Postman Pat-The Pirate Treasure (2003)

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General		Extras
Category	Childrens	Menu Animation & Audio Game-Pirate Treasure Hunt
Rating
Year Of Production	2003
Running Time	55:17
RSDL / Flipper	No/No	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Ads Then Menu
Region Coding	4	Directed By	Chris Taylor
Studio Distributor	Roadshow Home Entertainment	Starring	Ken Barrie Archie Panjabi
Case	Amaray-Transparent-Secure Clip
RPI	$19.95	Music	Brian Daly Martin Bohan Bridget Appleby

Video		Audio
Pan & Scan/Full Frame	None	English Dolby Digital 2.0 (224Kb/s)
Widescreen Aspect Ratio	1.75:1
16x9 Enhancement
Video Format	576i (PAL)
Original Aspect Ratio	1.75:1	Miscellaneous
Jacket Pictures	No
Subtitles	None	Smoking	No
		Annoying Product Placement	No
		Action In or After Credits	No

    Postman Pat is an English children's show which has been produced sporadically over the last 20 years or so. The first series was made in the early 1980s, followed by another series in the mid-1990s and now by a third series, made in 2004 and subsequently shown on the BBC. The series follows the mild adventures of a small village's postman, Pat Clifton and his friends, neighbours and family. His constant companion is his cat, Jess. He also lives with his wife Sarah and son Julian. Other featured characters include the lady who runs the Post Office Mrs. Goggins, the school teacher Jeff Pringle, the local handy man Ted Glen, the farmer Alf Thompson and his wife, the local policeman PC Selby, Ajay Bains, and his wife Nisha, who runs the railway, daughter Meera (who is Julian's best friend) and their other child Nikeel. Technically, the series is a mixture of puppets and computer animation.

    The disc includes three episodes from the latest series, including an extended one which are:

1. Postman Pat & the Pirate Treasure (25:05) - Pat's cousin Matt comes to visit from America. He is a ship's captain and comes with a cat, Polly. Julian and Meera help him and Pat find the treasure Matt hid last time he was in the village.
2. Postman Pat & Green Rabbit (15:06) - Pat has a difficult day delivering the mail when he offers to look after Nikeel while the mothers and Julian and Meera go to the cinema. Most of the trouble is caused by Nikeel losing his green rabbit.
3. Postman Pat & The Flying Saucers (15:06) - There is a mix up with the post which Pat needs to sort out. Ted Glen has made another not-quite-right invention and the kids are looking for flying saucers.

    This series is good fun for small children and contains some very hummable songs, such as the theme tune.

Video

    The video quality is very good.

    The feature is presented in a 1.75:1 aspect ratio 16x9 enhanced which is the original aspect ratio.

    The picture was very clear and sharp throughout, with no evidence of low level noise.

    The colour was excellent with no issues whatsoever.

    There are no noticeable artefacts.

    There are no subtitles.

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Audio

    The audio quality is very good.

    This DVD contains an English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo soundtrack encoded at 224 Kb/s.

    Dialogue was clear and easy to understand and there was no problem with audio sync.

    The music by Simon Woodgate is reasonable but the theme song by Brian Daly really stands out.

    The surround speakers and subwoofer are not used.

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Menu

    The menu included an introduction, stills and music, however only includes symbols which may be confusing especially for children.

Game : Pirate Treasure Hunt Game

    A simple but not well explained game to help Pat find the Pirate Treasure.

    This disc has been released in the same format in Region 2. May as well get the local product.

    The video quality is very good.

    The audio quality is very good.

    The disc has only one simple game in the extras department..

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