Pat runs a hour late as his alarm clock didn't go off, the bad luck ensues as he deals with a faulty parcel and walking in front of a ladder. Will Pat be able to get the post through when this day is over?
Pat tries to paint Granny Dryden's ceiling, however he ends up getting paint all over his trousers. So he ends up doing his postal rounds in a pair of shorts.
With the telephone lines down and the Reverend Timms going off to London to meet his sister. Plans changed when an urgent phone call rang at the Post Office, the chase is on as Pat tries to catch up with the Reverend before it's too late.