Longsleddale was the inspiration behind the fictional Greendale village, setting of BBC children's television series Postman Pat.
Bean finds a Postman Pat kiddie ride and decides to let the baby ride in it to cheer it up, but then puts nine coins in it so it will play indefinitely and keep the baby safe while he can have his fun.
Gavin started out playing for non-league Hanwell Town whilst working as a postman (earning him the nickname "Postman Pat") before he was signed on a short-term contract by Third Division Gillingham towards the end of the 1988-89 season.
Pat will be voiced by Stephen Mangan, best known for his role in the British sitcom Green Wing and his subsequent starring role in Episodes and Pat's singing voice will be done by Ronan Keating.
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The film, which will see Pat's rise to fame after entering a TV talent contest, will be directed by Mike Disa from a screenplay co-written by Kim Fuller and Annika Bluhm, the latter being the long-time producer of the Postman Pat television series.
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Postman Pat: The Movie is an upcoming 3D animated film featuring Postman Pat, star of a long-running BBC children's series.
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Sketches include a spoof of children's television show Postman Pat called Postmodern Pat, a mosquito who has seen too many Hitchcock films, and "The Diary of Edward the Hamster (1990–1990)".
Other well known cartoon bicolor cats include Krazy Kat, Felix the Cat, Tom Cat from Tom and Jerry, Jess from Postman Pat, Kitty Softpaws from the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots, Figaro, Beans and Sylvester.
Her TV appearances include Hetty Wainthrop Investigates, Virtual Murder, Mrs Melly in Bodger and Badger, and she did the voices in Postman Pat since 1991 of all the female characters, Sara Clifton, Dr. Sylvia Gilbertson, Mrs Goggins, Miss Rebecca Hubbard, Julia Pottage, Dorothy Thompson, Lucy Selby, Katy and Tom Pottage, Charlie Pringle, Julian Clifton, Sarah Gilbertson and Bill Thompson (except Granny Dryden who is still voiced by Ken Barrie).
The game was available for various 8-bit computers such as the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, & Amstrad CPC, and was also released as a "Kid's Pack" with other TV shows that Alternative Software turned into games, including "Postman Pat," "Sooty and Sweep," "Count Duckula," "Popeye 2," "The Wombles," and "Superted".
From December 2007 to February 2008, Ray exhibited Postman Pat illustrations at Preston Hall Museum, Stockton-on-Tees to raise funds for the Butterwick Hospice Extension Appeal.
Ray had selling exhibitions of original Postman Pat artwork at Newby Hall, Near Ripon in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.