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Postman Pat's Great Big Party

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Postman Pat's Great Big Party is a Direct-to-DVD special episode from 2006.

Plot[]

Everyone in Greendale is helping organising a surprise birthday party at Ted's Mill for Pat. The preparations are underway with kids, adults and even Ted's machines helping out. But all the while Pat thinks his friends and family have forgotten his special day. Will everything go to plan and be ready in time for the big surprise?

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Cast[]

  • Ken Barrie as Pat, Ted, the Reverend Timms, P.C. Selby and Mr. Pringle
  • Melissa Sinden as Jess and Bonnie
  • Carole Boyd as Sara Clifton, Mrs. Goggins, Dorothy Thompson, Doctor Gilbertson, Sarah Gilbertson and Charlie
  • Janet James as Julian and Lucy
  • Kulvinder Ghir as Bill, Tom and Ajay
  • Archie Panjabi as Katy, Nisha and Meera
  • Angela Griffin as Amy

Trivia[]

  • This is the shortest special ever made as it is fifteen minutes long like the regular episodes of the series.
  • This episode marks the official introduction of Amy Wrigglesworth and Pumpkin.
  • This episode introduces VET 1 to the series.
  • This episode introduces Angela Griffin to the cast.
  • This episode features the Great Big Party song.
  • This is the second episode where it is Pat's birthday. The first one was Postman Pat's Birthday.
  • This episode commemorates the 25th anniversary of the franchise.
  • Granny Dryden's cooker from Postman Pat and the Tuba can be seen outside Ted's mill.
  • The clay tin from Postman Pat Misses the Show and the TV set from "Gran" can be seen in Ted's mill.
  • A Spottiswood and Company crate from "Bertha" can be seen when the cooker robot is helping Sara and Nisha with the bread, butter and jam.
  • The silver party hat that Pat wears would later be used as one of the props in Postman Pat and the Christmas Panto Horse.
  • The cup holding the breadsticks is actually a thimble.
  • The petrol can from Postman Pat's Pigeon Post can be seen when Amy is helping Pat change his hat.
  • According to Amy, the events of this episode take place on a Wednesday.
  • The robots in this episode would later be used in the Special Delivery Service episode, Crazy Robots.

Goofs[]

  • In the first shot, PAT 1 is missing its rear number plate.
  • When Pat comes round the corner towards the surgery, Jess is not in the van.
  • PC Selby's party hat disappears and reappears in some scenes.
  • When Pat arrives at Ted's mill, the yellow party hat for Jess isn't on the table. Then when Amy walks over to Pat and Jess, the yellow party hat is suddenly there on that table.
  • After Amy removes Pat's hat to give him a party hat, she puts his post hat in his hand. In the next scene, his hat is gone for the rest of the episode.
  • When Amy is seen putting the party hats into her rucksack, the zipper on her jacket moves by itself.
  • When Katy hands Dorothy a bunch of balloons, her party hat is gone.
  • When the robots are ruining the party, Sara and Amy are not seen.
  • While the robots are messing up the party, Doctor Gilbertson's party hat disappears. However it is possible the robots made it come off her offscreen, just as they did with some of the other party guests onscreen.
  • When the robots throw the food on the ground, PAT 1 is missing.
  • When Ted and Mrs. Goggins arrive back with Pat's birthday cake, Mrs. Pottage is smiling even though the robots have made a mess.
  • In a close up of Pat, he only has one eye brow.

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