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
- Series 1 - Postman Pat's Finding Day, Postman Pat's Rainy Day, The Sheep in the Clover Field, Postman Pat's Thirsty Day, Postman Pat's Windy Day (mentioned), Postman Pat's Foggy Day (mentioned), Postman Pat's Difficult Day, Postman Pat Goes Sledging, Letters on Ice and Postman Pat Takes a Message
- Series 2 - Every episode
- Series 3 - Postman Pat and the Runaway Kite, Postman Pat and the Ice Cream Machine, Postman Pat and the Great Greendale Race, Postman Pat the Magician, Postman Pat and the Greendale Movie, Postman Pat and a Job Well Done, Postman Pat and the Green Rabbit (cameo), Postman Pat and the Troublesome Train, Postman Pat and the Flying Saucers, Postman Pat at the Seaside, Postman Pat and the Job Swap Day, Postman Pat's Popstars, Postman Pat and the Great Dinosaur Hunt, Postman Pat and the Spooky Sleepover, Postman Pat and the Midsummer Market, Postman Pat and the Train Inspector, Postman Pat and the Ice Ladder, Postman Pat and the Rocket Rescue and Postman Pat's Perfect Painting (does not speak)
- Series 4 - Postman Pat and the Big Balloon Ride, Postman Pat and the Surprise Present, Postman Pat and the Perfect Pizza (cameo), Postman Pat and the Spring Dance, Postman Pat and the Thunderstorm, Postman Pat and the Playful Pets, Postman Pat and the Pink Slippers, Postman Pat and the Pet Show (cameo), Postman Pat's Wild West Rescue, Postman Pat's Pied Piper, Postman Pat and the Tricky Transport Day, Postman Pat's Radio Greendale, Postman Pat the Secret Superhero, Postman Pat Goes Undercover (cameo), Postman Pat and the Bowling Buddies, Postman Pat and the Magic Lamp, Postman Pat's Island Shipwreck, Postman Pat and the Grand Custard Race, Postman Pat and the Lucky Escape, Postman Pat and the Potluck Picnic, Postman Pat and the Record Breaking Day and Postman Pat and the Flying Post
- Series 5 - Postman Pat and the Pot of Gold, Postman Pat and the Greendale Knights, Postman Pat and the Fantastic Feast, Postman Pat Gets Stuck (does not speak), Postman Pat and the Incredible Inventions, Postman Pat and the Go-Kart Race, Postman Pat's Pony Post, Postman Pat and the Lost Property (cameo), Postman Pat and the Talking Cat, Postman Pat Never Gives Up, Postman Pat and the Double Disguise, Postman Pat's Cat Calamity, Postman Pat and the Popular Policeman, Postman Pat's Noisy Day, Postman Pat and the Disappearing Bear, Postman Pat and the Cranky Cows, Postman Pat's Big Boat Adventure, Postman Pat's Holiday Hobbies, Postman Pat and the Grumpy Pony, Postman Pat's Fun Run, Postman Pat's Spy Mission, Postman Pat's Ice'Capade and Postman Pat's Christmas Eve
- Series 6 - A Runaway Cow, A Tepee, A Wind Machine, Crazy Robots, Big Balloons, A Bouncy Castle, Charlie's Telescope, Fruit Bats, Precious Eggs, Naughty Pumpkin, A Movie Feast, A Speedy Car, A Wobbly Piano, A Slippy Ice Cube, A Magic Jewel, A Teddy, A Super Magnet, A Treehouse, Green Rabbit, A Surprise, Bernie the Parrot, The Red Rocket, A Disco Machine, Ice Skates and The Flying Christmas Stocking (cameo)
- Series 7 - Postman Pat and Cowboy Colin, Postman Pat and Big Bob Bell, Postman Pat and the Cheeky Sheep, Postman Pat and the Metal Detector, Postman Pat and the Crazy Crockery (cameo), Postman Pat and the Train Station Window, Postman Pat and the Sculpture Trail, Postman Pat and the Seaside Special, Postman Pat and the Chinese Dragon, Postman Pat and the Karaoke Night, Postman Pat and the Didgeridoo, Postman Pat and the Amazing Weather Machine, Postman Pat and the Super Skateboard Sizzle, Postman Pat and the Rubber Duck Race, Postman Pat and the Tricky Tracker, Postman Pat and the Greendale Ukulele Big Band (cameo), Postman Pat and the Tremendous Tree, Postman Pat and the Great Greendale Website, Postman Pat and the Twinkly Lights and Postman Pat and the Christmas Panto Horse
- Series 8 - Postman Pat and the Cornish Caper, Postman Pat and the Giant Pumpkin, Postman Pat and the Blue Flash, Postman Pat's Pancake Party, Postman Pat and the Runaway Remote, Postman Pat and the Zooming Zipwire, Postman Pat and the Super Jet Boots, Postman Pat and the Eco Igloo, Postman Pat and the Spring Lamb (does not speak), Postman Pat and the Reckless Rollers, Postman Pat and the King's Armour (mentioned), Postman Pat and the Bouncing Bulb, Postman Pat and the Runaway Bath, Postman Pat and the Loch Ness Monster, Postman Pat and the Sorting Machine, Postman Pat and the Stormy Birthday, Postman Pat and the Winter Games, Postman Pat and the Bucking Bronco, Postman Pat's Pop Star Rescue, Postman Pat and the Very Important Person and Postman Pat and the Space Suit
Specials
- Postman Pat's ABC
- Postman Pat's 123 (mentioned)
- Postman Pat takes the Bus
- Postman Pat and the Toy Soldiers
- Postman Pat and the Tuba
- Postman Pat and the Barometer
- Read Along with Postman Pat
- Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket
- Postman Pat's Magic Christmas
- Postman Pat Clowns Around
- Postman Pat and the Pirate Treasure
- Postman Pat's Great Big Party
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.
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.