Leslie Hulme (9 January 1933 – 29 July 2016), known professionally as Ken Barrie, was a British voice actor and singer best known for narrating, and singing the theme tune of, the BBC television programme Postman Pat. He recorded for Embassy Records in the 1960s under the stage name Les Carle. He was born in Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. He became the voice of Postman Pat in 1981, narrating the first series and also providing the voices of the characters. A single of the theme song, credited to Barrie, reached number 44 on the UK singles chart in 1982, and re-entered t… read more
Leslie Hulme (9 January 1933 – 29 July 2016), known professionally as Ken Barrie, was a British voice actor and singer best known for narrating, and singing the theme tune of, the BBC television programme Postman Pat. He recorded for Embassy Records in the 1960s under the stage name Les Carle… read more
Leslie Hulme (9 January 1933 – 29 July 2016), known professionally as Ken Barrie, was a British voice actor and singer best known for narrating, and singing the theme tune of, the BBC television programme Postman Pat. He recorded for Embassy Records in the 1960s under the stage name Les Carle. He was born in Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. He became t… read more