Dido Miles

She wanted to use the stage name Dido Deloince, but her mother, a fellow actress, believed that it sounded like the name of a sex worker.

[1] Aged 19, Miles auditioned for actress Pat Heywood at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

[4] Whilst on the series, her character's storylines have included dealing with her husband's assisted suicide, having a miscarriage, suffering from depression, grieving the death of a partner, having an affair with a married woman, coming out as pansexual and being the victim of a homophobic assault.[5][6][7] For her portrayal of Emma, Miles has garnered several nominations at the British Soap Awards in categories including Best On-Screen Partnership with Ian Kelsey at the 2016 ceremony,[8] and Best Dramatic Performance at the 2013 and 2017 ceremonies.

[9] She took an unprompted and sudden extended break from the role at the end of 2023, to care for her dying father in real life.

In 2024, Doctors was cancelled by the BBC and Miles returned and remained in her role as Emma until its final episode.