Series 7

Series 7
Series Overview
Director	Chris Taylor
Producer	Chris Bowden
Composer	Sandy Nuttgens
Release Details
No. of episodes	26
Episode Guide
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The seventh series of Postman Pat television series aired in 2013. It is the second series of Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service.

Episodes

1. Postman Pat and Cowboy Colin - Pat has to deliver a copy of the new "Cowboy Colin" book to the school.
2. Postman Pat and Big Bob Bell - The church bell Big Bob is returning to its rightful place.
3. Postman Pat and the Cheeky Sheep - Pat has to deliver a special breed of sheep to Amy.
4. Postman Pat and the Metal Detector - Pat has to deliver a metal detector to Ted.
5. Postman Pat and the Crazy Crockery - The school is being turned into a restaurant for a night.
6. Postman Pat and the Runaway Bees - The flower boxes are going to be removed from the market.
7. Postman Pat and the Identical Cats - Doctor Gilbertson has to look after her sister's cat.
8. Postman Pat and the Train Station Window - The railway station in Pencaster is getting a new window.
9. Postman Pat and the Sculpture Trail - Rosie ruins the entries for the sculpture trail.
10. Postman Pat and Meera's Gecko - Pat has to deliver Meera's new pet gecko.
11. Postman Pat and the Booming Bagpipes - Mrs. Goggins is pining for Scotland.
12. Postman Pat and the Scarecrow - Pat has to deliver a scarecrow to Thompson Ground.
13. Postman Pat and the Seaside Special - Pat has to return Mrs. Goggins' handbag before the train ride to the seaside.
14. Postman Pat and the Chinese Dragon - Pumpkin gets the special delivery stuck on his head.
15. Postman Pat and the Karaoke Night - Pat has to deliver the karaoke machine to the Green.
16. Postman Pat and the Didgeridoo - Dottie the school hampster goes missing.
17. Postman Pat and the Amazing Weather Machine - Pat has to deliver a weather machine to Ted.
18. Postman Pat and the Super Skateboard Sizzle - Pat has to deliver a new skateboard to Ajay.
19. Postman Pat and the Rubber Duck Race - Pat has to deliver the rubber ducks for the annual duck race.
20. Postman Pat and the Sticky Situation - Pat has to deliver Alf's birthday present.
21. Postman Pat and the Tricky Tracker - Pat has to deliver a tracking device for Alf's pigeon, Cedric.
22. Postman Pat and the Greendale Ukulele Big Band - Pat helps everyone with their ukulele problems.
23. Postman Pat and the Tremendous Tree - Pat has to deliver a tree to Thompson Ground.
24. Postman Pat and the Great Greendale Website - The school are setting up a website about Greendale.
25. Postman Pat and the Twinkly Lights - Greendale station is going to be decorated for Diwali.
26. Postman Pat and the Christmas Panto Horse - Ted and Arthur are going to play the pantomime horse.

Characters

• Pat Clifton
• Jess
• Sara Clifton
• Julian Clifton
• Mrs. Goggins
• Bonnie
• Ben Taylor
• Lauren Taylor
• Lizzy Taylor
• Ted Glen
• Alf Thompson
• Rosie
• Cedric
• Daisy
• Dorothy Thompson
• Bill Thompson
• The Reverend Timms
• Ajay Bains
• Nisha Bains
• Meera Bains
• Nikhil Bains
• Arthur Selby
• Lucy Selby
• Sylvia Gilbertson
• Sarah Gilbertson
• Charlie Pringle
• Amy Wrigglesworth
• Pumpkin
• Michael Lam
• Pat's father (mentioned)

Characters Introduced

• Pat
• Bess
• George
• Dottie
• Ted's Grandfather (mentioned)
• P.C. Selby's Grandfather (mentioned)
• The Bell Menders (mentioned)

Vehicles

• PAT 1
• PAT 2
• PAT 3
• PAT 4
• PAT 5
• PAT 6
• PAT 7
• PAT 8
• The Red Tractor
• The Greendale Rocket
• Pencaster Flyer
• Ted's Lorry
• The Panda Car
• SCHOOL 1
• SYLVIA 1
• VET 1
• Michael's Mobile Shop
• Alf's Quad Bike
• The Bell Mender's Crane (mentioned)

Cast

• Lewis MacLeod as Pat, Ben and Alf
• Melissa Sinden as Jess and Bonnie
• Carole Boyd as Sara Clifton, Mrs. Goggins, Dorothy, Doctor Gilbertson, Sarah Gilbertson and Charlie
• Janet James as Julian, Lauren and Lucy
• Angela Griffin as Lizzy and Amy
• Bradley Clarkson as Ted and P.C. Selby
• Kulvinder Ghir as Bill, Ajay and Michael
• Dan Milne as the Reverend Timms
• Archie Panjabi as Nisha and Meera

Songs

• Postman Pat
• SDS Theme
• Happy Christmas Everyone

Trivia

• This series is the first series for many things.
  • The first series where Bradley Clarkson and Dan Milne are in the cast.
  • The first series not to feature series veteran, Ken Barrie.
  • The first series to be produced in the 2010s.
  • The first series to be animated by Mackinnon & Saunders Ltd. which only built the puppets for the series before, since 2003. However, stock footage of Pat getting into the SDS Gyrocopter/Helicopter animated by Cosgrove Hall were used.
  • the first series to be filmed mostly in a 15fps format instead of 30fps
• This is the last series with Annika Bluhm as the head writer.
• This is the last series to have a Christmas themed episode.

Behind the Scenes

Postman Pat and Big Bob Bell

Postman Pat and the Crazy Crockery

Postman Pat and the Runaway Bees

Postman Pat and the Booming Bagpipes

Postman Pat and the Seaside Special

Postman Pat and the Seaside Special

Postman Pat and the Sticky Situation

Postman Pat and the Greendale Ukulele Big Band

Postman Pat and the Tremendous Tree

Behind the photos of the series on display at Mackinnon & Saunders – 30 Years and Beyond exhibition at the Waterside Arts Centre

The production team do their bit for Mo'vember

CBeebies promoting the series on the Pencaster Gasette