to voice a new character. Previously released on Postman Pat 2 - BBCV 4029, Postman Pat and Friends - WHS 4301, Postman Pat Takes A Message and Three Other Stories - BBCV 5469 and Postman Pat's Bumper Collection - BBCV 5683) In October 2023, Norwegian singer Leo Moracchioli released a heavy metal cover version of the theme song. [14] Books [ edit ] Postman Pat 's first 13-episode series was screened on BBC1 in 1981. [3] 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 [4]). The Postman Pat characters and setting have also been used in the UK and Australia in television advertisements for the company Specsavers.