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Minor Characters in the Postman Pat Franchise

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This page is for minor characters in the Postman Pat franchise, who are either mentioned but not seen, or who make a very small appearance in a story. Each of these characters have been listed alphabetically.

Ajay Bain's Brother

Ajay Bain's Brother lives in Pencaster. He once sent a circus tent to Greendale in Postman Pat Clowns Around.

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Ajay Bain’s Mother

Ajay Bain’s Mother was mentioned by Ben Taylor once in the episode A Magic Jewel. She sended over the Jewel from India for Meera for Show and Tell.

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Alf Thompson’s Father

Alf Thompson’s Father was mentioned by Alf once in the episode Postman Pat's Pigeon Post.

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Alf Thompson's Brother

Alf Thompson's Brother was once mentioned by Ben Taylor in Postman Pat and the Scarecrow.

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Alf Thompson’s Cousin

Alf Thompson’s Cousin was mentioned by Alf once in the special Postman Pat Clowns Around.

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Aunt Alice

Alice is Katy and Tom Pottage's aunt. In Postman Pat's Finding Day, Mrs. Pottage tells Pat that they went over to Aunt Alice's house the previous day to find Katy's lost doll.

Aunt Penny

Penny is Major Forbes' aunt. In Postman Pat in a Muddle, Major Forbes tells Pat that his Aunt Penny once sat on her glasses and smashed them to pieces which was rather painful indeed.

Auntie Jean

Jean is Dorothy Thompson's aunt. In Postman Pat and the Magpie Hen, Dorothy tells Pat that she is expecting a letter from Auntie Jean which will say if she is coming over to Thompson Ground for Easter.

Auntie Vicky

Vicky is Julian's aunt and presumably Sara's sister. In Postman Pat and the Hedgehog Hideaway, Sara went away to go and stay with Vicky for a day and a night, leaving Pat and Julian to look after themselves. 

The Bell Menders

The Bell Menders repaired the church bell Big Bob; they were also going to hoist Big Bob back into the church tower with their crane in Postman Pat and Big Bob Bell. However they could not make it, so Pat had to lower Big Bob into the belfry with a PAT 3.

Bert

Bert is one of Ted Glen's relitives. He lives in Austraila and he once sent a letter to Ted in Letters on Ice. After dropping off Bert's letter, Pat borrows his old ice skates from Ted and tries them out on the Tarn.

The Best Village Judges

The Best Village Judges came to Greendale in Postman Pat has the Best Village without being noticed and gave it the first prize for because of the flower that the villagers had made to hide Ted's Lorry.

Bill

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Bill

Bill is the owner of Bill's Bargain Bangers in Blackpool. When Pat and Ted arrived to look at the old bus that was for sale, Bill let them drove it around to test its engine. Arriving back at the car lot, Bill offered them a bargain of 600 pounds, but Ted made the offer to 500 pounds, and Bill agrees. After Greendale refurbished the bus, Ted paid Bill the 500 pounds from the bank.

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Bill Thompson's aunt

Bill Thompson's aunt was once mentioned in Postman Pat Goes Undercover. She was coming over to visit Thompson Ground, so Bill could not go away with the school on their camping trip.

The Campers

During Season 1, two campers spent a few episodes rambling around the countryside and setting up their tents. Once they set up their tent near Thompson Ground; they left a gate open and Alf Thompson's sheep straying into the clover field. Pat and Ted had to move the sheep back into their field before they died of eating too much clover and Alf had to have a word with the campers for their carelessness.

Later, the campers set up their tent near Southland's Farm and whilst they were there, Pat had to deliver a registered letter for them. However the campers had gone out, so Pat had to track them down so that they could sign for the letter. Miss Hubbard's cottage was just across the field from the campers' tent so Pat went over to ask if she knew where they were. The campers had been heading for the waterfalls and Miss Hubbard had given them directions, so she gave Pat a quick tractor trip up there and they signed for their registered letter.

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Trivia

  • The Campers have only been seen in the Postman Pat's Tractor Express book.
  • Their tent would later appear in the "Gran" episode "Gran the Camper" as Gran's tent.

Caroline

Caroline is one of Ted Glen's relitives. She lives in Scotland and in Postman Pat has the Best Village, Ted left Greendale for a few days to go to her wedding.

Chef Olivier

Chef Olivier has never been met in person, but a photograph depicts him with black hair and a handlebar moustache. In Postman Pat and the Fantastic Feast, everyone was looking foward to a cooking demonstration he was give at Greendale Primary School, but he later rang up the school saying he could not make it after all. However by using Olivier's famous cook book, Pat and the rest of the village managed to make their own feast in a manner of which the chef would be proud.

Cousin Joan

Joan is one of the Reverend Timms' cousins. In Postman Pat's Finding Day, The Reverend is sent a postcard from her whilst she is on holiday in Majorca.

Cousin Sanjay

Sanjay is Meera Bains' cousin. In Postman Pat at the Seaside, Meera recieves a postcard from Sanjay on his seaside holiday.

Cousin Sylvia

Sylvia is another of the Reverend Timms' cousins. The Reverend received a letter from Sylvia after he slipped on ice and broke his leg in Postman Pat Goes Sledging.

She is not to be confused with Dr. Gilbertson.

Doctor Gilbertson's Sister

Doctor Gilbertson's sister lives in Pencaster. She once sent the doctor a birthday card in Postman Pat and the Surprise Present.

Dr Pepperill

Dr Pepperill is a character who is mentioned in an earlier version of John Cunliffe's original descriptions for the BBC. He is given the age of 41, and is stated to be "more interested in hunting and Gilbert and Sullivan than medicine but is a good friend and advisor to all who know him. A strong member of the Pencaster Amateur Operatic Society and a J.P.A waggish humourist."[1]

Elsie Timms

Elsie Timms is the Reverend Timms' sister. She lives in Australia, but in Postman Pat takes a Message, she flew back to England to visit her brother. They were originally going to meet up in London, but Elsie's flight got diverted to Manchester and she decided to come onto Greendale by car. When she telephoned the post office about this change, Pat had to go on a wild goose chase to try and catch the Reverend and let him know.

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Trivia

  • Elsie Timms has never been seen in the television episode of Postman Pat takes a Message, but she did make an appearance in the book version.
  • The Reverend Timms mentioned his sister once in Postman Pat and the Hungry Goat, but it is unknown if he was actually referring to Elsie.

The Garner Hall Robbers

In Postman Pat and the Toy Soldiers, a gang of robbers broke into Garner Hall and stole Major Forbes' collection toy soldiers. They were not seen, but Pat heard them crashing about from out in the hall whilst he was dropping off the Major's new soldiers. Pat was not aware of what was going on, until he released that he had mixed up the new soldiers with his lunch and he went back to swap them over. The Major was very worried about his burglared soldiers, but relieved that Pat had saved his new ones. The robbers soon got arrested later that day, but the stolen soldiers were not one their persons. They had hidden them down a rabbit hole before getting caught, but Jess soon rediscovered them and Pat returned to the Major.

George

George is a lazy man who lives in Greendale. In Postman Pat and the Robot, he most surprised to see Ted's robot postman come bursting through his front door, roll right through his house and back out through the back door.

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George's wife

George's wife is heard in Postman Pat and the Robot telling George to see why Ted Glen's robot is ringing their doorbell and bursting into their house.

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Granny Dryden's Father

Granny Dryden's Father was a tuba player in the Greendale Brass Band.

Great Uncle Cullie

Cullie is Ajay Bains' great uncle. In Postman Pat and the Didgeridoo, Ajay tells Pat that Great Uncle Cullie taught him who to play the didgeridoo when he was young.

The Greendale Village Band

The Greendale Village Band often played at the fete in Greendale. Granny Dryden's father used to be a member and played the tuba which Mrs. Dryden later give to Pat when he was clearing out her attic. The band only appeared once in Pat's dream about playing the tuba in Postman Pat and the Tuba.

The Headmaster

The Headmaster is in charge of Greendale Primary School. He has never been seen in the series, but he has been mentioned a few times. He has entrust Bill Thompson with task of bring him the school's letters from Pat as he is oldest.

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Herbert Pottage

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Herbert Pottage (also known as Mr. Pottage) is the husband of Julia Pottage and the father of Katy and Tom. In Postman Pat's Rainy Day, Ted Glen was mending a wall at Mr. Pottage's request.

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Trivia

  • He has only ever been mentioned on television, but he has appeared in a few of John Cunliffe's original story books.
  • In the original concepts by Ivor Wood and John Cunliffe, he was referred to as Henry Pottage.
  • In early releases of Postman Pat's ABC and its book adaptation, it is revealed that he owns a double-barreled shotgun.

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The Jacksons

The Jacksons once came to Greendale for their holidays and rented out Burcow Cottage in Postman Pat's Tractor Express. While they were out, they had left their front gate open and a flock sheep strayed into the garden and messed it up. Pat and Peter Fogg managed to chase the sheep away, but they were too late to save the garden. When the Jacksons returned, Mr. Jackson was very upset as it would take them rest of their holiday get the garden tidied up.

Jenny Fogg

Jenny Fogg is Peter Fogg' wife, she has only ever appeared from time to time in some of the books.

Jim (child)

Jim is Granny Dryden's grandson. When his mother Sally sent a letter to Granny Dryden about coming to Greendale, she stated that he had started school that week.

Jim (postman)

Jim is a postman from Pencaster, who appears in two stories in the book Postman Pat's Summer Storybook. In the first story, he is shown around Greendale by Pat, while accompanying him on his rounds, and unwittingly ends up taking part in the village choir, courtesy of Miss Hubbard! He plays a much smaller, non-speaking role in the second story, driving past Pat's house as the family are preparing to leave for their holiday.

Jim is a kind and selfless person, who is willing to let more experienced people show him how to do things - he even gives Pat his book of stamps to use while on holiday. It is also suggested that Jim is very appreciative of nature, as he expresses amazement that Pat is leaving Greendale, albeit temporarily.

Joe

Joe is a man who only appears in the original workprint of Postman Pat: The Movie.

John

John is the weatherman for Radio Greendale. He hear him giving out the weather forecast on Pat's radio in Postman Pat has the Best Village.

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Katy and Tom's grandmother

Katy and Tom's grandmother was once mentioned in Postman Pat's Disappearing Dotty. It is not known which side of the family she was from, but she used to live at Greendale Farm and she left her old hat and stole in the attic which were later cleared out in the episode she was mentioned.

King Gilbertson

King Gilbertson is a legendary Welsh monarch. He may be a distant ancestor to Doctor Gilbertson and her daughter Sarah.

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Mr. Bagenal

Mr. Bagenal moved into Lane Head Cottage with his wife. He was mentioned, but not seen.

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Mrs. Bagenal

Mrs. Bagenal greeted Pat at their front after he was chased by a billy goat and torn his trousers on the barbed wire fence, and she kindly mended Pat's trousers with safety pins.

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Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Kennedy is a bargeman operating his canal boat. Pat remembered him from last summer when Mr. Kennedy needed an urgent parcel. In Home Again!, Pat saw Mr. Kennedy chugging his boat on The Pencaster Canal from a canal bridge when returning from hiking with Sara and Julian, and asked him for a lift home on his boat, and Mr. Kennedy kindly obliges and welcomed Pat, Sara and Julian on board.

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Mrs. Kennedy

Mrs. Kennedy is Mr. Kennedy's wife. She was only mentioned and never physically appeared in Home Again!.

Mrs. Atkinson

Mrs. Atkinson lives out in countryside just outside Greendale. In The Sheep in the Clover Field, Sam Waldron is round at Mrs. Atkinson's with his mobile shop and Pat asks him to post her letters for him.

Mrs. Cockett

In Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels, Mrs. Cockett had a parcel which Pat nearly forgot to post, had Miss Hubbard not rescued it for him in time.

Mrs. Goggins' sister

Mrs. Goggins' sister still lives in Scotland. In Bernie the Parrot, she sent Mrs. Goggins a scarf which was so long that Bonnie kept chewing at the end of it. In Postman Pat and the Amazing Weather Machine, Mrs. Goggins' told Pat that she had just returned from visiting her sister in Scotland.

Meera Bain’s great-great-grandmother

Meera Bain’s great-great-grandmother was mentioned by Meera Bains once in the episode A Magic Jewel. She was given the jewel from the Indian Prince a long time ago.

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Pat's father

Mr. Clifton, better known as Pat's Father is often mentioned in some episodes. He used to work as a postman when Pat was a boy. In Postman Pat and the Metal Detector, his old hat was put on display at Pencaster station for Nisha Bains' exhibition of historic Greendale relics.

Appearances

  • Season 7 - Postman Pat and the Metal Detector (mentioned)

Specials

  • Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket (mentioned)

Pat's grandfather

Mr. Clifton, better known as Pat's grandfather was once mentioned in Postman Pat and the Tuba. Whilst seaching around in Granny Dryden's attic for stuff to take to the fete, Pat found her father's old top hat, which reminded him that his grandad used to wear a very simular hat. He was also mentioned in A Magic Jewel and was called Great-grandad Clifton.

Paul Pottage

Paul Pottage is the baby of Julia Pottage and Herbert Pottage.

Biography

In Postman Pat and The Letter-Puzzle, Paul tore up one of Pat's letters, and after a couple mishaps while sorting out the letter-puzzle, Mrs. Pottage realized that the letter was for her from her Nanna saying she's coming the next day with Aunts Kate and Pamela and Great-Aunt Sylvia.

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P.C. Selby's Grandfather

P.C. Selby's Grandfather used to also work as a policeman like his grandson. In Postman Pat and the Metal Detector, Arthur gave his grandad's helmet to Nisha's exhibition at Pencaster Station.

The Pencaster C.I.D.

The Pencaster C.I.D. were called into action when Garner Hall got burgled in Postman Pat and the Toy Soldiers.

The Pencaster Fire Brigade

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The Pencaster Fire Brigade are Pencaster's fire service.

Biography

The brigade were mentioned by Ted in Postman Pat and the Suit of Armour while he was stuck in the suit of armour. They were again mentioned by Pat while he was speeding out of control on the Mark 1 Super Speed Postal Scooter.

The brigade appeared in the books Postman Pat and the Firework Party and Postman Pat and the Wet Summer, with a fireman and a fire engine illustrated in the latter.

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The Pencaster Postman

The Pencaster Postman was heard coming into the post office in Postman Pat's Foggy Day to drop off Pat's mail bags from Pencaster. Pat was surprised at how quickly he got to the post office through the fog, but the fog was only in Greendale and not Pencaster, so he was not as late as he and Mrs. Goggins thought he would be.

Pencaster United

Pencaster United is a football team in Pencaster. Julian makes a kite based of the football team in Postman Pat and the Runaway Kite.

The Radio Greendale Speaker

The Radio Greendale Speaker is heard speaking on the radio Pat's house in Postman Pat has the Best Village.

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The Radio Weather Woman

The Radio Weather Woman is heard in Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket on the radio in the Bains' old Pencaster house. She reports on the rain storm cutting off Greendale from Pencaster.

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Sally

Sally is Granny Dryden's daughter. She lives with her family in London, but in Letters on Ice, she sent a letter to her mother saying that they would be able to come up to Greendale to see her for her birthday.

Sally's husband

Sally's Husband is Granny Dryden's son-in-law. In Sally's letter to Mrs. Dryden, it is stated that he has bought a new car.

The School Teacher

This School Teacher teaches the children in their first year at Greendale Primary School, before they move up to Mr. Pringle and Mrs. Taylor's classes.

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Sid

Sid was Pat's boss from the Royal Mail in Pencaster. In Postman Pat and the Big Surprise, when Pat pulled his back out, Sid let Sara do his post round for him.

Ted's Grandfather

Ted's Grandfather was mentioned in Postman Pat and the Metal Detector. Ted was going to take the medal he had inherited from his grandad to Nisha's exhibition at Pencaster Station.

The Train Inspector

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'The Train Inspector appeared in Postman Pat and the Train Inspector. He came over to Greendale station to do a rain check on the station's facilities.

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Trivia

  • He has a Birmingham accent.

The Blonde-haired Boy

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The blonde-haired boy is a background character that only appeared in the Series 3 episode, Postman Pat and the Green Rabbit. He can be seen watching Captain Zzapp with several other people in Pencaster Cinema.

Trivia

  • He reuses Tom Pottage's original Woodland-era/Series 1-2 puppet.

The Brown-haired Girl

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The brown-haired girl is a background character that only appeared in the Series 3 episode, Postman Pat and the Green Rabbit. She can be seen watching Captain Zzapp with several other people in Pencaster Cinema.

Trivia

  • She reuses Lucy Selby's original Woodland-era/Series 1-2 puppet, but her eyelashes and blue ribbon are missing.

Tim Lancaster

Tim Lancaster is George Lancaster's cousin and the driver of The Milk-Tanker. While he was driving to Intake Farm in his milk tanker, he saw Pat with his broken down van in the way, and he stopped to help Pat push the van onto the side of the road to make room for Tim to get past. After doing that, Pat gave Tim his and George's mail, and Tim thanked him and left.

Wilfred

Wilfred was Granny Dryden's grandfather. He was the head butler at Garner Hall and wrote diary depicting his life's work there. However when Major Forbes was going to open Garner Hall to the public in Postman Pat and the Suit of Armour, Miss Hubbard felt that Wilfred's diary was too boring use for her talk about the history of the hall.

References

  1. ↑ Postman Pat original character descriptions – Part 3 - Ivor Wood
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