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Ted Glen is a handyman and one of Pat's closest friends.

Biography

Ted originally came from somewhere in Yorkshire, but later moved to Greendale, where he has a workshop. He is the same age as Pat and is very good at fixing anything that is broken, such as a tractor, ladder, broken van engine, and many more things. He also builds contraptions from scratch, which sometimes backfire, but turn out all right in the end.

Because of his ability to mend and invent things, his business had become famous in Greendale. He recently built a watermill next to his workshop. Using the money he got, Ted eventually opened up a garage and petrol station in Pencaster.

Personality

Ted is a slow-speaking, lazy-seeming man; small, compact, somewhat untidy in his dress sense. He has great but hidden energy. A man of numerous part-time activities, such as odd jobs, blacksmithing, horse doctoring, poaching, building/repairs, carpentry, etc. He is said to do very well for himself. He is always determined to fix anything, no matter how big or small the job is.

Job

Ted is a handyman who fixes things at his workshop. He also goes out into the village to fix much bigger things than the recurring broken watch that finds its way onto his workshop.

Attire

Throughout the series, Ted is shown wearing a white and blue collared shirt with a red sweater above it. He also wears overalls over his shirt and wears a brown cap, signifying his somewhat untidy nature in his outfit.

Vehicles

Ted often drives a flatbed lorry, but he is also said to have a Land Rover which has never been seen.

Appearances

Main Series

Specials

Ted also appeared in Postman Pat: The Movie.

Trivia

  • Ted was Ivor Wood's favourite character according to an interview for the Channel 4 programme 'Collectors' Lot'.
  • Outside of Pat, the only season where Ted has appeared and spoken in every episode is Series 2.
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Ted's puppet retooled into a burglar

  • Ted's model wearing George Lancaster's hat and Alf Thompson's green coat was used as one of "The Burglars" in the aforementioned episode of "Bertha". The other burglar was depicted with Alf wearing Ted's cap. Ted also made a cameo in two "Gran" episodes, "Gran's Old Bones" and "Gran Good News".
  • Ted is one of the few characters with moustaches without a visible mouth on his models, the others being Alf Thompson, P.C. Selby and Major Forbes. In the Cosgrove Hall and Mackinnon and Saunders eras of the series, whenever Ted had to speak, the animators would either have to brush the hair of his moustache up and down or move his moustache from side to side.