Postman Pat's first 13-episode season was screened on BBC1 in 1981. John Cunliffe wrote the original scripts, and it was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on The Magic Roundabout, Paddington Bear, and The Herbs. Following the success of the first season, and that of several TV specials inbetween, a second season of 13 episodes was produced by the same crew in 1996. Each episode followed the adventures of Pat Clifton, a friendly country postman, and his "black and white cat" Jess, as he delivers the post through the valley of Greendale. Although he initially concentrates on delivering his letters, he nearly always becomes distracted by a concern of one of the villagers - the postmistress Mrs. Goggins, Alf Thompson, and the local handyman and inventor Ted Glen to name a but a few - and is usually relied upon to resolve their problems.
