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[QUOTE]Ken Barrie, the voice of children's TV favourite Postman Pat, has died at the age of 83.
Barrie, who was born Leslie Hulme in Stoke-on-Trent, provided the voice for Pat and many of the other characters in the animated series.
He also famously sang the show's theme tune, which was released as a single and spent 15 weeks in the top 75.
His daughter Lorraine Hulme Peterson said he died at his Buckinghamshire home after a short battle with cancer.
She told BBC News her father, who had a singing career with Embassy Records under the name of Les Carle, was "a master of different character voices" who also found success providing voiceovers for films and television adverts.
His talents saw him appear on an album with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby, provide backing vocals on Top of the Pops for the likes of David Essex and overdub the voices of Larry Hagman, George C Scott and Horst Bucholz.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36924472[/url]
Good night Pat.
This makes me feel old. Have a good one on the other side, Pat.
Ay pat you yer a right cunt.
Goodbye pat, and your black and white cat.
Ouch, right in the childhood. I had the first series which Barrie voiced on VHS, always my parents go-to tape to keep me occupied as a nipper, before they got me a Snes anyway.
The last episode of the first season was always my favourite, Pat nearly kills two characters during a spat of dangerous driving. Rest easy, Ken.
I named my one of my old cats after Pat's cat. :(
Goodbye you legend.
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