Groat

Groat

Background

Groat is a junior postman in Ankh-Morpork, on Discworld.

During the events of Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010) played by Andrew Sachs

Groat runs up to Moist Von Lipwig and introduces himself and then introduces him to Stanley who tells Moist some pin facts. Moist is given the postmaster's hat, which he refuses to put on. Groat takes Moist on a tour of the post office and after seeing all of the undelivered mail threatens to fire both Groat and Stanley. Later, Moist confronts Groat for not telling him about the deaths of the former postmasters and bribes Stanley with a pin. Moist then promotes Groat to senior postman. Groat tells Moist about the deaths of the other postmasters and Moist thinks the ghosts of the post office are killing the postmasters. Parker gives Moist some wedding invitations to mail out and Groat explains to Moist how the letter system works. Moist goes to Hugos Hairdressing and after showing Groat and Stanley that Hugos stole the letters on their sign from the post office's motto, he requests to speak with Hugo. The Receptionist initially blows off Moist, but then runs to Mr Hugo when Moist threatens to tell Lord Vetinari about the stolen letters. The letters are then returned to the motto sign. After the post office burns down, Aggy and a group of postmen show up and offer to help. Moist promotes Groat to deputy postmaster and tells him to start delivering mail again. After he challenges Reacher Gilt to a race, Groat and Stanley tell Moist that they bet all of their money on the post office winning. Waiting at the starting line is Ridcully and his Omniscope and Trooper with his noose. Moist reveals the message to be a book, the biography of Lord Vetinari. Stanley and Groat drop off supplies to Mad Al and Sane Alex and then continue on their way to Uberwald. After winning the race, Groat and Stanley arrive back in Ankh-Morpork and Groat realizes he left his and Stanley's winning betting ticket hidden under the mattress back at the inn at Uberwald.