The BEST episodes of Postman Pat
Every episode of Postman Pat ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Postman Pat!
Postman Pat was based on a series of books by John Cunliffe, the program is about a rural postman who helps his friends in the village of Greendale, based supposedly in Cumbria, England. The first series of thirteen 15-minute episodes was produced by Woodland Animations and broadcast by the BBC in 1981. Ivor Wood, a veteran of animations like The Magic Roundabout, was at the helm as producer. Ken Barrie sang the well known theme tune and provided the narration. The stories were very successful and have seen endless repeats over the years. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show in 1991, the old production crew was reunited for two one-off 25 minute specials, again shown by the BBC. Two more came in 1995, and these were followed by a second full series of 13 adventures. Then, after almost 10 years of absence from our screens, Postman Pat returned in 2004 for his third series. This consisted of 25 new episodes and several specials. The charming model animation was a far cry from the simple look of the early 80's, with brighter sets, much smoother puppet movements and characters voices lip-synched. Ken Barrie is still the voice of our favourite postman, but he is also joined by a cast of other talented voice artists, like Carole Boyd. More episodes are promised to be on the way, so it looks like Postman Pat may still be with us in another 20 years!
#1 - Postman Pat And The Robot
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/1996
Ted invents a new robot postman to help give Pat a rest. When it goes out for its test run and arrives at the Post Office, it scares Mrs Goggins. When it gets loaded with post, it causes havoc over Greendale. Pat and Ted follow after the robot in Pat's bus.
#2 - Postman Pat And The Beast Of Greendale
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/5/1996
Who is this strange creature causing havoc all over Greendale?
#3 - Postman Pat And The Pink Slippers
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/7/2005
#6 - Postman Pat And The Big Surprise
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/1996
Pat does some gardening before work. When he tries to remove a weed, he sprains his back and Sarah calls Dr Gilbertson in. Pat needs a day in bed so Sarah offers to take the post instead. Everyone is surprised to see Sarah delivering the post instead of Pat. Sarah has also forgotten something.
#9 - Postman Pat And The Hole In The Road
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/1996
Mr Pringle has been teaching the children about volcanoes and earthquakes. The next day this makes Pat think about holes in the road. While on his rounds, he gets diverted round in a big circle. PC Selby lets all traffic pass through Thompson Ground. Ted gets ready to mend the hole with tar.
#10 - Postman Pat Paints The Ceiling
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/1996
Pat offers to paint the ceiling for Granny Dryden. Some paint spills down Pat's trousers! Pat goes home to change and gets an odd pair of trousers and Sarah can't help laughing. During his rounds, everyone wonders why on earth Pat is out doing his rounds in shorts.
#11 - Postman Pat and the Potluck Picnic
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/29/2006
#13 - Pat's Difficult Day
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1981
Pat's alarm-clock fails to wake him up. Miss Hubbard passing by outside rings her bicycle bell to wake him up. Pat has to rush out to work in a hurry! When he calls at the Post Office, Mrs Goggins has a parcel of some spare parts for Ted and it just falls to bits. Poor Pat just ends up having a day full of disasters where one thing after another goes wrong!
#15 - Postman Pat And The Suit Of Armour
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/1996
Garner Hall is opening to the public. Ted builds a shiny suit of metal armour and when he decides tries the suit on, he can't see where he's going! He crashes about, making an awful clanking noise!
#16 - Postman Pat Follows A Trail
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/1996
Pat finds a long string across the road and follows it to see where it leads. It leads to a tree where Katy and Tom's kite is stuck. Pat needs to find someone with a ladder to rescue the kite.
#17 - Postman Pat In A Muddle
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/1996
A huge parcel arrives at the Post Office and it squashes Pat's glasses after he puts them down on the counter. Mrs Goggins lends Pat one of her old pairs of glasses. Pat still can't see properly, meaning he can't read or drive. Ted offers to take him in his lorry.
#18 - Pat's Tractor Express
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1981
Pat has to deliver some eggs and a registered letter to some campers. The letter is too valuble to leave and the campers are at the waterfall. Pat's van can't travel the bumpy road so Miss Hubbard borrows a tractor and takes him on a rather bumpy ride to the waterfall. When Pat returns to his van, he sees that a hen has got in and laid an egg!
#19 - Postman Pat Has The Best Village
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/1996
The villagers prepare to enter a best village competition. Will Greendale win first prize - and where has Ted's lorry got to?
#20 - Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/1996
Mail order madness has taken over Greendale, meaning Pat has a lot more parcels than usual. Ted devises a motorised scooter to make Pat's job easier but it proves to be more trouble than it's worth...
#21 - Postman Pat And The Mystery Tour
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/8/1996
Pat is to take Mr Pringle and the school children on a Mystery Tour. Where will they end up?
#22 - Postman Pat's Popstars
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/3/2006
#24 - Pat's Birthday
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1981
Pat always thought he had managed to keep the date of his birthday to himself. He tells Jess not to give his secret away. When he arrives at the Post Office, all of the post is for Pat. As he then goes on his round, everyone he meets knows it's his birthday! How did all those people know?
#25 - The Sheep In The Clover Field
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1981
Pat is having a late day after his van gets stuck in the mud. When he arrives at the Post Office, Mrs Goggins shows him a newspaper article about Major Forbes' bull. Later Ted stops Pat and they have to get some sheep out of a field filled with clovers. Later Ted thinks he's broken his ankle so Pat goes to fetch Dr Gilbertson from the village.