Postman Pat and the Beast of Greendale

Postman Pat and the Beast of Greendale

Air Date	8th September 1997 (Australia) 3rd May 1998(UK)
Previous	Postman Pat takes Flight
Next	Postman Pat and the Mystery Tour

Postman Pat and the Beast of Greendale is twelfth episode of the second series which was broadcast on 3rd May 1998. It was written by John Cunliffe.

Summary[]

A strange creature is on the loose all over Greendale. First it chews up Pat's sandwiches, then Dorothy's carrots, then Granny Dryden's washing line, knocks Miss Hubbard off her bike, then breaks Major Forbes’s flower pots, and it makes a racket in the Village Church! Who can it be?

Characters[]

Vehicles[]

PAT 1
Postal Trolley
The Yellow Tractor
Miss Hubbard's bicycle
Peter Fogg's motorbike

Locations[]

Post Office
Ted Glen's Workshop
Thompson Ground
Greendale Farm
The Church
Granny Dryden's Cottage
Garner Hall

Cast[]

Ken Barrie as Pat, Ted, the Reverend Timms, P.C. Selby, Granny Dryden, Major Forbes and the Main Narrator
Carole Boyd as Dorothy, Mrs. Pottage, Lucy, Doctor Gilbertson and Miss Hubbard

Trivia[]

This is the first and only appearance of Lucy Selby’s pony.
A reference to Postman Pat and the Magpie Hen is made after the "beast" ate Pat's lunch at Greendale Farm and Pat is sure it couldn't be the hens that stole his lunch this time.
Miss Hubbard says "Goodness me, Pat. I hope you take more care. It's taken a bit of a knock." after Pat accidentally ran her bike over with the postal trolley. The audio was reused from Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels.

Goofs[]

Miss Hubbard says "Goodness me, Pat. I hope you take more care." twice. The audio was also reused from Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels.
Pat, P.C. Selby and the Major should have taken off their hats when they entered the church.
Lucy's riding helmet seems to appear out of nowhere.
When Major Forbes pushes Pat into the church and says "Off you go," there is suddenly a bit of silence at the point where he would have said "old" before he says "chap". In the same scene, the sound heard when the Major pushes Pat in the church, sounds more like Pat’s van traveling off road.