Overview
- An inquest at Oakwood House in Maidstone recorded a conclusion of suicide in the death of the BAFTA-winning writer and producer.
- Police told the coroner that Postgate received an NHS letter on June 26 regarding his diagnosis, and his family said it contributed to his decision.
- The hearing was told he had been treated for aplastic anaemia in 2019, was later diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, and had completed one chemotherapy cycle.
- He left a handwritten note expressing fear his illness could not be cured, and his brother described a decades-long history of depression.
- The 61-year-old was found dead at his Whitstable home on June 27; he led Smallfilms, relaunched The Clangers for CBeebies, and had reported plans for a Bagpuss feature film.