Stephen Mangan and his animated alter ego Postman Pat — Signed, sealed, delivered ... Stephen Mangan and his alter ego Postman Pat. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian, and Classic Media/PA

Stephen Mangan bags title role in Postman Pat movie

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Rupert Grint, David Tennant and Jim Broadbent also set to deliver first-class performances in big-screen 3D animation

Special delivery! New details for the Postman Pat movie dropped into our mailbox today. British comic Stephen Mangan will play Pat, with Rupert Grint, David Tennant and Jim Broadbent joining the Green Wing star on his rounds in Pat's first animated feature outing.

"I'm absolutely thrilled to be playing the world's best-known postman in his big-screen debut," said Mangan. "However, when I excitedly told my 3-year-old son that I was going to be Postman Pat, he said: 'No you're not, dad, don't be silly.'"

Postman Pat: You Know You're the One will be shot in 3D and sees Pat swap Greendale village for the big city after he enters an X Factor-style talent contest. Will the bright lights dazzle Pat into a new lifestyle of fast-living and late-rising? Can he court celebrity AND meet Greendale's logistical needs? We'll have to wait until Spring 2013 to find out.

Incidentally, there's no news yet on who's to voice Jess – Pat's ever-faithful black-and-white cat. Knock, ring: Serkis through our door?

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