#POSTMAN PAT RIDE ON VAN MANUAL#
#POSTMAN PAT RIDE ON VAN REGISTRATION#
#POSTMAN PAT RIDE ON VAN SERIES#
#POSTMAN PAT RIDE ON VAN TV#

The original two Ivor Wood series are available to watch on BritBox, Prime Video and on DVD.Įach episode follows the adventures of Patrick Clifton, a friendly country postman, and his black and white cat Jess, as he delivers the post through the valley of Greendale. The SDS spin-off is still being rerun on CBeebies on weekends, and the previous Cosgrove Hall series from the 2000's is being rerun on ITVBe's children's block littleBe, starting from September 2023. The show ended on 29 March 2017, after 8 series and 12 specials. In this series, Pat had a family shown on screen for the first time (though his wife had been mentioned in a number of episodes ).Ī new version of the series was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films from 2003 to 2008 and expanded on many aspects of the original series.

#POSTMAN PAT RIDE ON VAN TV#

Following the success of the first series, four TV specials and a second series of 13 episodes were produced during the 1990s. John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts for the series, which was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on The Magic Roundabout, The Wombles, Paddington, and The Herbs. Postman Pat 's first 13-episode series was screened on BBC1 in 1981. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale near Kendal).

#POSTMAN PAT RIDE ON VAN MANUAL#

In the movie, PAT 1 has a manual gearbox.Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations.

In the series, PAT 1 has an automatic gearbox.

The same toy would also be the toy van that Julian gets in the SDS intro.

The original Ertl toy of PAT 1 was used for long shots from Series 3 onwards.

One can also be seen in the background of the seafront location in the Bodger & Badger episode 'Seaweed Bay' and also in the Balamory episode 'Fun Fair'. Bean', albeit with a door and an external coin box (The door and coin box are props and the kiddie ride was activated by using a start button offscreen from inside the kiddie ride).

The OMC Postman Pat Kiddie ride also appeared in the Mr.The original model of van was still left in its Woodland Animations condition until it was repainted during Series 6 and the van's new model was used for PAT 4 in the same series. A difference was the Royal Mail logo was painted in a bright yellow. During production of Series 3, a new model of the van was made.

#POSTMAN PAT RIDE ON VAN REGISTRATION#

In Postman Pat: The Movie, its registration plates have an authentic UK design.

In Series 3, the engine & door sounds from the Post Bus were used for PAT 1.

Since Postman Pat and the Tuba, its horn has been at a higher pitch.

The van's horn sounds are lower pitched from Series 1 until Postman Pat and the Toy Soldiers.

Before the rights to use the official Royal Mail insignia were acquired, a simple crown logo was used in the series until episode 8.

The kiddie rides based on this vehicle were made by three former kiddie ride companies OMC Electronics (1991), Mitchells Children's Rides (1997) and Fun2Learn (2007).

Several merchandise of the van has been released including toys, coin operated kiddie rides and bags.

In Postman Pat's Difficult Day, PAT 1’s horn sounds were also used for Sam’s Mobile Shop.

It won fifth and last place at the Great Greendale Race.

In Series 1 to 2, it didn’t have an extra seat at the time, so passengers (Dr Gilbertson in The Sheep in the Clover Field) had to sit on top of Jess’s basket.

The horn seem to be recorded specifically for the show and wasn't listed and doesn't seem to be on the BBC Sound Effects Library.

The sound effects used for the back doors of the van are recordings of the rear doors to an Austin A35 Van, which can also be found in the BBC Sound Effects Library. It was also heard in the Shaun the Sheep episodes 'Who's the Mummy?' and 'Zebra Ducks of the Serengeti'. When the van is at high speed (as shown in Postman Pat Takes a Message), the same recordings are used but at a high pitch. The sound effects used for the van are recordings of a 1922 Morris Bullnose Cowley, which can be found in the BBC Sound Effects Library.The SDS Mini Van has the same body as this van.Its tail lamps are reminiscent of a 1st generation Mitsubishi Town Box/Proton Juara's tail lamps because of them being placed near the rear bumper. The van is freelance-designed, but possibly resembles a shortened 1980's Freight Rover Sherpa van, but with front styling cues from a 1980 Lambretta William Voiturette (LAWIL) van. In some episodes of Series 1, the van had a simple crown logo painted on its sides. It has the Royal Mail logo (with the Royal Cypher of the late Queen Elizabeth II) painted on its sides. The van is painted in a red livery, like all of Pat's vehicles, but with a lighter shade of red.

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