James Mattless was given a special surprise on The One Show (January 25) when was reunited with the Addenbrooke's doctors who saved his life.

James, from Kings Lynn, who works as a porter at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), suffered a stroke at the age of 27.

He was taken to The QEH but it was decided that he needed a 'mechanical thrombectomy'.

James was transported to Addenbrooke's Hospital for the life-saving procedure.

After a three-year recovery, which saw James rebuild his speech and mobility, he wanted to thank the doctor who saved his life at Addenbrooke's hospital.

The Kings Lynn man took to The One Show, to feature in the 'One Big Thank You' part of the show.

The Hunts Post: Sarah Greene and The One Show team gave James an emotional surprise. (Credit: Cambridge University Hospitals)Sarah Greene and The One Show team gave James an emotional surprise. (Credit: Cambridge University Hospitals) (Image: Cambridge University Hospitals)

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On the show, James, now 33, had said he'd always wanted to thank the doctor that saved his life, but he didn't know who he was or how to locate him.

Little did James know, The One Show had a big surprise for him.

As the stroke survivor began to tell presenter Sarah Greene about his operation, Sarah invited Dr Yogish Joshi to the set.

The Hunts Post: James wasn't sure how to track down Dr Joshi, but the pair were reunited thanks to The One Show. (Credit: Cambridge University Hospitals)James wasn't sure how to track down Dr Joshi, but the pair were reunited thanks to The One Show. (Credit: Cambridge University Hospitals) (Image: Cambridge University Hospitals)

It was Dr Joshi that performed the life-saving surgery on James at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Dr Joshi was joined by Dr Thais Minett, an interventional neuroradiologist who removed the clot from James' brain, as well as Dr Smriti Agarwal, a consultant neurologist, and Sarah Findlay, a specialist stroke nurse.

The Hunts Post: It was an emotional reunion for all involved. (Credit: Cambridge University Hospitals)It was an emotional reunion for all involved. (Credit: Cambridge University Hospitals) (Image: Cambridge University Hospitals)

James thanked and hugged the doctors in an emotional reunion.

Talking about Dr Joshi, James said: "Dr Joshi saved me from a life of disability - I could have even died - so I can never say 'thank you' enough for what he did for me.

"I just want to shake his hand and say thank you - that would just be amazing."

Dr Joshi told James: "I can't tell you how much it means. Hearing your success story helps us to redouble our efforts to treat as many people as we can."