P.C. Arthur Selby, also known as Constable Selby in Postman Pat: The Movie, is a policeman who lives in Greendale. He is also the father of Lucy Selby and the grandson of Great-Grandpa Selby.
Biography
A foreigner in valley terms, he comes from London and has lived in Greendale for only ten years. He is well liked and knows when to (reasonably) turn a blind eye. His daughter is Lucy Selby.
In the fourth series, he earned a police car dubbed the Panda Car, which has now become his main transportation in the series ever since. Before this he had a bicycle which has rarely been used since the third series.
Personality
As a policeman, P.C. Selby is very law abiding citizen; health and safety is his number one concern, although he does over exaggerate on some of his cases. He also has a crush on Doctor Gilbertson. He speaks with a Cockney accent.
Job
P.C. Arthur Selby works as a police constable serving Greendale.
Attire
He is mostly shown wearing a 1970s-1980s police uniform and a bobby helmet. He is sometimes shown without his custodian helmet on some occasions, mostly because he cannot fit into his panda car wearing it.
Vehicles
Appearances
Main Series
- Series 2 - Postman Pat and the Hole in the Road, Postman Pat has the Best Village, Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels, Postman Pat and the Big Surprise, Postman Pat and the Robot (mentioned), Postman Pat and the Beast of Greendale and Postman Pat and the Mystery Tour
- Series 3 - Postman Pat and the Runaway Kite (cameo), Postman Pat and the Hungry Goat, Postman Pat and the Ice Cream Machine, Postman Pat and the Great Greendale Race, Postman Pat and the Jumble Sale (does not speak), Postman Pat Goes Football Crazy, Postman Pat's Pigeon Post, Postman Pat and a Job Well Done, Postman Pat and the Green Rabbit (cameo), Postman Pat and the Big Butterflies, Postman Pat at the Seaside, Postman Pat and the Job Swap Day, Postman Pat's Disappearing Dotty, Postman Pat's Popstars, Postman Pat and the Great Dinosaur Hunt, Postman Pat and the Spooky Sleepover, Postman Pat and the Midsummer Market, Postman Pat and the Train Inspector and Postman Pat's Perfect Painting
- Series 4 - Postman Pat and the Big Balloon Ride, Postman Pat and the Surprise Present, Postman Pat and the Perfect Pizza (mentioned; drawn picture), Postman Pat and the Spring Dance (cameo), Postman Pat and the Fancy Dress Party, Postman Pat and the Playful Pets, Postman Pat and the Runaway Train, Postman Pat's Pied Piper, Postman Pat and the Tricky Transport Day, Postman Pat Goes Undercover, Postman Pat and the Bowling Buddies, Postman Pat and the Sneaky Sheep, Postman Pat's Island Shipwreck, Postman Pat and the Grand Custard Race, Postman Pat and the Lucky Escape, Postman Pat and the Potluck Picnic, Postman Pat's Missing Things and Postman Pat and the Flying Post
- Series 5 - Postman Pat and the Stolen Strawberries, Postman Pat and the Pot of Gold (cameo), Postman Pat and the Fantastic Feast, Postman Pat Gets Stuck, Postman Pat and the Incredible Inventions, Postman Pat and the Go-Kart Race, Postman Pat's Pony Post (mentioned), Postman Pat and the Lost Property, Postman Pat and the Talking Cat, Postman Pat Never Gives Up, Postman Pat's Cat Calamity, Postman Pat and the Popular Policeman, Postman Pat's Noisy Day, Postman Pat's Holiday Hobbies, Postman Pat's Fun Run, Postman Pat's Spy Mission and Postman Pat's Christmas Eve
- Series 6 - A Runaway Cow, A Tepee (cameo), Crazy Robots, Big Balloons, A Bouncy Castle, Charlie's Telescope (does not speak), Fruit Bats, Precious Eggs, Naughty Pumpkin, A Movie Feast, A Speedy Car, A Teddy, A Super Magnet, A Treehouse, Green Rabbit, A Surprise, Bernie the Parrot, The Red Rocket, A Disco Machine, A Giant Cake and The Flying Christmas Stocking (cameo)
- Series 7 - Postman Pat and Cowboy Colin, Postman Pat and Big Bob Bell, Postman Pat and the Cheeky Sheep, Postman Pat and the Metal Detector, Postman Pat and the Crazy Crockery, Postman Pat and the Runaway Bees, Postman Pat and the Identical Cats, Postman Pat and the Train Station Window, Postman Pat and the Sculpture Trail, Postman Pat and the Scarecrow, Postman Pat and the Chinese Dragon, Postman Pat and the Karaoke Night, Postman Pat and the Amazing Weather Machine, Postman Pat and the Super Skateboard Sizzle, Postman Pat and the Tricky Tracker, Postman Pat and the Greendale Ukulele Big Band (cameo), Postman Pat and the Tremendous Tree, Postman Pat and the Great Greendale Website and Postman Pat and the Christmas Panto Horse
- Series 8 - Postman Pat and the Cornish Caper, Postman Pat and the Flying Shark, Postman Pat's Pancake Party, Postman Pat and the Runaway Remote, Postman Pat and the Zooming Zipwire, Postman Pat and the Eco Igloo, Postman Pat and the Painted Sheep, Postman Pat and the Spring Lamb (cameo), Postman Pat and the Reckless Rollers, Postman Pat's Camping Chaos, Postman Pat and the Bouncing Bulb, Postman Pat and the Runaway Bath, Postman Pat and the Loch Ness Monster, Postman Pat and the Stormy Birthday, Postman Pat and the Bucking Bronco and Postman Pat and the Very Important Person
Specials
- Postman Pat takes the Bus
- Postman Pat and the Toy Soldiers
- Postman Pat and the Tuba
- Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket
- Postman Pat Clowns Around
- Postman Pat and the Pirate Treasure
- Postman Pat's Great Big Party
P.C. Selby also appeared in Postman Pat: The Movie.
Trivia
- P.C. Selby is one of the few characters with moustaches without a visible mouth on his models, the others being Ted Glen, Alf Thompson and Major Forbes. In the Cosgrove Hall and Mackinnon and Saunders eras of the series, whenever Arthur had to speak, the animators would have to brush the hair of his moustache up and down.
- Throughout series 3 onwards, he seems to have a crush on Dr. Gilbertson.
- According to Ivor Wood's short character biography of P.C. Selby, he is said to come from East Yorkshire. However, he does not speak a Yorkshire accent in the TV series, as he speaks with a Cockney accent, which is an accent typically heard in London (especially East London).
Gallery
P.C. Selby stuck in the tar in Series 2
P.C. Selby in Series 3
A drawing of P.C. Selby by Lucy
P.C. Selby and his daughter
Ladies' man.
P.C. Selby playing the banjo in Series 5
P.C. Selby in Series 6
P.C. Selby with his new helmet
P.C. Selby driving PAT 5
P.C. Selby in Series 7
P.C. Selby in Series 8
P.C. Selby fishing
P.C. Selby with Ted Glen and Ajay Bains
Character reference shot of the puppet used in the 1990's specials and Series 2
P.C. Selby and the cast of the Specsavers Advert
Longleat Model of P.C. Selby
A figure in Denmark
