Capaldi sent a sweet, handwritten letter to David just to make him feel better. He also sent a hand-drawn picture of a Dalek — a major Who villain — and he dated the letter November 23, 1963, the day the show premiered.)
#PeterCapaldi is my 9 year old son’s fav #DoctorWho and he was dreading his regeneration. And then he got this letter with some words of comfort from the Doctor himself among his Santa presents. Such a kind man. pic.twitter.com/Dki37Wt6Er
— Brian McGilloway (@BrianMcGilloway) December 27, 2017
Dear David,
I hope you are having a very merry Xmas. Xmas is always good fun. Well not always. Not ever single second. Regenerating is not completely good fun. And it usually happens about Xmas time. But you know what? Even thought it can be a little bit icky (like really bad flu) it has always, always turned out good for Dr. Who. The new Doctor always becomes your favorite and the one that goes…well, he never really goes, he is always there, somewhere in time and space, and if you think about him hard enough you’ll see him, and he’ll see you.
It’s like the Doctor says, “Everything ends and it’s always sad. But everything begins again, and that’s, and that’s always happy. Be happy.”
So, have a brilliant Xmas, a happy New Year, and a wonderful life — I’m sure you will.
All the best,
Peter Capaldi
Doctor Who fans are diehard fans, and they gleefully responded to Capaldi’s beautiful gesture.
https://twitter.com/ColinWHutch/status/945992380406222848
https://twitter.com/boodledug/status/945966244049584128
When he was cast 4 the part, my kids wanted to send him a good luck letter. I wrote too & mentioned that 23/11/13 was my birthday as well as him having inspired me as an artist . Anyway, when the day came I received this birthday card. Absolutely floored me. My doctor ❤️ pic.twitter.com/5lKUHaywV9
— Catherine Smith (@CatherineHSmith) December 27, 2017
He obviously went into the role knowing exactly what it meant to people, since he was already such a fan of it himself and it remained that way throughout his tenure. He constantly went to the effort of making fans feel special. So gracious and generous with his time.
— Catherine Smith (@CatherineHSmith) December 27, 2017
Agreed. A brilliant and generous man who absolutely understood the importance of magic to children. He'll be missed.
— Richard Hansen (@PaedsRH) December 27, 2017
What a lovely, lovely gesture. I think my heart just melted.
— La Bibliotecaria 🪷🌵#ForTinu (@sassybibrarian) December 27, 2017
Always thought he was a real gentleman but what a lovely gesture to take the time to make a little boy's Christmas. Even printed the letter. Maybe he has a doctor's handwriting. 😉
— Anne Bryceland (@AnneBryceland) December 27, 2017
As he said himself ‘never fail to be kind’ – what a truly beautiful gesture, from a lovely man.
— Gareth (@GrGareth) December 27, 2017
That’s amazing. My boys and I met him on set and he was fantastic to them and they’ll never forget it. He seems like and absolutely top class gentleman.
— Kevin Murphy (@KevinPaulMurphy) December 27, 2017
thats a seriously cool guy thing to do. Good on him for taking the time.
— smurf hunter (@DominaWillow) December 27, 2017
Wow… It's very rare to find an actor who lives up to their onscreen persona. This brings tears to my eyes. A merry Christmas to you and your son!
— Johanns Rogers (@rothbourne) December 27, 2017