Christopher Ecclestone made a surprise appearance on Tuesday’s episode of It Takes Two to wish Tyler West and Dianne Buswell good luck with their upcoming dance to the Doctor Who theme.

Kiss FM presenter Tyler will perform a tango to the sci-fi show’s iconic opening soundtrack by Segun Akinola on Saturday night as the celebrity contestants mark the corporation’s centenary.

Rylan Clark delighted audiences when he revealed former Time Lord Christopher had a special message for the couple.

In a pre-recorded video, which was filmed on an escalator, the actor said: ‘I’ve been running the tune through in my head to try and work out what moves you’re going to do and I can’t.

‘So, to paraphrase James Brown, I don’t care how you dance but however you dance, it’s got to be funky. Good luck!’

Tyler was visibly taken aback by Christopher’s message before saying: ‘I’ll give him something funky! I’ll try my best. That’s mad!’

Christopher Ecclestone recorded a video message for Strictly stars Tyler and Dianne (Picture: BBC)

Tyler was visibly shocked by the surprise cameo (Picture: BBC)

Viewers were equally stunned by the Doctor’s cameo and rushed to social media to sing his praises, with one calling it a ‘wee nugget of unexpected joy’.

‘No way has Christopher Eccleston just done a video message for Tyler and Dianne (who are dancing to the Doctor Who theme on Strictly next week). My King,’ another said.

The couple will be dancing a tango to the Doctor Who theme (Picture: BBC)

This week’s Strictly will see former England footballer Tony Adams dance to the Grandstand theme, while singer and presenter Fleur East and Vito Coppola will jive to Waterloo by Abba.

Wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal will aim for another 10 for their quickstep to On Top Of The World by Imagine Dragons in tribute to BBC nature programming.

Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin will seek to remind viewers of The Apprentice’s dramatic boardroom as they dance the dramatic paso doble to the show’s theme tune.

Meanwhile, actor Will Mellor and Nancy Xu will also bring drama with their Viennese waltz to the Line Of Duty end credits theme by Carly Paradis.

Ted Lasso star Ellie Taylor and Johannes Radebe will aim to send hearts racing with their tango to the Casualty theme song by Ken Freeman.

TV presenter Helen Skelton will go back to her Blue Peter days as she dances the Charleston with partner Gorka Marquez to the theme tune of the children’s show by Mike Oldfield.

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Comedian Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer will also take on the Charleston to comic song The Ballad Of Barry and Freda (Let’s Do It), which was written and performed by fellow comedian Victoria Wood during her BBC show.

Singer and former Britain’s Got Talent finalist Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu will perform their couples’ choice dance this weekend to the Grange Hill theme tune by Alan Hawkshaw.

EastEnders star James Bye will pay homage to the BBC soap opera as he performs the foxtrot with Amy Dowden to the show’s classic theme tune by Simon May and Leslie Osborne.

It Takes Two airs weekdays at 6.30pm on BBC Two.

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Viewers were delighted by the surprise cameo.