Postman Pat

Pat and his black-and-white cat Jess deliver the mail in Greendale.

Cast:Ken Barrie , Archie Panjabi , Kulvinder Ghir , Angela Griffin , Carole Boyd

1Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1

September 16, 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?

2Season 1

Season 1, Episode 2

September 23, 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?

3Season 1

Season 1, Episode 3

September 30, 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?

4Season 1

Season 1, Episode 4

October 7, 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.

5Season 1

Season 1, Episode 5

October 14, 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.

6Season 1

Season 1, Episode 6

October 21, 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!

7Season 1

Season 1, Episode 7

October 28, 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?

8Season 1

Season 1, Episode 8

November 4, 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!

9Season 1

Season 1, Episode 9

November 11, 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.

10Season 1

Season 1, Episode 10

November 18, 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!

11Season 1

Season 1, Episode 11

November 25, 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.

12Season 1

Season 1, Episode 12

December 2, 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!

13Season 1

Season 1, Episode 13

December 9, 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?

1Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1

April 3, 1997

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.

2Season 2

Season 2, Episode 2

April 10, 1997

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!

3Season 2

Season 2, Episode 3

April 17, 1997

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.

4Season 2

Season 2, Episode 4

April 24, 1997

The villagers prepare for a Greendale arts show. Ted lends Pat some clay but it makes a mess! Pat makes a clay sculpture of Jess. When he is travels to the art show, his van runs out of petrol. Sam lends him some more petrol but it soon runs out again.

5Season 2

Season 2, Episode 5

May 1, 1997

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.

6Season 2

Season 2, Episode 6

May 8, 1997

The villagers prepare to enter a best village competition. Will Greendale win first prize - and where has Ted's lorry got to?

7Season 2

Season 2, Episode 7

May 15, 1997

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.

8Season 2

Season 2, Episode 8

May 22, 1997

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...

9Season 2

Season 2, Episode 9

May 29, 1997

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.

10Season 2

Season 2, Episode 10

June 5, 1997

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.

11Season 2

Season 2, Episode 11

September 1, 1997

The Major Forbes prepares for a film show about his balloon flights across the world. When Pat arrives at Garner Hall, the Major asks Pat to climb onto the roof, untangle the string and cast him off into the sky. Unfortunately it sets off with Pat still clinging to the basket!

12Season 2

Season 2, Episode 12

September 5, 1997

Who is this strange creature causing havoc all over Greendale?

13Season 2

Season 2, Episode 13

September 8, 1997

Pat is to take Mr Pringle and the school children on a Mystery Tour. Where will they end up?

1Season 3

Season 3, Episode 1

September 7, 2004

The villagers prepare to enter Ajay's kite festival. Jess loves all the activity but his curiosity gets the better of him when he steps onto Ted's kite and it takes off.

2Season 3

Season 3, Episode 2

September 8, 2004

Alf's goat Rosie escapes, so Pat and Alf help to round her up but not she does a lot damage like eating the labels off Pat's parcels.

3Season 3

Season 3, Episode 3

September 9, 2004

Ted invents an ice cream machine for the picnic. When the power cuts out, the ever-inventive Ted tries all kinds of ways to get his machine back in action – including connecting it up to Pat's van.

4Season 3

Season 3, Episode 4

September 10, 2004

The villagers have a race to see whose vehicle is the best. Whose vehicle will be the best?

5Season 3

Season 3, Episode 5

September 14, 2004

It is National Recycling Week and Nisha is organizing a jumble sale.

6Season 3

Season 3, Episode 6

September 15, 2004

Pat is to be a magician at Meera's birthday party, and Ted builds a magic stage to make Jess disappear.

7Season 3

Season 3, Episode 7

September 16, 2004

When a nasty bout of chicken pox spreads around Greendale, Pat spends a busy day delivering calamine lotion to everyone who needs it.

8Season 3

Season 3, Episode 8

September 17, 2004

Pat receives his own video camera and goes round making a video diary of Greendale's events.

9Season 3

Season 3, Episode 9

September 21, 2004

Pat and Julian are to take part in a Greendale football match. Will Pat still have all his skills?

10Season 3

Season 3, Episode 10

September 22, 2004

Pat offers to take Alf's racing pigeon Cederic to the vets in Pencaster but his van runs out of petrol. Will anyone be able to find Pat?

11Season 3

Season 3, Episode 11

September 23, 2004

Julian is to give a class talk about peoples' jobs so Pat takes him on his round to find out while Ted varnishes the schoolroom floor.

12Season 3

Season 3, Episode 12

September 24, 2004

Pat offers to babysit Nikhil during his round while Julian goes with Ajay, Nisha and Meera to the cinema in Pencaster. Nikhil can't sleep without his green rabbit toy.

13Season 3

Season 3, Episode 13

September 27, 2004

Two escaped butterflies from Pencaster Zoo go on the loose in Greendale. Whoever catches them will get free tickets to the zoo so the children try to catch them.

14Season 3

Season 3, Episode 14

September 28, 2004

Pat has the day off so he offers to help Ted and Ajay to drive the Greendale Rocket.

15Season 3

Season 3, Episode 15

September 29, 2004

The children are out hunting for UFOs, whilst Ted's new invention – the Washer-Sorter machine – is playing up. Later, a strange bubble creature appears in the station café...

16Season 3

Season 3, Episode 16

September 30, 2004

The children are bored on a sunny day. Meanwhile some sand falls off the back of Ted's lorry and onto the road!

17Season 3

Season 3, Episode 17

October 1, 2004

The school roof needs repairing so Pat suggests that Greendale has a job swap day to raise enough sponsorship money.

18Season 3

Season 3, Episode 18

October 4, 2004

Julian is looking after the school guniea pig, Dotty, but on her first night at the Clifton residence she escapes. The next morning, everyone is looking for Dotty. When Pat leaves for work, it turns out she is following him on his rounds...

19Season 3

Season 3, Episode 19

October 5, 2004

Everyone in Greendale is auditioning for Charlie and Julian's new band. It's seems no one is right, but will Lucy Selby have the confidence to audition?

20Season 3

Season 3, Episode 20

October 6, 2004

Pat, Ted and the villagers are working hard on a very special surprise for the children. Meanwhile, the children are looking for dinosaurs, and it's not long before they find one...

21Season 3

Season 3, Episode 21

October 7, 2004

Julian's friends are staying for a sleep over, but Jess has disappeared and there's a strange noise coming from the cupboard under the stairs...

22Season 3

Season 3, Episode 22

October 8, 2004

It's always been a tradition for the Reverand Timms to ring the church bells at the start of Greendale's Midsummer market. However, when Alf's racing Pidgeon Cedric settles next to the bell, it becomes impossible...

23Season 3

Season 3, Episode 23

October 11, 2004

Ajay receives a letter and learns that the Greendale station and Rocket locomotive are to be inspected that afternoon. The other villagers lend a hand and Ajay passes with flying colours!

24Season 3

Season 3, Episode 24

October 12, 2004

The children are having a great time sledging, but disaster strikes when Katy and Tom get stuck on an icy pond. How can Pat and Alf's ladder help?

25Season 3

Season 3, Episode 25

October 13, 2004

It's still winter in Greendale and the children are making a snowman. Then, they lose control of a large snowball and it crashes onto the railway line, but the Greendale Rocket is on its way...

26Season 3

Season 3, Episode 26

October 14, 2004

Pat delivers a new supply of arts materials to the school. There, the children are making pictures of their favourite adventure from the past year. Everyone except Sara Gilbertson, who cannot think of anything.

1Season 4

Season 4, Episode 1

February 27, 2005

Mrs. Goggins is feeling sad, so Pat plans to take her on a ride in Ted's old hot air balloon. Then, when Ted is called away, things do not exactly go according to the plan...

2Season 4

Season 4, Episode 2

February 28, 2005

It is Dr. Gilbertson's birthday, but after Pat gives her a lift, she tells him she has not got time to bother celebrating. Pat and the other villagers all decide to throw a special party for her: Ted, Ajay, Pat and PC Selby works hard to restore a vintage car as a birthday present, the children compose a special song, and Nisha and Sarah make the birthday tea.

3Season 4

Season 4, Episode 3

March 1, 2005

Ajay and Pat all make pizzas.

4Season 4

Season 4, Episode 4

March 2, 2005

Everyone is practicing different dances for Greendale's spring dance, but Pat is not very good at dancing. Ted helps Pat out by teaching him how to dance. Later, Pat is able to surprise Sara by whisking her onto the dance floor.

5Season 4

Season 4, Episode 5

March 3, 2005

Julian is afraid of thunder and lightning, as is Mrs. Goggins. Bonnie goes missing, so Pat and Julian brave the thunderstorm to find her. Julian overcomes his fear by putting Bonnie's needs first.

6Season 4

Season 4, Episode 6

March 4, 2005

Lucy doesn't have anything to wear to the party.

7Season 4

Season 4, Episode 7

March 6, 2005

Jess and Bonnie are in a very playful mood today, but their mischief ends up causing trouble all over Greendale. Meanwhile, Pat helps Ted build a treehouse for the Pottage twins.

8Season 4

Season 4, Episode 8

March 7, 2005

Ted invents a sock drying machine which, unfortunately, destroys Pat's socks so he has to borrow a pair of pink fluffy slippers, which he wears for the rest of the day. Meanwhile, the children are off on a fruit hunt.

9Season 4

Season 4, Episode 9

March 8, 2005

The reverend Timms inadvertently starts the Greendale Rocket. Pat and PC Selby give chase in the patrol car, while Ajay and Mr. Pringle are in hot pursuit on the railway pump-truck...

10Season 4

Season 4, Episode 10

March 9, 2005

Sarah Gilbertson borrows Jess to enter him in the pet show, but he runs away.

11Season 4

Season 4, Episode 11

March 10, 2005

Julian, Meera and Bill play at being cowboys. After riding a bucking bronco, Pat helps them round up a missing sheep.

12Season 4

Season 4, Episode 12

March 13, 2005

A group of mice are causing trouble.

13Season 4

Season 4, Episode 13

March 14, 2005

When Pat's van breaks down one snowy day, he has to use a lot of different vehicles to finish his round.

14Season 4

Season 4, Episode 14

March 15, 2005

When the kids put on an amateur radio show in the school, Charlie and the children learn the importance of working as a team.

15Season 4

Season 4, Episode 15

March 16, 2005

Charlie and Bill are eager to see a superhero in Greendale but can't find one. Then, the post falls out of his van and Pat goes to extraordinary lengths to retrieve it!

16Season 4

Season 4, Episode 16

March 17, 2005

Tom has his doubts about going on a camping trip with Pat, Jeff and the other children.

17Season 4

Season 4, Episode 17

March 20, 2005

Pat and PC Selby plan a bowling night on the village green, Ajay and Ted both want Pat to be their bowling partner, and Sarah is upset when Lucy gets an imaginary friend.

18Season 4

Season 4, Episode 18

March 22, 2005

The children make a wish they regret.

19Season 4

Season 4, Episode 19

March 23, 2005

The children offer to help their parents with chores but all their hard work weeding and tidying up is destroyed by a mysterious visitor. Ajay and PC Selby stakeout the school whilst Pat goes to investigate at Alf's farm.

20Season 4

Season 4, Episode 20

March 24, 2005

Ted saves the day when Pat's boat trip goes wrong.

21Season 4

Season 4, Episode 21

March 27, 2005

At the annual sports day, Bill realises that taking part is more important than winning, and is rewarded with a Best Team Player rosette. Then, the adults have a mucky custard race, which ends with Pat covered in custard.

22Season 4

Season 4, Episode 22

March 28, 2005

Pat and the Reverend are accidentally lost in the vestry. While PC Selby and the others chase after Dr. Gilbertson to retrieve the vestry key, Pat and Rev. Timms find a way to escape through an underground passage.

23Season 4

Season 4, Episode 23

March 29, 2005

It's the Rocket's 100th birthday. Everyone prepares a dish to bring to a potluck picnic. Pat and Ted organise a surprise firework display to celebrate the birthday.

24Season 4

Season 4, Episode 24

March 30, 2005

Ajay bets Pat that he can't deliver all the post by teatime. The loser has to run around Greendale in their pyjamas. Meanwhile the kids are enjoying a different sort of maths lesson.

25Season 4

Season 4, Episode 25

March 31, 2005

PC Selby has a busy day when Jess, Mabel the sheep and the Greendale Rocket go missing. Helped by Pat, he finds them in the Greendale Tunnel, where clever Jess stopped the train before it hit a trapped Mabel.

26Season 4

Season 4, Episode 26

April 1, 2005

It's Nikhil's birthday. Ted ties helium filled balloons to Pat's postbag, which flies up into the air. Pat and PC Selby give chase. Ted uses his one man hover-backpack to reach the bag and pop the balloons.

1Season 5

Season 5, Episode 1

February 9, 2006

Sarah and Meera are practicing a traditional Indian dance for the school assembly, but Meera's sari has not arrived.

2Season 5

Season 5, Episode 2

February 10, 2006

Pat visits Dorothy, who tells him that all her strawberries have gone missing. Pat saves the day, with a little help from PC Selby and his banjo.

3Season 5

Season 5, Episode 3

February 13, 2006

Pat and the other parents decide to brighten up the school by painting a rainbow on the wall. Meera also teaches them a song to remember the colours of the rainbow.

4Season 5

Season 5, Episode 4

February 13, 2006

Pat has a surprise in store for Sarah while Lucy faces her fear...

5Season 5

Season 5, Episode 5

February 15, 2006

A famous chef disappoints the residents of Greendale by not being able to visit, but Pat is able to organise a great day.

6Season 5

Season 5, Episode 6

February 16, 2006

Pat finds himself in an awkward situation and relies on some animals for help.

7Season 5

Season 5, Episode 7

February 17, 2006

Ted has some visitors to stay when Pat's house floods.

8Season 5

Season 5, Episode 8

February 20, 2006

The residents of Greendale learn that cheats never prosper.

9Season 5

Season 5, Episode 9

February 21, 2006

Jess gets into a tricky situation and needs Amy's help to get him out of it.

10Season 5

Season 5, Episode 10

February 22, 2006

Pat has overcome his fear of horses, which has given him the chance of delivering the post on horseback.

11Season 5

Season 5, Episode 11

February 23, 2006

Pat and Amy come to the rescue of Bessie the sheep when she gets stuck on the edge of a cliff.

12Season 5

Season 5, Episode 12

February 24, 2006

Meera and Julian decide to set up a lost property office and find all sorts of 'lost property' outside other people's houses.

13Season 5

Season 5, Episode 13

February 27, 2006

Julian and Charlie attach a walkie talkie to Jess' collar, to fool people into thinking that he can talk.

14Season 5

Season 5, Episode 14

February 28, 2006

Mrs Goggins finds a hedgehog in the garden behind the post office.

15Season 5

Season 5, Episode 15

March 1, 2006

A special delivery for Amy causes problems as Pat struggles to deliver the enormous crate. Meanwhile, Bill learns to ride a bike.

16Season 5

Season 5, Episode 16

March 2, 2006

Tom and Katy want to be grown-ups so they can help out, but they soon discover that being small has its advantages.

17Season 5

Season 5, Episode 17

March 3, 2006

The children are playing at being space explorers, but fall out with Sara because she's being bossy again. Meanwhile, Jess has gotten himself stuck up a tree. How can Ted's new invention, a litter blower help?

18Season 5

Season 5, Episode 18

March 6, 2006

PC Selby tells Pat that he is leaving Greendale. Pat is upset by this, but organises a party to show PC Selby how much he is loved.

19Season 5

Season 5, Episode 19

March 7, 2006

Pat is feeling very musical today. He keeps hearing strange and interesting sounds around Greendale.

20Season 5

Season 5, Episode 20

March 8, 2006

Pat comes across his beloved old teddy, Billy, and lets Julian take it to school. Unfortunately, Julian swaps the bear with Charlie and it keeps changing hands all day. Will it ever find its way back to Pat?

21Season 5

Season 5, Episode 21

March 9, 2006

With another strange package to deliver to Ted, Pat sets off across the village, eager to find out what's inside.

22Season 5

Season 5, Episode 22

March 10, 2006

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23Season 5

Season 5, Episode 23

March 13, 2006

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24Season 5

Season 5, Episode 24

March 14, 2006

Ted is fixing the hitch on the horse box, so Amy and Meera take Pumpkin for a roam around Greendale.

25Season 5

Season 5, Episode 25

March 15, 2006

It is the day of the children's fun run. Bill sets his sights on the mystery prize.

26Season 5

Season 5, Episode 26

March 16, 2006

It is a light day for post, so Pat offers to help Ted with his chores when Ted sprains his ankle.

27Season 5

Season 5, Episode 27

March 17, 2006

It is winter in Greendale and everything is turned to ice - including the engine on the Greendale Rocket.

28Season 5

Season 5, Episode 28

March 20, 2006

Pat has to come to the rescue when Ajay gets stuck in a snowdrift with a Christmas tree.