The Missing Postman (1997)
2h 27m
Running Time
March 28, 1997Release Date
The Missing Postman (1997)
2h 27m
Running Time
March 28, 1997Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. As he makes his final collection from the postbox in the small seaside town where he lives, he decides to deliver the letters himself, by hand, no matter the destination. Mounting his trusty bicycle, he sets off on what proves to be an odyssey of self-discovery. Pursued by the police and lionised by the media, Clive becomes both a fugitive and a reluctant hero.
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Cast & Crew.
James Bolam
Clive Peacock
Alison Steadman
Christine Peacock
Jim Carter
DS Lawrence Pitman
Stephen Moore
Ralph
Gwyneth Strong
WPC Rachel McMahon
Alan Dossor
Director
Barbara Dickson
Linda Taylor
Mark Wallington
Writer
Larry Lamb
Trevor Ramsay
Gareth Neame
Producer
Roger Lloyd Pack
Ken Thompson
Debbie Wiseman
Composer
Robert Daws
Peter Robson
Nicky Croydon
Jeanie
Kevin Rowley
Cinematographer
David Blackmore
Editor
Dominic Borrelli
Derek
Roy Smiles
Les
Nick Stringer
Farmer Flint
Roger Sloman
Ron Springer
Su Elliot
Diane Springer
Jane Evers
Norma Capstick
Milton Johns
Len Denbigh
Helena McCarthy
Mrs Atherton
Bobby Knutt
Danny
David J. Nicholls
Vic
Bob Mason
Joe
Denzil Kilvington
Kevin
Colin Edwynn
Alfie
Daryl Fishwick
Barmaid
Francis Lee
Yorkshire Policeman
George Malpas
Old Man with Dog
Rebecca Front
Sarah Seymour
Martin Ball
Simon Maugham
Dave Anderson
Roger Gourock
Colin McCredie
Greg
Bill Thomas
DCI Weatherall
Joanna Dickens
Kate Lemsford
Tony Wiles
Len
Steve Money
Truck Driver
Vivienne Moore
Mrs Flint
Gareth Corke
Mr Brewster
Holliday Grainger
Harriet
Martine Browne
Harriet's Mum
Tessa Burbridge
Stripper
Mark Cox
Scottish Policeman
John Gannie
Newcastle Optician
Neil Genower
Dave Fowlds
Details.
Wiki.
The Missing Postman is a two-part comedy drama originally broadcast on BBC1 on the consecutive evenings of 29 and 30 March 1997. Adapted from the Mark Wallington novel, it received the award for Best BBC Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards in 1997.