Postman Pat and the Runaway Train is the eighth episode of Postman Pat Season 4. It was written by George Tarry.
Summary[]
Reverend Timms accidentally starts the Greendale Rocket without Ajay on board, with Mrs. Goggins, Bonnie, Dorothy, Bill and Julian on board in the coach and Jess on the cab with the Reverend, so Pat and P.C. Selby race to the rescue in P.C. Selby's Panda Car, while Ajay and Jeff give chase to the Rocket on the Trolley.
Characters[]
- Pat
- Jess
- Sara Clifton
- Julian Clifton
- Mrs. Goggins
- Bonnie
- Alf Thompson
- Dorothy Thompson
- Bill Thompson
- The Reverend Timms
- Ajay Bains
- Nisha Bains
- P.C. Selby
- Mr. Pringle
Vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Greendale
- Pat's House
- Post Office
- Greendale Station
- The Church
- Greendale School
- Garner Hall
- River Penn
- Pencaster (mentioned)
- Pencaster Station (mentioned)
- Pencaster Cinema (mentioned)
Cast[]
- Ken Barrie as Pat, Alf, the Reverend Timms, P.C. Selby and Mr. Pringle
- Melissa Sinden as Jess and Bonnie
- Carole Boyd as Sara Clifton, Mrs. Goggins and Dorothy
- Janet James as Julian
- Kulvinder Ghir as Bill and Ajay
- Archie Panjabi as Nisha
Trivia[]
- This episode introduces The Panda Car to the series.
- Many fans have compared the events of this episode to those of "The Royal Train", an episode from the BBC comedy series "Dad's Army".
- Stock footage of the coupling coming loose from Postman Pat and the Troublesome Train is used.
- When Pat and P.C. Selby first catch up to the Rocket, Bill has his original Woodland Animations head.
- Some of the sheep from Season 1 appear amongst Alf's flock.
Goofs[]
- There is no fade-in-from-black effect before the title card of the episode.
- PAT 1 is missing its rear number plate at the beginning of the episode.
- In some shots, Julian is wearing his jacket but at other times, he has it tied round his waist.
- In a few shots, the Reverend's eyes and hair are not arranged in the correct position.
- When Jeff and Ajay take the trolley out of the shed, they suddenly appear out of nowhere.
- The mail truck of the Greendale Rocket keeps facing in different directions.
- When the train passes Alf both times, Bill and Alf are missing their eyebrows.
- At one point Ajay and Jeff pass a lake, but the opening titles indicate that over the wall from the lake is a road not the railway.
- When Ajay says 'Oh, no!' the second time his mouth doesn't move.
- In the close up of the couplings, the Rocket is going forwards, because the stock footage is not reversed.
Gallery[]
Title Card
The Reverend Timms
Julian now his jacket tied in the belly
Dorothy Thompson
Bill Thompson
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Episode[]
Postman Pat and the Runaway Train