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DVD releases of classic Postman Pat were limited in availability in various regions, although the revival series is more common. In the second series of the show, which aired in 1996, the village at the centre of the series was briefly referred to as Garner Bridge, while Greendale was the name of the valley in which Garner Bridge was situated. In the episode Postman Pat and the Suit of Armour, Greendale Post Office is referred to as "Garner Bridge Post Office". Postman Pat's Finding Day, The Sheep in The Clover Field, Letters on Ice, Postman Pat and The Magpie Hen, Postman Pat's Foggy Day and Postman Pat Goes Sledging) Bryan DALY Obituary". The Times. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012 . Retrieved 20 January 2012.

CHappet, Marie-Claire (16 September 2011). "Postman Pat: from Greendale to Hollywood". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 26 December 2014. A slide of four other "Postman Pat" titles which are also available from BBC Video which are 1: " Postman Pat 2", Previously released on Postman Pat 2 - BBCV 4029, The Very Best of Postman Pat - BBCV 4869 and Postman Pat's Finding Day and Four Other Stories - BBCV 5470)

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]). Pencaster is a large, bustling, modern town located within easy commuting distance for the villagers of Greendale. Situated on the waterfront, Pencaster is a hive of activity, boasting a market square in the centre surrounded by shops, houses, a large railway station, state-of-the-art buildings, and a boat jetty. It bears some resemblance to Lancaster, the county town of Lancashire, which likewise is a short commute from Longsleddale, the area used as the inspiration for Greendale. [ citation needed] In 2004, the entire original series was released on DVD in Spain, featuring both English and Spanish audio options. [19] Other versions [ edit ]

Postman Pat's Finding Day, The Sheep in The Clover Field, Letters on Ice, Postman Pat and The Magpie Hen, Postman Pat's Foggy Day and Postman Pat Goes Sledging) [ ] Harry Enfield and Chums featured a parody entitled "Il Postino Pat" (the show's Italian title), with an operatic reworking of the theme tune and the characters speaking in Italian. At the end, there is a communist revolution in Greendale, and Pat is shot and killed by fascist soldiers. [22] Here are the opening titles and closing credits to all six episodes on this Postman Pat video release, which are Postman Pat's Finding Day, The Sheep in The Clover Field, Letters on Ice, Postman Pat and The Magpie Hen, Postman Pat's Foggy Day and Postman Pat Goes Sledging. 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).Previously released on Postman Pat 1 - BBCV 4028, Childrens' BBC Television Favourites - BBCV 5118 and Postman Pat's Finding Day and Four Other Stories - BBCV 5470)

This is the first Postman Pat video release to be released by BBC Video and is also the first of three Postman Pat video releases released on the same day to contain the 1981-1988 BBC Video Ident from when it was originally released in 1986 until it was re-released with an updated video tape master and the 1991-1997 BBC Video Ident in 1993. In the TV series Strange Hill High, Postman Pat himself makes a brief cameo in the episode Strange Hill Christmas. In 2006, Postman Pat was nominated for " Best Pre-school Animation" at the BAFTA Children's Awards. [21] Parodies [ edit ] In the spin-off series, Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service, Postman Pat has been promoted to Head of the SDS and is now called upon to deliver anything. Each episode follows Postman Pat on a Special Delivery mission, from rescuing a runaway cow to delivering a giant ice cube. In his new role, Postman Pat commutes to the nearby town of Pencaster where he collects his special deliveries from the Pencaster Mail Centre. Postman Pat now has a newer fleet of vehicles including a bigger van, gyrocopter, 4x4 Jeep and motorbike, complete with side-car for Jess. [10] He has a new boss, Ben, who tends to give him instructions (whereas he was his own master before the "promotion"). Pat also seems to make more mistakes in his work since moving to SDS, largely because the new format is always based on one delivery, which has to go wrong somehow (thus often because of Pat's errors).A CGI spin-off to the series was made called Guess with Jess which follows Pat's cat Jess now with the ability to talk and his adventures with the farm animals. The series debuted on 9 November 2009 and ended in 2013. While no further classic series releases were seen in the UK until 2011, Universal and Classic Media issued all four specials from 1991 to 1994 on the DVD Happy Birthday Postman Pat. On 3 February 2014, the first and second series were made available in their entirety for the first time in the UK, However, the titles are both season 2 with the season 3 theme which came under scrutiny from classic fans and also credits Carole Boyd as doing voices in series 1, despite it being only Ken Barrie at the time. [17] [18] International [ edit ] Cunliffe, interviewed about the series, has said that he chose the character of a postman since he needed a character who could visit the countryside and interact with many different people. [5] [6] [7] The Postman Pat characters and setting have also been used in the UK and Australia in television advertisements for the company Specsavers.