Postman Pat and the Pirate Treasure

Postman Pat and the Pirate Treasure

Air Date	20th September 2004
Previous	Postman Pat and the Greendale Movie
Next	Postman Pat Goes Football Crazy

Postman Pat and the Pirate Treasure is a twenty-five minute special which was first broadcast on September 20th, 2004 and written by Rebecca Stevens.

Summary[]

Pat’s cousin Matt has returned to Greendale from America to uncover the Greendale Cup for the Flower Show that he buried many years ago.

Characters[]

Vehicles[]

PAT 1
Matt's Boat
P.C. Selby's Bicycle
The Red Tractor
Ted's Lorry

Locations[]

United Kingdom
England
Greendale
Pat's House
The Island
Post Office
The Green
Greendale Primary School
Greendale Station
River Penn
United States of America (mentioned)

Cast[]

Ken Barrie as Pat, Matt, Ted, Alf, the Reverend and P.C. Selby
Melissa Sinden as Jess and Polly
Carole Boyd as Sara, Mrs. Goggins, Dorothy, Mrs. Pottage, Doctor Gilbertson and Charlie
Janet James as Julian
Archie Panjabi as Katy, Nisha and Meera
Kulvinder Ghir as Tom and Ajay

Trivia[]

The basket that was used for Sara's flowers is a stage prop from Cosgrove Hall's other series "Noddy's Toyland Adventures" episodes "Noddy Goes Shopping" and "Noddy Lends a Hand".
Julian's model is used to represent Matt as a boy.
The model of Matt's boat is later used as Ted's.
Meera chants the famous sea shanty "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum" from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island".
This is one of the few times we see Greendale Primary School's uniform.
The "Sailing on a Pirate Ship" song features in this episode.
During the "Sailing on a Pirate Ship" song, Julian and Meera make a reference to the 1997 film "Titanic" as they stand on the bow deck of the boat.
At one point, P.C. Selby sings the first few lines of John Oxenford's 1873 version of "Men of Harlech".
Pre-filmed footage from Postman Pat and the Green Rabbit is used.
The tune at the end of the episode is loosely based on the theme tune to the BBC's television show, "Blue Peter".

Goofs[]

As a boy, Matt should surely not have had the same face shape as Julian, seeing as Julian gained that gene from his mother.
During the first scene, Sara seems to be standing in two places at once.
At various points during the episode, Matt is referred to as Julian's uncle when he is actually his first cousin.
There are a few points when nobody is at the helm of the boat as they sail up the river.
When Tom says "It's a bottle top." his voice sounds strangely echoey.
At the very end of the shot where Charlie and the twins arrive at the flower show, Charlie's body suddenly starts digitally disappearing from the shot in front of the stall next to Sara's.
There are a few points where the character's voices go strangely echoey when they should not:
- When Tom says "It's a bottle top."
- When Julian says "25".
- When Matt says "It was me, Reverend."
When Pat and Matt start digging for the cup in the right place, Julian has only one eye brow.
The treasure chest containing the Greendale Cup opens all by itself.
The cup seems to be shining from underneath inside the treasure chest, because there is clearly a light inside it which suddenly goes out when the cup is removed.
When Matt starts the boat up to leave the island, the engine makes the same sound as PAT 1.