The BEST episodes of Postman Pat season 1
Every episode of Postman Pat season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Postman Pat season 1!
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 - 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!
#2 - 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!
#3 - 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?
#4 - 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.
#5 - Pat's Foggy Day
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1981
There is a thick fog in Greendale. Pat feels foolish when he thinks a scarecrow is Ted and gives him a letter. When Pat calls at the church, Jess gets out the van. Pat soon finds him but they end up completely lost in the fog. When Miss Hubbard arrives at the church to see the Reverend Timms, she suggests that they ring the church bells to guide Pat and Jess back to the church.
#6 - Pat Goes Sledging
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1981
Heavy snow has fallen in Greendale and Peter has to clear the roads with his tractor and bulldozer blade. When Pat calls to see Mrs Pottage, everyone has to help dig the snow away but it eventually becomes so bad that Peter has to turn back. When Pat arrives at Thompson Ground, Pat and Alf go on a sledge to deliver a parcel and some groceries to George at Hill Top Farm.
#7 - Pat And The Magpie Hen
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1981
Pat stops for a picnic lunch near Thompson Ground halfway through his round. He falls asleep in the warm sunshine. Some hens cause mischief, one takes Pat's sandwiches and the other takes Pat's keys! The hen surprisingly leaves Pat's keys in a nest in a tree. Dorothy soon comes to see what the commotion is about. Pat and Dorothy then go to get a ladder and Pat climbs up the tree to find a magpie's nest with some other missing things. Who has ever heard of a magpie hen?
#8 - Pat's Windy Day
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1981
Pat finds it hard to steer his van in such a big wind. A fallen tree blocks the road and Peter goes to borrow a chainsaw from the forestry commision to cut the tree up. When Pat can get on his way again, his van's engine jerks. Pat gets out to have a look at it and the wind blows his hat off and it ends up in a lake!
#9 - Pat's Rainy Day
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1981
It has been raining very heavily in Greendale. Even the letters are wet when Pat goes to the Post Office to collect them. Later Pat is stopped when a road has to be cleared of a blockage of mud. Bill brings his model plane and Pat ties an SOS message to it and flies it over to Peter, giving him the message to clear the blockage with his tractor and bulldozer plough.
#10 - Pat's Finding Day
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1981
Pat calls to the Post Office and today most of the post is for Katy and Tom because it their birthday. Pat goes to deliver the post to them. Poor Katy is not having a happy birthday because she has lost Sarah-Ann, her doll that she takes everywhere. Pat's round then becomes a search for the missing doll. He comes across a load of other things but not the doll. Will he find Katy's missing doll in order to save the day?
#11 - Letters On Ice
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1981
Another snowfall has fallen in Greendale. Ted lends Pat some old skates that belonged to Bert in Australia. When the road is blocked, Pat has to skate over the ice to deliver the post. He finds it difficult to skate on the ice though!
#12 - Pat's Thirsty Day
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1981
All of Greendale's water supply has had to be turned off. When Pat arrives at the Post Office, Mrs Goggins gives him some lemonade to quench his thirst. Later Granny Dryden shows Pat an old water pump in the village. Can Ted fix it in order to get a water supply working?
#13 - Pat Takes A Message
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1981
Pat calls to collect an Australian stamp from the Reverend Timms, who will be visitng London to meet his sister Elsie from Australia. When Pat arrives at the Post Office, Elsie phones Mrs Goggins to say she will come straight to Greendale because her flight is diverted to Manchester. Will Pat be able to stop the Reverend from catching the train to London?