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The third series of Postman Pat television series aired in 2004.

Production[]

In November 2001, Entertainment Rights announced they had purchased Woodland Animations Ltd for £5.1m, with the intention to revive and update the Postman Pat series by developing new TV programming, DVD and video releases, alongside new consumer products.[1] In December of that year, it was announced that Postman Pat could get more black and Asian friends in order to make the show more multicultural. No black characters had appeared on screen in Postman Pat’s 20-year television run, although he once worked with a Jamaican postlady in the book Postman Pat Goes to Town. John Cunliffe, the author of Postman Pat had said that no people of Asian or West Indian origin were living in the area.[2] In January 2003, it was announced that Pat would gain a new Asian friend from India then known simply as Mr. Bain.[3]

Production of the new series began in 2002 and it started off with the half hour special Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket, which was first released on home media in late 2003.

In July 2004, it would be officially announced that Postman Pat would be returning to the BBC in the autumn of that year. The corporation had also ordered a second 26-part series of Postman Pat from rights owner Entertainment Rights, before the first has been broadcast, as part of a deal that will see repeats of the new episodes transmitted until 2010.

Cosgrove Hall Films was chosen to animate the new series with Mackinnon & Saunders making the puppets, The As and When Men making the sets, props by Lucy Burscough and vehicles by John Wright Model Making.

As well as recreating and making the sets and props, Cosgrove Hall used the original props, buildings and vehicles that Woodland Animations used from the first to the second series, including the four specials and Mackinnon & Saunders used the original puppets as reference to recreate the characters. Some props from "Gran", "Bertha", "Charlie Chalk" and "Noddy's Toyland Adventures" were also used for the series, including some noticeable props from the original twenty six episodes and four specials.

Accounting to a production timeline board that was displayed at the Postman Pat: Welcome To Greendale exhibition, Entertainment Rights wanted to preserve the timeless quality of the show, introducing subtle changes in design which gave the show a contemporary feel.[4]

Postman Pat creator John Cunliffe was said to be working as a creative consultant on the new series. Ken Barrie and Carole Boyd came back to reprise the characters voices that would appear in the new series. The children that Carole voiced from Postman Pat takes the Bus to Series 2 were recast by new voice actors. However Carole would still voice Sarah Gilbertson and Charlie Pringle. Granny Dryden and Peter Fogg were planned to return in the new series, but they do not appear in the final series. It is unknown if Miss Hubbard, Sam Waldron, George Lancaster or Major Forbes were planned to return as well.[5]

Episodes[]

  1. Postman Pat and the Runaway Kite - Jess gets stuck on a kite.
  2. Postman Pat and the Hungry Goat - Rosie runs away.
  3. Postman Pat and the Ice Cream Machine - Ted has invented an ice cream machine and Julian is inventing a new flavour of ice cream for Jess.
  4. Postman Pat and the Great Greendale Race - Pat, Alf, Ajay, Ted and P.C. Selby compete to see who has the best road vehicle.
  5. Postman Pat and the Jumble Sale - Nisha is organising the "Recycling Week" jumble sale.
  6. Postman Pat the Magician - Pat is going to be a magician for Meera's birthday party.
  7. Postman Pat and the Spotty Situation - Chicken Pox is sweeping all over Greendale.
  8. Postman Pat and the Greendale Movie - Pat is making a movie with his new camera.
  9. Postman Pat Goes Football Crazy - Pat is training for a football match.
  10. Postman Pat's Pigeon Post - Pat's van breaks down and he has to spend the night out in the countryside.
  11. Postman Pat and a Job Well Done - Julian is interviewing the locals about their day jobs.
  12. Postman Pat and the Green Rabbit - Pat babysits Nikhil.
  13. Postman Pat and the Big Butterflies - Two rare breeds of butterfly are on the loose.
  14. Postman Pat and the Troublesome Train - Pat helps out on the Greendale Rocket for the day.
  15. Postman Pat and the Flying Saucers - Julian, Charlie and Meera go searching for alien spaceships.
  16. Postman Pat at the Seaside - Meera wants to go to the seaside.
  17. Postman Pat and the Job Swap Day - Pat organises a job swap for the locals to raise money for the leaks in the school roof.
  18. Postman Pat's Disappearing Dotty - Julian has to look after the school guinea pig.
  19. Postman Pat's Popstars - Pat encourages Lucy to over come her stage fright.
  20. Postman Pat and the Great Dinosaur Hunt - The grown-ups are building a dinosaur themed playground for the children, whilst Julian, Lucy, Meera and Charlie go searching dinosaurs.
  21. Postman Pat and the Spooky Sleepover - Katy and Tom have a sleepover in Julian's bedroom.
  22. Postman Pat and the Midsummer Market - The church bell needs to ring to start the Midsummer Market.
  23. Postman Pat and the Train Inspector - The whole village helps out to tidy the station before the inspector arrives.
  24. Postman Pat and the Ice Ladder - Katy and Tom get stuck on the cracking ice and Pat has to rescue them.
  25. Postman Pat and the Rocket Rescue - A snowdrift blocks the railway line.
  26. Postman Pat's Perfect Painting - Pat takes part in the school's art project.

Characters[]

Characters Introduced[]

Vehicles[]

Cast[]

  • Ken Barrie as Pat, Ted, Alf, the Reverend Timms, P.C. Selby, Mr. Pringle and the Train Inspector
  • Melissa Sinden as Jess
  • Carole Boyd as Sara Clifton, Mrs. Goggins, Dorothy, Mrs. Pottage, 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

Songs[]

  • Postman Pat
  • What's in his Bag
  • The Greendale Song
  • Come On!

Trivia[]

  • This is the first series of many things.
    • The first series to have multiple voice actors and no narrator.
    • The first series to be animated by Cosgrove Hall.
    • The first series to have 26 episodes (double the amount of the previous two series).
    • The first series where Simon Woodgate is the music artist.
    • The first series to be produced and filmed in 16:9 widescreen.
      • However, some home media releases and broadcasts in the US on Qubo had them cropped into 4:3 fullscreen.
      • The first series where Jess wears a red collar.
  • For some unknown reason, the second half of this series is often counted as Series 4, even though each episode comes directly after each other each week day.
  • For long shots the original Ertl model of PAT 1 is used.
  • Inside one of the houses in the opening sequence is Pat’s umbrella from Postman Pat’s Rainy Day.
  • In this series the engine and door sounds from the Post Bus are used for PAT 1. However, PAT 1 still uses the recordings of a 1922 Morris Bullnose Cowley.
  • This is the only series where a character's full set of teeth is shown onscreen in an episode.
  • In some driving shots, Jess' head and body used between Series 1 and Postman Pat and the Barometer can be seen.
  • From this series onwards:
    • Most of the child characters gain more prominent roles in episodes.
    • The child characters (aside from Tom, Katy and Julian) are now seen interacting more with their parents. In series prior to Series 3, most of the other children (aside from Tom, Katy and Julian) did not interact that much with their parents when shown onscreen.
    • The grown-up/adult characters now refer to themselves informally by their first name (e.g: Pat refers to Mrs. Pottage by her first name Julia instead of her title and last name) whenever they talk with each other (with the exception of some characters, such as Mrs. Goggins and the Rev. Timms). Additionally, most of the children characters now refer to the grown-ups by the Mr./Mrs. title when talking to them.
      • Characters like Ted Glen, Alf and Dorothy Thompson are still referred to their first name like in the first and second series.
    • The cast of grown-up/adult characters have noticeably shrunk, with some Woodland-era characters no longer appearing in supporting roles, such as Peter Fogg, Sam Waldron, Major Forbes, Granny Dryden, George Lancaster, and Miss Hubbard.
      • Peter Fogg and Granny Dryden were planned to appear in this season as supporting characters, but this was dropped in the final cut. However, Peter Fogg makes a cameo alongside Sam Waldron and Miss Hubbard in an episode, but are not mentioned at all afterwards in later episodes or merchandise.
      • Major Forbes, Granny Dryden, and George Lancaster were the only Woodland-era characters who never made returning appearances at all in this season, making this the first season where they don't appear since their debuts. However, the Major, along with Miss Hubbard and George Lancaster would return in the feature film years later.
    • The characters' puppets now have full plastic bodies compared to having just plastic heads and fabric hands in the first 2 seasons.
  • This is the only series that aired on Tiny Pop.

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