Postman Pat and the Thunderstorm is the fifth episode of Postman Pat Season 4. It was written by Rebecca Stevens.
Plot[]
A thunderstorm in Greendale frightens Bonnie and she runs away. Pat goes to find Bonnie and Julian accompanies him to show how brave he is.
Characters[]
- Pat
- Jess
- Sara
- Julian
- Mrs. Goggins
- Bonnie
- Ted
- Alf
- Mrs. Pottage
- Meera
- Mr. Pringle (drawn picture cameo)
- Nisha (mentioned)
Vehicles[]
- PAT 1
- Ted's Lorry
Locations[]
- Pat's House
- Post Office
- Thompson Ground
- Greendale Farm
- Greendale Station
- Greendale Primary School
- The Church
- Garner Hall
Cast[]
- Ken Barrie as Pat, Ted and Alf
- Melissa Sinden as Jess and Bonnie
- Carole Boyd as Sara, Mrs. Goggins and Mrs. Pottage
- Janet James as Julian
- Archie Panjabi as Meera
Trivia[]
- Going by production order, this is the sixth episode of the fourth season.
- This is the first noting of Captain Zzapp's sidekick, Fizz Girl.
- Stock footage from Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket is used.
- Pat's newspaper is the "Pencaster Gazette" which is from Postman Pat and the Toy Soldiers, Postman Pat in a Muddle and Postman Pat Misses the Show.
- One of Ted’s computer boxes from Postman Pat and the Robot can be seen in Julian’s bedroom.
- This episode was banned on from the CBeebies channel, as they felt that on going thunder and lightning might frighten the target audience.
Goofs[]
- The clock in the post office stays on 7.30 through out the whole episode.
- The episode looks more like it takes place at night rather than in a storm.
- At one point when Mrs. Goggins calls for Bonnie, part of her head gets cut away.
- When Pat is back at home, his van is not parked next to the house.
- For some reason a close-up of the Greendale Station sign is shown at one point, even though it has nothing to do with anything in this episode.
- When Pat drives back to Bonnie with her toy, Julian can be seen in the van even though he is still back at the tunnel with Ted.
- Towards the end of the episode, PAT 1 is missing its rear numberplate whilst it is parked outside the house.
- Sara should know that it is dangerous to use the telephone during a thunderstorm.
- In some shots of the episode, the trees have no leaves, but in other shots, the trees have leaves.
- How can the electricity go out if a telegraph pole gets hit by lightning?
Gallery[]
Title card
Rare Promo 1
Rare Promo 2
Rare Promo 3
Rare Promo 4
Rare Promo 5
Rare Promo 6