Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi arrived to visit a young fan in hospital and declared: "There is a new doctor on the ward - and it's me."
The 57-year-old actor has added to his army of fans after the touching gesture, a video of which has been shared on social media.
According to reports, 14-year-old Daniel missed out on a recent opportunity to attend the Doctor Who festival in London last month.
Dear DR WHO fans.This is @dannywho99. He is poorly in hospital & I’m sure would love you to say Hi to him. X pic.twitter.com/NSGVAyuXjG
— frances barber (@francesbarber13) December 2, 2015
He was visited earlier in the week by Silk star Frances Barber and - after word spread of his troubles on Twitter courtesy of the hashtag #drwhodaniel - Daniel's screen idol appeared on the ward.
And veteran Scots actor Capaldi was only too happy to entertain his teenage fan by appearing in character.
Peter Capaldi is the new doctor on the ward! ;) pic.twitter.com/aSUW6peJbp
— Dannywho99 (@dannywho99) December 8, 2015
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