RIP John Cunliffe (creator of Postman Pat and Rag Dolls)

[80sChav]

John famous for Postman Pat most noteably and then Ragdolls passed away the other day 85 years old. Upon saving Friday's Newspaper Article I intended to post about John's pasing but forgot until I saw the thread about Geoffrey Hayes passing on too

RIP John Cunliffe

[darren]

Re: RIP John Cunliffe (creator of Postman Pat and Rag Dolls)

Oh yes thats right i heard this sad news a few days back.
R i p john.

Postman pat and ragdolls 2 shows i liked a lot.

Also did rosie and jim which i remember well.

[George 1978]

Re: RIP John Cunliffe (creator of Postman Pat and Rag Dolls)

I suppose that John Cunliffe will be best remembered mostly for the Postman Pat books - they were well written and illustrated. and even when I was older it still felt like I was going on an adventure while reading them. I was obviously one of the first generation of viewers to have seen the series in 1981. We lost Ken Barrie who read the talking book version of the Postman Pat books (I used to borrow them from the local library, copy them onto a C90 and "chill out" playing them on a tape recorder or stereo, and they did really get me to sleep!)

Also, the fact that he presented Rosie and Jim, which just like Rainbow was an ITV children's series seen at 12.10 pm on weekdays has an automatic comparison with the late Geoffrey Hayes that we have also lost as well. It brings a nice touch that the writer of the books also presented their own programme that the books were based on.

RIP John Cunliffe.

[80sChav]

Re: RIP John Cunliffe (creator of Postman Pat and Rag Dolls)

Oh yes thats right i heard this sad news a few days back.
R i p john.

Postman pat and ragdolls 2 shows i liked a lot.

Also did rosie and jim which i remember well.

I meant Rosie and Jim here rather than Rag Dolls Darren. I don't know why I put Rag Dolls - just a mistake

[Twocky61]

Re: RIP John Cunliffe (creator of Postman Pat and Rag Dolls)

Love Rosie & Jim; CBBC or Cbeebies or CITV should re-run all the kids oldies such as Rosie & Jim and the Rag Dolls

[staffslad]

Re: RIP John Cunliffe (creator of Postman Pat and Rag Dolls)

Sad news. Postman Pat, Rosie and Jim etc have given so much pleasure to so many children over the years. I, too, was a reader of the Postman Pat books, except that I would get them from the library and read them to my cousin's kids when they visited or stayed over back in the 80s. RIP.