Postman Pat's Thirsty Day is the seventh episode of the first series which was first broadcast on 28th October 1981. It was entirely written by John Cunliffe and narrated by Ken Barrie.
Summary[]
Greendale has not had any rain for weeks, and its a very hot day today, and the water supply has had to be turned off. When Pat arrives at the Post Office, Mrs. Goggins gives him some lemonade to quench his thirst.
Later Granny Dryden shows Pat an old water pump in the village. Can Ted fix it in order to get a water supply working?
Characters[]
- Pat
- Jess
- Mrs. Goggins
- Ted Glen
- Dorothy Thompson
- Mrs. Pottage
- Granny Dryden
- Peter Fogg
- George Lancaster
- Tom Pottage (does not speak)
- Alf Thompson (cameo)
- Reverend Timms (cameo)
- Katy Pottage (cameo)
- Miss Hubbard (cameo)
Vehicles[]
- PAT 1
- The Red Tractor
- The Plough
Locations[]
- Greendale Post Office
- Thompson Ground
- Greendale Farm
- Granny Dryden's Cottage
- Intake Farm
- The Old Pump
Trivia[]
- Ted Glen's Handyman song features in this episode.
- One of the pictures on the wall at Granny Dryden's cottage is a selection of "Rain, Steam and Speed" painted by J. M. W. Turner in 1844.
- The music played when Pat delivers the letters around the village is the instrumental to the Mobile Shop song.
- The scene of Pat's hat falling into the well was later referenced in Postman Pat's 123.
- This episode was included as a bonus on the Australian VHS release of Postman Pat and the Tuba.
- The bottle of lemonade would later appear in "Gran", in Mrs. Tupp's kitchen in "Bertha" and in the "Charlie Chalk" episode "Mildred's Day Off".
- The water cans later appeared in "Bertha", one appeared in the attic in the "Gran" episode "Gran the Camper" and at the beginning of "Arnold's Night Out" in "Charlie Chalk".
- The broken frying pan would later appear at Trader Jones's store in "Charlie Chalk".
- Pat’s handkerchief would later appear in a few episodes of "Bertha" and "Charlie Chalk".
- The water that comes out of the pump in the close ups appears to be cling film.
- This is the last episode to have the original crown logos on Pat’s van and the oval on Pat’s hat, as well as Greendale Post Office's original sign.
- This is the first episode where a character is seen wearing a wristwatch.
Goofs[]
- When Pat arrives at Thompson Ground, he just leaves his van door wide open and then goes into the farm house, closing the front door behind. Of all the places to leave the van door open, a farm is not the best place, any one of the animals could have got in and caused problems.
- During the long shots when Pat is driving through the countryside and the village, he is not wearing his hat or glasses and Jess is not there next to him.
- No splash is heard when Pat's hat falls down the well.
- Ted puts the pump handle back on the wrong way round, but in the next close-up when he is testing the pump, the handle is shown round the right way.
- When Pat says, “Look after yourself!” a pen inside a cup on the shelf is moving by itself.
Gallery[]
Ted's Workshop
Ted fixing the pump
Jess getting soaked
A rare promo
Scenes recreated for a Japanese book
Home Media Releases[]
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