| Emma Reid | |||||||||
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| Doctors character | |||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Dido Miles | ||||||||
| Duration | 2012–2024 | ||||||||
| First appearance | "Reports of My Death" 2 October 2012 | ||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Will Trotter | ||||||||
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Dr. Emma Reid is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Dido Miles. Emma made her first appearance on 2 October 2012, and since her arrival, her storylines in the soap have included her romances with character including Howard Bellamy (Ian Kelsey), Lena Baker (Josephine Butler), Jasmine Dajani (Lara Sawalha) and Aashiq Sawney (Raj Ghatak), dealing with her husband's assisted suicide, having a miscarriage, grieving over Howard following his sudden death and being the victim of a homophobic assault.
Following a writer's decision to have Emma explore her attraction to women, she became the first pansexual character to be featured on a British soap opera.[1] For her portrayal of the character, Miles won the 2013 RTS Midlands Award for Best Female Acting Performance, as well as their 2017 award for Best Acting Performance of the Year. As well as these wins, she has also been nominated for a variety of other awards, including British Soap Awards for Best Actress and Best Leading Performer, the National Television Award for Serial Drama Performance and the Inside Soap Award for Best Daytime Star.
Miles took an extended break from the soap in late 2023. Her last appearance was on 11 December 2023, with Emma's absence being explained afterwards as her visiting her son, Chris in Australia. She made a virtual one-off appearance on 20 May 2024 and a further appearance on 26 September 2024, before returning full-time on 2 October 2024.
- ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: WHO flirts with Emma Reid?". What to Watch. (Future plc). Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.