Postman Pat (1981)

Animation · Comedy · Family

Pat and his black-and-white cat Jess deliver the mail in Greendale.

IMDb rating: 6.4 (3,942 votes)
Episode average: 8.4 ↑ +2.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 8
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

8.39 avg 13 episodes 8.4 → 8.4 15 min avg

Consistent

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Postman Pat's Finding Day	8.4	38
2	Postman Pat and the Magpie Hen	8.4	26
3	Postman Pat's Birthday	8.3	29
4	Postman Pat's Rainy Day	8.5	24
5	Postman Pat and the Sheep in the Clover Field	8.3	26
6	Postman Pat's Tractor Express	8.5	28
7	Postman Pat's Thirsty Day	8.5	26
8	Postman Pat's Windy Day	8.2	25
9	Postman Pat's Foggy Day	8.4	23
10	Postman Pat's Difficult Day	8.5	27
11	Postman Pat Goes Sledging	8.3	25
12	Postman Pat's Letters on Ice	8.4	24
13	Postman Pat Takes a Message	8.4	24

Season 2 (1991)

8.57 avg 14 episodes 8.8 → 8.4 16 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Postman Pat Takes the Bus	8.8	21
1	Postman Pat and the Hole in the Road	8.6	18
2	Postman Pat and the Suit of Armour	8.6	20
3	Postman Pat in a Muddle	8.6	21
4	Postman Pat Misses the Show	8.6	17
5	Postman Pat Follows a Trail	8.6	17
6	Postman Pat Has the Best Village	8.8	18
7	Postman Pat Paints the Ceiling	9.0	20
8	Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels	8.4	20
9	Postman Pat and the Big Surprise	8.4	17
10	Postman Pat and the Robot	8.6	19
11	Postman Pat Takes Flight	8.6	16
12	Postman Pat and the Beast of Greendale	8.0	18
13	Postman Pat and the Mystery Tour	8.4	16

Season 3 (2003)

8.20 avg 29 episodes 7.7 → 9.2 16 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket	7.7	12
1	Postman Pat and the Runaway Kite	7.5	17
2	Postman Pat and the Hungry Goat	8.3	13
3	Postman Pat and the Ice Cream Machine	8.5	15
4	Postman Pat and the Great Greendale Race	8.1	12
5	Postman Pat and the Jumble Sale	8.0	11
6	Postman Pat the Magician	7.3	13
7	Postman Pat and the Spotty Situation	8.3	18
8	Postman Pat and the Greendale Movie	8.0	11
9	Postman Pat Goes Football Crazy	8.2	16
10	Postman Pat's Pigeon Post	8.1	16
11	Postman Pat and a Job Well Done	7.7	17
12	Postman Pat and the Green Rabbit	7.9	12
13	Postman Pat and the Big Butterflies	8.5	15
14	Postman Pat and the Troublesome Train	8.8	15
15	Postman Pat and the Flying Saucers	8.1	14
16	Postman Pat at the Seaside	8.6	14
17	Postman Pat and the Job Swap Day	7.1	13
18	Postman Pat's Disappearing Dotty	8.3	14
19	Postman Pat's Popstars	8.6	13
20	Postman Pat and the Great Dinosaur Hunt	8.3	14
21	Postman Pat and the Spooky Sleepover	8.6	15
22	Postman Pat and the Midsummer Market	8.2	13
23	Postman Pat and the Train Inspector	8.4	14
24	Postman Pat and the Ice Ladder	8.2	15
25	Postman Pat and the Rocket Rescue	8.7	16
26	Postman Pat's Perfect Painting	8.1	15
27	Postman Pat's Magic Christmas	8.6	12
28	Postman Pat and the Pirate Treasure	9.2	17

Season 4 (2005)

8.50 avg 27 episodes 9.2 → 9.1 15 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Postman Pat and the Big Balloon Ride	9.2	12
2	Postman Pat and the Surprise Present	9.2	13
3	Postman Pat and the Perfect Pizza	8.1	17
4	Postman Pat and the Spring Dance	8.5	13
5	Postman Pat and the Thunderstorm	8.6	11
6	Postman Pat and the Fancy Dress Party	7.5	15
7	Postman Pat and the Playful Pets	8.9	16
8	Postman Pat and the Pink Slippers	8.5	14
9	Postman Pat and the Runaway Train	8.3	10
10	Postman Pat and the Pet Show	8.2	11
11	Postman Pat's Wild West Rescue	8.2	9
12	Postman Pat's Pied Piper	8.7	13
13	Postman Pat and the Tricky Transport Day	8.7	12
14	Postman Pat's Radio Greendale	8.6	13
15	Postman Pat the Secret Superhero	9.2	12
16	Postman Pat Goes Undercover	9.1	14
17	Postman Pat and the Bowling Buddies	8.2	12
18	Postman Pat and the Magic Lamp	8.3	13
19	Postman Pat and the Sneaky Sheep	8.4	13
20	Postman Pat's Island Shipwreck	8.6	13
21	Postman Pat and the Grand Custard Race	7.8	12
22	Postman Pat and the Lucky Escape	8.4	13
23	Postman Pat and the Potluck Picnic	8.4	13
24	Postman Pat and the Record Breaking Day	8.1	15
25	Postman Pat's Missing Things	8.5	15
26	Postman Pat and the Flying Post	8.1	12
27	Postman Pat's Great Big Party	9.1	13

Season 5 (2006)

8.74 avg 28 episodes 8.4 → 8.1 15 min avg

Bad finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Postman Pat and the Bollywood Dance	8.4	17
2	Postman Pat and the Stolen Strawberries	8.5	16
3	Postman Pat and the Pot of Gold	8.9	15
4	Postman Pat and the Greendale Knights	8.8	16
5	Postman Pat and the Fantastic Feast	9.0	16
6	Postman Pat Gets Stuck	8.8	14
7	Postman Pat and the Incredible Inventions	8.6	15
8	Postman Pat and the Go-Kart Race	8.8	15
9	Postman Pat's Pet Rescue	8.5	16
10	Postman Pat's Pony Post	8.9	15
11	Postman Pat's Clifftop Adventure	8.9	15
12	Postman Pat and the Lost Property	9.1	15
13	Postman Pat and the Talking Cat	8.9	14
14	Postman Pat's Hedgehog Hideaway	8.5	18
15	Postman Pat Never Gives Up	8.5	15
16	Postman Pat and the Double Disguise	8.7	14
17	Postman Pat's Cat Calamity	8.8	13
18	Postman Pat and the Popular Policeman	8.9	12
19	Postman Pat's Noisy Day	8.9	13
20	Postman Pat and the Disappearing Bear	8.8	13
21	Postman Pat and the Cranky Cows	8.8	13
22	Postman Pat's Big Boat Adventure	8.9	13
23	Postman Pat's Holiday Hobbies	8.8	12
24	Postman Pat and the Grumpy Pony	8.9	13
25	Postman Pat's Fun Run	8.9	12
26	Postman Pat's Spy Mission	8.4	14
27	Postman Pat's Ice'Capade	8.8	13
28	Postman Pat's Christmas Eve	8.1	18

Season 6 (2008)

8.24 avg 26 episodes 8.1 → 7.7 15 min avg

Bad finale

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pat's Special Delivery: A Runaway Cow	8.1	12
2	Pat's Special Delivery: A Tepee	8.4	11
3	Pat's Special Delivery: A Wind Machine	8.5	10
4	Pat's Special Delivery: Crazy Robots	8.2	9
5	Pat's Special Delivery: Big Balloons	8.8	14
6	A Bouncy Castle	8.3	9
7	Pat's Special Delivery: Charlie's Telescope	8.5	13
8	Pat's Special Delivery: Fruit Bats	8.0	11
9	Pat's Special Delivery: Precious Eggs	8.4	13
10	Naughty Pumpkin	8.6	11
11	Pat's Special Delivery: A Movie Feast	8.4	10
12	Pat's Special Delivery: A Speedy Car	7.8	8
13	A Wobbly Piano	8.2	9
14	Pat's Special Delivery: A Slippy Ice Cube	8.0	14
15	Pat's Special Delivery: A Magical Jewel	8.1	11
16	Pat's Special Delivery: A Teddy	8.4	11
17	Super Magnet	7.9	10
18	Treehouse	8.2	10
19	Green Rabbit	8.6	9
20	A Surprise	8.4	10
21	Pat's Special Delivery: Bernie the Parrot	8.3	12
22	Pat's Special Delivery: The Red Rocket	7.8	11
23	Disco Machine	8.1	9
24	Giant Cake	8.1	8
25	Ice Skates	8.4	10
26	The Flying Christmas Stocking	7.7	11

Season 7 (2013)

8.05 avg 26 episodes 8.7 → 8.0 14 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Postman Pat and Cowboy Colin	8.7	12
2	Postman Pat and the Big Bob Bell	7.5	12
3	Postman Pat and the Cheeky Sheep	8.0	8
4	Postman Pat and the Metal Detector	8.0	9
5	Postman Pat and the Crazy Crockery	8.5	10
6	Postman Pat and the Runaway Bees	8.2	10
7	Postman Pat and the Identical Cats	8.3	8
8	Postman Pat and the Station Window	8.6	8
9	Postman Pat and the Sculpture Trail	8.2	7
10	Postman Pat and Meera's Gecko	7.7	8
11	Postman Pat and the Booming Bagpipes	8.1	8
12	Postman Pat and the Scarecrow	8.0	8
13	Postman Pat and the Seaside Special	8.0	9
14	Postman Pat and the Chinese Dragon	8.0	8
15	Postman Pat and Karaoke Night	8.1	10
16	Postman Pat and the Didgeridoo	8.3	9
17	Postman Pat and the Amazing Weather Machine	7.7	8
18	Postman Pat and the Super Skateboard Sizzle	7.8	8
19	Postman Pat and the Rubber Duck Race	7.9	8
20	Postman Pat and the Sticky Situation	8.0	8
21	Postman Pat and the Tricky Tracker	8.3	7
22	Postman Pat and the Greendale Ukulele Big Band	8.1	8
23	Postman Pat and the Tremendous Tree	7.7	7
24	Postman Pat and the Great Greendale Website	7.7	8
25	Postman Pat and the Twinkly Lights	7.9	9
26	Postman Pat and the Christmas Panto Horse	8.0	7

Season 8 (2016)

8.40 avg 26 episodes 8.3 → 8.7

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Postman Pat and the Cornish caper	8.3	8
2	Postman Pat and the Giant Pumpkin	8.5	7
3	Postman Pat and the Flying Shark	8.3	8
4	Postman Pat and the Blue Flash	8.2	7
5	Postman Pat's Pancake Party	8.2	7
6	Postman Pat and the Runaway Remote	8.3	7
7	Postman Pat and the Zooming Zipwire	8.2	7
8	Postman Pat and the Super Jet Boots	8.5	7
9	Postman Pat and the Eco Igloo	8.5	7
10	Postman Pat and the Painted Sheep	8.3	7
11	Postman Pat and the Spring Lamb	8.5	7
12	Postman Pat and the Reckless Rollers	8.2	7
13	Postman Pat's Camping Chaos	8.3	7
14	Postman Pat and the King's Armour	8.6	8
15	Postman Pat and the Bouncing Bulb	8.5	7
16	Postman Pat and the Lost Pigeon	8.7	7
17	Postman Pat and the Runaway Bath	8.4	8
18	Postman Pat and the Loch Ness Monster	8.7	7
19	Postman Pat and the Clippy Claws	8.0	7
20	Postman Pat and the Sorting Machine	8.6	8
21	Postman Pat and the Stormy Birthday	8.7	8
22	Postman Pat and the Winter Games	8.3	7
23	Postman Pat and the Bucking Bronco	8.2	7
24	Postman Pat's Pop Star Rescue	8.5	7
25	Postman Pat and the Very Important Person	8.3	11
26	Postman Pat and the Space Suit	8.7	15