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Postman Pat's Difficult Day

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Postman Pat's Difficult Day is the tenth episode of the first series of Postman Pat.

Plot[]

One morning, Miss Hubbard is surprised when she sees that Pat's van is still outside his house. She rings her bicycle bell to wake Pat up. Pat's alarm-clock has failed to wake him up. Miss Hubbard tells him he has to get to work. Pat rushes out to his van without any breakfast but he almost forgets his hat. Pat runs back inside to get his hat and trips over Jess while running back out. Pat gets to his feet, puts his hat on his head, picks Jess up and drives off to work in a big hurry.

It is past 9.00 at the Post Office. Mrs. Goggins is fixing a messy parcel for Ted Glen. Pat soon arrives and as he gets out, his hat falls off. As he bends down to pick it up, his van's door slams on his bottom. Pat tells Mrs. Goggins his alarm-clock did not wake him up and she shows him the messy parcel she is fixing. His hat gets caught in the sticky tape! Pat pulls it off and the tape sticks all over his fingers. Mrs. Goggins pulls it off and finally puts the rest of the parcel together.

Pat stops his van near a spot where Ted Glen is fixing a fence. As Pat gives Ted his parcel, it just falls to bits and lots of nuts, bolts, cogs and screws roll away into the grass. They look for them but with no luck. Bill Thompson comes over and lets them borrow his magnet. Pat uses the magnet to pick up all the bits of metal.

Soon, Pat is on his way again, and when he arrives at Thompson Ground, Alf tells him to leave the letters on the table and Pat accidentally bumps into Alf's ladder. He wobbles wildly about as he tries to hold the ladder and Alf drops his bucket on Pat. Pat hurts his right hand and now he will not be able to drive his van. Mrs. Thompson binds up the hand for him just as Sam Waldron drives in and they tell him about Pat's accident. Sam decides to help Pat get the post through by taking him and Jess in his mobile shop around the village on his own rounds. Pat is delighted, so they take all the post out of Pat's van and put it into Sam's mobile shop.

Sam takes Pat to see Dr. Gilbertson to look at his injured hand. The Doctor tells Pat his wrist is not broken and that he will soon be alright in a few days, but she gives him some cream to soothe it. Pat and Sam then set off on their rounds; Sam sorts out the people's shopping and Pat gives them their post. At the end of the day as Sam takes Pat and Jess back home, Pat thinks what a funny old day it has been and hopes that tomorrow will be another normal day.

Featured Characters[]

Vehicles[]

  • PAT 1
  • SAM 1
  • The Red Tractor
  • Miss Hubbard's Bicycle
  • The Plough
  • Dorothy Thompson's Bicycle

Locations[]

  • Pat's House
  • Post Office
  • Thompson Ground
  • Greendale Farm
  • The Church
  • The Surgery

Differences in the TV and book versions[]

Miss Hubbard does not wake Pat up in the book. Also she doesn’t speak in the book when Pat and Sam deliver post and shopping to her.

In the TV version Mrs. Pottage does not speak when Pat and Sam deliver post and shopping to her, but in the book version she does.

The following characters only appear in the book version: (in non speaking roles)

  • Granny Dryden
  • George Lancaster
  • Peter Fogg
  • Lucy Selby
  • Katy and Tom Pottage
  • Sarah Gilbertson
  • Charlie Pringle

In the book version, Jess is said to like Sam’s van due to the smell of fish.

At the end of the book version, Sam gives Jess a kipper.

In the book, Alf tells Pat to "look out" as he walks under the ladder. Alf drops his tin of nails and Pat tries to catch it, but ends up twisting around, losing his balance and spraining his wrist.

Trivia[]

  • This episode features the Mobile Shop song.
  • The Mobile Shop has the same horn sound as Pat's van.
  • The scene of Pat falling over Jess was later referenced in Postman Pat's 123. 
  • In the scene where Pat falls over Jess, he uses his "Oh!" line from Postman Pat's Foggy Day.
  • The theme tune can be heard when Pat leaves the Post Office. This instrumental was later heard in Postman Pat's ABC and throughout Postman Pat's 123.
  • This is the first episode in which Pat gets a lift in someone else’s vehicle.
  • This is the last episode in which Ken Barrie voices Bill Thompson.
  • Pat's alarm-clock would later appear in a few episodes of "Gran" and in two "Charlie Chalk" episodes "The Sneezes" and "Return Of The Litter".
  • The jar of cream that Dr. Gilbertson gave to Pat would later appear in Mrs. Tupp's kitchen in "Bertha" and in the "Gran" episode "Gran’s Good News".
  • This is the first appearance of Pat’s house.
  • This is the first episode in which someone other than Pat wears his hat.
  • This is also the first episode where Pat wears an outfit other than his post uniform.

Goofs[]

  • When Pat closes his front garden gate, the noise it makes is more like a gate into a field.
  • When leaving his house, Pat does not bother to lock or even shut his front door.
  • After Alf drops his bucket, it just stands still on the ground even though it makes rattling sounds.
  • Pat's hat disappears when he says "Ooh, my hand. Oh, it does hurt."
  • When Pat says "Ouch!" the second time round at the surgery, the word is not in time with his expression.
  • When Pat gets out to take Ted's parcel to him, a piece of greenery on the wall next to the van can be seen moving.
  • When Pat falls over, his hands are in the open but when he sits up, his right hand is underneath his back.
  • The bucket hits Pat's shoulder, but it does not hurt him more than falling on his own hand.
  • In real life, Pat's van door would not have a mind on it's own.

Quotes[]

  • Pat: "Morning Alf. Sorry, I'm late. Got some letters for you."
  • Alf: "Just leave them on the table. Dorothy's away feeding the chickens. Nothing urgent is there."
  • Pat: "No, just a few bills." *Pat walks into the ladder* "Oops!"
  • Alf: "Ay up, what you doing?!"
  • Pat: "Sorry Alf. Hang on."
  • Alf: "Hold it steady! Not that way, the other way. I said the other way!"
  • Alf dropped his bucket and lands on one of Pat's arms and he falls*
  • Pat: "Oh!" "Ouch. Oh, my hand. Oh, it does hurt. Ah. Oh, gosh, that's painful."
  • Alf: You alright Pat? Oh, dear. Well, don't move. I'll go and get something for it."

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