Postman Pat and the Identical Cats is the seventh episode of Postman Pat Season 7. It was written by Rebecca Stevens.
Summary[]
Postman Pat has to deliver Dr. Gilbertson's sister's cat, Bess, as part of the Special Delivery Service. Bess looks exactly the same as Jess, but female, so when she escapes everyone in Pencaster and Greendale thinks that she is Jess. This is not good for Jess as the two have very different personalities.
Bess is unwilling to come down from a lamp post, which she has climbed up to escape Bonnie and has to be rescued by Pat in the SDS Helicopter.
In delivering Bess, there is a mix up in communication with Dr. Gilbertson, but she is eventually delivered in time.
Characters[]
- Pat
- Jess
- Julian
- Mrs. Goggins
- Bonnie
- Ben Taylor
- Alf Thompson
- Dorothy Thompson
- Nisha Bains
- Nikhil Bains
- P.C. Selby
- Doctor Gilbertson
- Bess
- Reverend Timms (cameo)
- Michael Lam (cameo)
- Doctor Gilbertson's Sister (mentioned)
Vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Greendale
- Pat's House
- Post Office
- Greendale Station
- The Vets
- The Church
- Ted's Mill
- Ted's Workshop
- Greendale Primary School
- The Green
- Pencaster
- Pencaster Sorting Office
- The Market Square
- Town Hall
- Harbour
- Ted's Garage
- Pencaster Station
- Pencaster Cinema (mentioned)
Cast[]
- Lewis MacLeod as Pat, Ben and Alf
- Melissa Sinden as Jess and Bess
- Janet James as Julian
- Carole Boyd as Mrs. Goggins, Dorothy and Doctor Gilbertson
- Archie Panjabi as Nisha
- Bradley Clarkson as P.C. Selby
Trivia[]
- Pat's use of the term "Doctor Gilbertson I presume" is reference to the famous moment when Henry Morton Stanley met up with David Livingstone on November 10th, 1871 and greeted him with the famous quote "Doctor Livingstone I presume."
- This is the first (and so far, only) time where the Helicopter sequence does not feature Jess.
Goofs[]
- Mrs. Goggins says she is not in the post office today and is inquisitive about why Pat is working because it is Saturday, even though in real life postal services still work on Saturdays.
- Some shots of Pat preparing to take the helicopter were animated by Cosgrove Hall.
- Because of stock footage, Julian is not seen in PAT 1.
- Doctor Gilbertson should be able to tell the difference between Jess & Bess.
Gallery[]
Title Card
Bess
Bess and Jess
Rare Promo