List of Postman Pat characters

Main

• Patrick "Pat" Clifton is the main character and primary protagonist who is a postman, the husband of Sara and father of Julian. He always manages to land himself in difficult and amusing situations and is friends with almost everyone in Greendale and the surrounding countryside. He is voiced by Ken Barrie from series 1–5, Lewis MacLeod from series 6-8, Ronan Keating and Stephen Mangan in Postman Pat: The Movie. Bradley Clarkson also voices the character in various stage productions.
• Jess is Pat's pet black-and-white cat. He is very clever and always seems to be able to help people when they are in need. He is voiced by Melissa Sinden from seasons 3-8 and Mike Disa in Postman Pat: The Movie. Charlie George also voices the character in Guess with Jess.

  Supporting characters

• Ajay Bains is a train driver. He is in charge of the Pencaster Flyer as well as his beloved steam train, The Greendale Rocket. He and his family moved to Pencaster from India. He is voiced by Kulvinder Ghir in the TV series and Brian George and TJ Ramini in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Meera Bains is the eight-year-old daughter of Ajay and Nisha and Nikhil's big sister. She is also Julian's pen pal. She is voiced by Archie Panjabi. Jo Wyatt voices her in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Nikhil Bains is the baby son of Ajay and Nisha and the brother of Meera. He adores his green rabbit toy.
• Nisha Bains is Ajay's wife, who combines running the Station Café with looking after her two children, Meera and Nikhil. Her best friend is Sara Clifton. She is voiced by Archie Panjabi. Parminder Nagra voices her in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Chris Beacon is a lighthouse keeper. He is voiced by Joel Trill.
• Bonnie is Mrs. Goggins' West Highland White Terrier. She is voiced by Melissa Sinden.
• Julian Clifton is a seven-year-old schoolboy and the son of Pat and Sara. He is voiced by Carole Boyd in series 2 and Janet James from series 3 onward. Sandra Teles voices him in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Sara Clifton is Pat’s wife and Julian's mother. In the early episodes, Sara was a stay-at-home mother, but from series 3 onwards, she has a part-time job in the station café with her new friend, Nisha. She is voiced by Carole Boyd in the TV series and Susan Duerden in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Granny Dryden is a friendly old lady who lives in a cottage in the Greendale countryside. She is mildly infirm, hence her asking Pat to help her with assorted household jobs. She is also hard of hearing, begetting the need for Pat to talk loudly to her. She has many old belongings, many of which she has given to Pat and others. She is voiced by Ken Barrie.
• Peter Fogg is a farmer who works at Greendale Farm with the Pottages and lives with his wife, Jenny. He plays the guitar and rides a motorcycle. He is voiced by Ken Barrie.
• Major Forbes is a retired army major who lives at Garner Hall. He is voiced by Ken Barrie in the TV series and Jacob Witkin in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Sarah Gilbertson is a brunette schoolchild who is the daughter of Dr. Sylvia Gilbertson. She can be very bossy and full of herself, sometimes with explosive results, but is good friends with all the local children. She was voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1 and Carole Boyd from series 2-8.
• Dr. Sylvia Gilbertson is Greendale's blonde Welsh doctor and the mother of Sarah Gilbertson. PC Selby has a crush on her. She was voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1, Carole Boyd from series 2–10 and Anastasia Griffith in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Ted Glen is the local handyman. He sings "The Handyman Song", in which he has the line, "leave it with me, hehe, leave it with me, I'll try to fix that up for you as easy as can be". The character is something of an inventor and enjoys inventing strange contraptions; he mostly occupies himself with general pottering about in his workshop or fixing his ageing Land Rover. He is also Pat's best friend. He was voiced by Ken Barrie from series 1–6, Bradley Clarkson from series 7-8 and Dan Hildebrand in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Mrs. Goggins is the village postmistress in Greendale, Mrs. Goggins came to Greendale from Scotland and has a small West Highland Terrier named Bonnie. She was voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1, Carole Boyd in series 2-8 and Jane Carr in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Miss Rebecca Hubbard is a friend of Pat who also lives in a cottage in the countryside. She has her own bike and is the town's verger. She was voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1, Carole Boyd in series 2 and Jean Gilpin in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Michael Lam is a Chinese man who runs the mobile phone shop and library. He is voiced by Kulvinder Ghir. Kieron Elliot voiced him in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• George Lancaster is a farmer at Intake Farm. He is voiced by Ken Barrie. Jacob Witkin voiced him in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Julia Pottage is a black-haired orchard farmer and the mother of Katy and Tom. She is voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1 and Carole Boyd thereafter.
• Katy Pottage is a blonde girl who is Tom’s twin sister and Julia Pottage’s daughter. She is voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1, Carole Boyd in series 2 and Archie Panjabi from series 3 to 5.
• Tom Pottage is a blonde boy who is Katy’s twin brother and Julia Pottage’s son. He is voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1, Carole Boyd in series 2 and Kulvinder Ghir from series 3 to 5.
• Charlie Pringle is A smart young boy who is seven years old and loves science. He is voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1 and Carole Boyd from series 2 to present. Charlie Woodward voiced him in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Jeff Pringle is a school teacher and the father of Charlie. He is voiced by Ken Barrie.
• Pumpkin is Amy Wrigglsworth's Welsh Mountain Pony. He is voiced by Ken Barrie.
• Constable Arthur Selby is a black-haired policeman who speaks with a London accent; he patrols in Greendale and Pencaster. He is also the father of Lucy Selby. He is highly incompetent but still takes his business very seriously. He is voiced by Ken Barrie from series 2 to 6 and Bradley Clarkson from series 7 onwards. Enn Reitel voices him in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Lucy Selby is a brunette schoolchild and the seven-year-old soft-voiced daughter of PC Selby. She also has a beautiful singing voice. She is voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1, Carole Boyd in series 2, Janet James from series 3-8 and Teresa Gallagher in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Ben Taylor is the General Manager of the Pencaster Sorting Office who works with Pat for the Special Delivery Service. He is voiced by Lewis MacLeod. TJ Ramini voices him in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Lauren Taylor is the new schoolteacher in Greendale and married to Ben. She is voiced by Janet James. Anastasia Griffith voiced her in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Lizzy Taylor is a seven-year-old schoolchild and the daughter of Ben and Lauren. Lizzy has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. She is voiced by Angela Griffin. Becky Wright voices her in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Alf Thompson is a farmer who works with his wife, Dorothy, on his farm to make sure his sheep don’t get into trouble. He was voiced by Ken Barrie from series 1 to 6 and Lewis MacLeod from series 7 onwards. Darren Richardson voices him in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Bill Thompson is a black-haired ten-year-old schoolchild and the son of Alf and Dorothy. He is voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1, Carole Boyd in series 2 and Kulvinder Ghir from series 3 onwards. Steven Kynman voices him in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Dorothy Thompson is a blonde farmer, Dorothy runs Thompson Ground with her husband Alf. She is voiced by Ken Barrie in series 1 and Carole Boyd from series 2 onwards. Olivia Poulet voiced her in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Reverend Peter Timms is the white-haired local Church of England parish vicar. He is voiced by Ken Barrie from series 1-6 and Dan Milne from series 7-8. Enn Reitel voices him in Postman Pat: The Movie.
• Sam Waldron is the owner of a mobile shop. He is a good old friend of Pat; they once assisted each other by delivering together. Pat often picks up the odd pack of biscuits or cough medicine from the shop. He was voiced by Ken Barrie.
• Amy Wrigglesworth is a Veterinary physician who has come to work from Skegness. She is voiced by Angela Griffin. Aimee Osbourne voices her in Postman Pat: The Movie.