Postman Pat and the Space Suit is the twenty-sixth episode and final episode of the eighth series of Postman Pat It aired on Wednesday 29th March 2017 on CBeebies and it was written by Chris Parker.
Plot[]
Pat has to bring an astronaut's suit to the Space Day at Ted's Mill.
Characters[]
- Pat
- Jess
- Julian
- Ben
- Lauren
- Lizzy
- Ted
- Bill
- Meera
- Lucy
- Sarah
- Charlie
- Professor Farrow
- Alf (mentioned)
- Dorothy (mentioned)
Vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Greendale
- Pat's House
- Ted's Mill
- Ted's Workshop
- Pencaster
- Sorting Office
- River Penn
- Thompson Ground (mentioned)
- Pencaster Museum (mentioned)
Cast[]
- Lewis MacLeod as Pat and Ben
- Melissa Sindenden as Jess
- Janet James as Julian, Lauren and Lucy
- Bradley Clarkson as Ted
- Angela Griffin as Lizzy
- Kulvinder Ghir as Bill
- Archie Panjabi as Meera
- Carole Boyd as Sarah and Charlie
- Professor Brian Cox as Professor Ryan Farrow
Trivia[]
- This is the series finale of Postman Pat, ending after 36 years of airing.
- The cuckoo clock from Postman Pat and the Jumble Sale, Ted's sock-drying machine or fruit chopping machine from Postman Pat and the Pink Slippers and Postman Pat and the Potluck Picnic, Ted's sausage-making machine from Postman Pat and the Fantastic Feast and a radio from Postman Pat's Spy Mission can be seen inside Ted's mill.
- The bat's box from Fruit Bats can be seen outside Ted's mill.
- This is the only episode where the Professor Brian Cox has a voice role.
Goofs[]
- Lucy can be heard giggling in the first scene at the mill, but she is nowhere to be seen.
- On BBC iplayer, The subtitles misspell Ted Glen's last name with two N's.
Gallery[]
Title card
Ted and his lorry
Ted's lorry with a flat tyre
Professor Ryan Farrow
PAT 4 with a flat tyre
Behind the Scenes[]
Pat with Professor Ryan Farrow
Pat (in his spacesuit) and Professor Ryan Farrow at the Great North Museum
The solar system model on display at the Puppet Masters Animation Conference at the Waterside Arts Centre in 2021.
Annika Bluhm, writer from the series and creative executive from both DreamWorks and Entertainment Rights, seeing the props from the episode, just before the Puppet Masters Animation Conference.
