A dad who desperately tried to find a ‘Postman Pat’ VHS for his son with autism for Christmas has been overwhelmed by the support he received online.

A London man turned to Twitter for help in tracking a discontinued VHS tape of a 'Postman Pat' special for his son with severe autism.

THE parents of an autistic teen have praised kind strangers who helped find a discontinued video he wanted for Christmas. Thomas Dutton, 19, had asked for Postman Pat’s Prize Postbag on VHS.

A father who sought a rare Postman Pat VHS tape for his autistic son managed to track it down in less than 48 hours with the help of a Twitter campaign.

James and Cindy Dutton took to Twitter to hunt down a rare Postman Pat VHS tape after their 19-year old son Thomas, who suffers from severe autism asked for it for Christmas.

48-year-old James Dutton recently took to Twitter with a plea for anyone who could spare him a VHS copy of Postman Pat’s Prize Post Bag, as Thomas was desperate to add it to his Postman Pat ...

Postman Pat will make a dramatic return to our screens with the release of a brand new animation series, coming first to VHS and DVD in November 2003 followed by TV airing on the BBC in 2004.

James and Cindy Dutton, from Ruislip in west London, took to social media after son Thomas, 19, asked for Postman Pat's Prize Postbag on VHS on his handwritten gift list.

A dad who desperately tried to find a ‘Postman Pat’ VHS for his son with autism for Christmas has been overwhelmed by the support he received online.