A Glasgow schoolgirl has made her acting debut alongside Martin Compston in the new TV thriller The Nest.
Despite weekly trips hospital trips for treatment for a rare health condition, little Madison Green appears in three episodes of the five-part BBC1 drama.
The talented six-year-old from Blairdardie features a Frankie, the on-screen daughter of James, played by James Harkness.
The youngster suffers from muscle disease - juvenile dermatomyositis, which affects about three children in every million every year, the Daily Record reports.
The autoimmune disease can cause skin rashes and inflammation.
But that hasn't stopped Madison learning her craft at the UK Theatre School.
She was chosen to appear in the hit show after a successful audition.
Notre Dame Primary pupil Madison attends the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow for regular treatments.
Mum Linzi said her TV assignment was a great distraction.
She added: "Madison decided to take along her teddy Peggy on the first day of filming. Peggy goes everywhere with Madison - it's her comforter, especially when she's in hospital.
"I think the production crew liked the fact that teddy came too and so they ended up working Peggy into the script and she even got a mention.
"It was a really nice surprise for her to know Peggy was included in the final edit.
"Madison has a real passion for acting so when this opportunity came her way she just threw herself into it with enthusiasm. It was also fascinating for her to see behind the scenes of how a TV drama is made.
"Because it's shown after the watershed, the drama isn't suitable for a six-year-old so we've been very selective about the bits she can watch herself in.
"Like most parents, I was proud as punch when word came through that she'd won the part."
Performing runs in Madison's family. Her big sister Paige, 10, recently starred in an award-winning ad produced for charity Children 1st as part of its Give a Smile Back campaign.
Madison's other sister Kaydey, eight, and brother Lucas, four, also attend the UK Theatre School.
The school, in Glasgow's West Regent Street, gives underprivileged children and young people scholarships to train in the performing arts.
School principal Lizanne Lambie Thomson said: "When our students are successful in landing these parts, they always do a great job as being ambassadors for the school and Madison is no exception.
"A TV debut is a big deal for any actor - and even more so when you're just six - but Madison took it all in her stride. She's an enthusiastic and hard-working student and all her tutors were chuffed to bits when we learned she'd landed the part."af
