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Charlie Pringle is a boy who is the son of the schoolteacher Jeff Pringle.

Biography

Charlie is the son of the schoolteacher Jeff. He is 9 years old, and is the second oldest at the school, so when Bill Thompson is away, he takes charge of fetching the mail from Pat to take to the headmaster.

Personality

Charlie Pringle always believes in doing things sensibly and calmly without getting into an argument. A boy of many hobbies and interests, he can be considered as the school “brains”. He is an amateur scientist, being very interested in the field of science, both factually and fictionally.

Attire

In the first and second series, Charlie wears a checkered shirt with a brown coat and blue jeans. He also has curly hair and has glasses.

From the third series onwards, he now wears a grey collared shirt and a blue sweater with a rocket on it. He now wears brown trousers. He still retains his brown shoes, and glasses, but his hair is less curly and more swept.

Appearances

Main Series

Specials

Charlie also appeared in Postman Pat: The Movie.

Performers

  • Ken Barrie (Television Series; Season 1)
  • Carole Boyd (Television Series; Postman Pat and the Tuba onwards)
  • Charlie Woodward (Movie)

Trivia

  • In Special Delivery Service and Postman Pat: The Movie, he is the only child whose parents are not seen, due to the removal of Jeff Pringle.
    • However, he is still referred to as Charlie Pringle in episodes of Special Delivery Service.
  • It is unknown who his mother is.
  • He and Julian are the only boys in the series to still be voiced by a female after Series 2.
  • He and Sarah Gilbertson are the only child characters to still be continuously voiced by Carole Boyd after Series 2.
  • In the second series, his voice was higher pitched and slightly feminine sounding, but in the third series onwards his voice now sounds slightly masculine.

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