Fruit Bats is the eighth episode of Postman Pat Season 6. It was first broadcast on Wednesday 8th October, 2008 and written by Trevor Ricketts.
Summary[]
Pat has to deliver some fruit bats to Amy for her animal talk, but he must make sure they are transferred quietly since they sleep during daytime. However, as soon as the bats are woken up by loud noises, they fly away to find another place to sleep.
Characters[]
- Pat
- Jess
- Sara Clifton
- Julian Clifton
- Mrs. Goggins
- Bonnie
- Ben Taylor
- Lauren Taylor
- Ted Glen
- Alf Thompson
- Rosie
- Dorothy Thompson
- Bill Thompson
- Nisha Bains
- Meera Bains
- P.C. Selby
- Lucy Selby
- Blob
- Doctor Gilbertson
- Sarah Gilbertson
- Amy Wrigglesworth
- Pumpkin
- Lizzy Taylor (cameo)
Vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Greendale
- Pat's House
- Ted Glen's Workshop
- Ted Glen's Mill
- Thompson Ground
- Greendale Station
- The Vets
- Greendale Primary School
- The Church
- Pencaster
- Sorting Office
- Market Place
- Pencaster Harbour
- Pencaster Town Hall
- River Penn
- Pencaster Zoo (mentioned)
Cast[]
- Lewis MacLeod as Pat and Ben
- Melissa Sinden as Jess and Bonnie
- Carol Boyd as Sara Clifton, Mrs. Goggins, Dorothy, Doctor Gilbertson and Sarah Gilbertson
- Janet James as Julian, Lauren and Lucy
- Ken Barrie as Ted, Alf and P.C. Selby
- Kulvinder Ghir as Bill
- Archie Panjabi as Nisha and Meera
- Angela Griffin as Amy
Trivia[]
- Ted's bird scaring machine reuses the exhaust pipe from the red tractor, the postal scooter's engine from Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels and the fuel cylinder from Major Forbes/Ted Glen's balloon.
- One of the roller skates from Postman Pat takes a Message, Ted's design for the art show in Postman Pat Misses the Show, the ice cream machine from Postman Pat and the Ice Cream Machine, the cooker robot from Postman Pat's Great Big Party, Julian and Charlie's invention from Postman Pat and the Incredible Inventions and Dorothy's broken clock from Postman Pat's Fun Run can be seen inside Ted's Mill.
Goofs[]
- Julian said that one is meant to take their pet with them to Amy's Animal Day talk, but he did not take Jess with him.
- Doctor Gilbertson should know that she cannot overtake Pat unless she is driving an ambulance.
- While Jess is searching for the bats up the tree in Pat's garden, PAT 1 can be seen parked outside the house, even though it is meant to be back at the Sorting Office.
- Julian has brought a load of apples with him, even though he said in "Postman Pat and the Pink Slippers" that he does not like fruit that much.
- The door of Ted's Mill opens slightly even though Julian shut it completely.
- As the bats fly out through the door of Ted's Mill, they some how manage to push the door open a bit more in order to get out; in real life, they would not be strong enough to do so.
- It is not explained where or how Julian managed to store so many apples upon his person.
- For some reason, Alf traveled up to the Vets in the back of Ted's Lorry instead of his tractor. Also it would be illegal for Alf to ride on the back of Ted’s Lorry in real life.
- On BBC iPlayer, the subtitles call Bonnie, Connie.
Gallery[]
Title Card
Rare Promo