The content of The Sheep in The Clover Field used on the 1993 re-release would also be used again on the 1996 Postman Pat 2 on 1 video release and the 2000 BBC Video release of BBC Toybox 7: Animal Adventures (BBCV 6941). 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's Finding Day, The Sheep in The Clover Field and Letters on Ice are all taken from the 1993 re-release of Postman Pat 1 (BBCV 4028). 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)

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] 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 ]

The series features an expanded and diverse cast, a fleet of new vehicles, a world full of gadgets and the new town of Pencaster. Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service first screened on BBC2 on 29 September 2008. The new series was commissioned by the BBC and produced by Entertainment Rights and Cosgrove Hall Films.

The inspiration for the post office itself comes from one located on the street in Kendal where Cunliffe lived when he was writing the original treatment. The post office, at 10 Greenside, closed in 2003. [8] Postman Pat's creator John Cunliffe has been at a school in Kendal". ITV. 18 April 2012 . Retrieved 1 March 2016. In October 2023, Norwegian singer Leo Moracchioli released a heavy metal cover version of the theme song. [14] Books [ edit ] Slower-paced" and "faster-paced" episodes of Postman Pat were used in a 2021 research study on the effects of fast-paced television on children's cognitive and problem solving abilities. The results of the study suggested that faster-paced television did not negatively impact children's attention spans, problem-solving, or comprehension. [20] Award nominations [ edit ] Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale near Kendal). [2]A new version of the series was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films from 2003 to 2008 and expanded on many aspects of the original series. Longleat Safari Park had an outdoor reproduction of Greendale village, including the Post Office, the Cliftons' house and the Greendale station. It also had a miniature model of Greendale. [16] It was installed during the 1990s, was relocated during 2008 in preparation for a new animal area and was revamped a third time for 2013. The attraction was closed at the end of 2015 and was permanently removed in 2016.

VHS and Betamax releases of Series 1 were originally released by Longman Video in the early-80s, before BBC Enterprises/Worldwide secured them, and later released the four TV specials and Series 2 on VHS. For Series 1, the original opening titles which featured Pat driving in the original version of his van with a crown logo (which Pat used until Pat's Thirsty Day) was replaced with an edited version of the shot for shot remake of the original intro (which had Pat driving the Royal Mail Van) as used when the show aired in countries like France and Australia. The edits made to the intro on the DVD involved some shots being replaced by scenes from "Pat's Difficult Day", "Pat Takes A Message", and "Pat's Foggy Day". This edited intro was also used when CBeebies and BritBox reran the show. 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)The content of The Sheep in The Clover Field - used on the 1993 re-release of Postman Pat 1 (BBCV 4028) and the 1996 Postman Pat 2 on 1 video release - would also be used again on the 2000 BBC Video release of BBC Toybox 7: Animal Adventures (BBCV 6941). The theme tune and songs for Postman Pat Special Delivery Service (including "Special Delivery Service, What's It Going to Be Today?"), was recorded by Simon Woodgate at Echobass Studios. In 2013, DreamWorks Classics released Postman Pat SDS series 2. The new 26-episode series retained Bryan Daly's original theme tune and Simon Woodgate's closing song, however new character themes and incidental music was composed by Sandy Nuttgens.