Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendale. Postman Pat's first 13-episode series was screened on BBC One in 1981. John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts, and it 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. Here, Pat had a family shown on screen for the first time. A new version of the series was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films from 2003, which expanded on many aspects of the original series. The series ended on 29 March 2017 after 8 seasons and 12 specials.
| Genre | animated television series |
| Created by | John Cunliffe |
| Developed by | Ivor Wood |
| Written by | John Cunliffe |
| Directed by | Ivor Wood |
| Voices of | Ken Barrie, Carole Boyd, Kulvinder Ghir, Janet James, Archie Panjabi, Melissa Sinden, Anji Kreft, Shaun Harvey, Angela Griffin, Jimmy Hibbert |
| Narrated by | Ken Barrie (1981–1996) |
| Composer(s) | Bryan Daly (1981–1996), Simon Woodgate (2003–2017) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 184 |
| Executive producer(s) | for CBBC, Theresa Plummer-Andrews, Michael Carrington, Chris Rose for Entertainment Rights, Jane Smith, Oliver Ellis for Cosgrove Hall Films, Chris Bowden |
| Producer(s) | Debbie Pears, Jo Jorden |
| Editor(s) | Martin Bohan |
| Running time | 15 minutes (series), 30 minutes (specials) |
| Production company(s) | Woodland Animations (1981–1996), Entertainment Rights (2003–2008), Cosgrove Hall Films (2003–2008), Classic Media (2013), Mackinnon and Saunders (2013–2017), DreamWorks Classic Productions (2015–2017) |
| Distributor | HIT Entertainment (Until 2002, outside the UK), Entertainment Rights Distribution (2003–2008), DreamWorks Distribution (2013–2017), NBCUniversal Syndication Studios (later re-release for Series 1–8) |
| Original network | BBC1 (Seasons 1 and 2), CBeebies (Seasons 3–8) |
| Picture format | 4:3 576i (1981–1996), 16:9 576i (2003–2017) |
| Audio format | Mono (1981–1987), Stereo (1988–2008), 5.1 Surround Sound (2009–2017) |
About Postman Pat
Children's series detailing the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman in the fictional village of Greendale. The series was created by John Cunliffe.
Achievement of Postman Pat
The show aired on BBC1 from 1981 to 2002 before moving over to CBeebies from 2002 until its end in March of 2017. The series Guess with Jess is a spin-off.
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Latest information about Postman Pat updated on July 28 2021.
