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.

Emma is introduced alongside husband Sam (Grant Masters) and son Chris (Nathan Wright).

She begins an on-off relationship with Howard Bellamy (Ian Kelsey), and the pair embark on a number of dates.

Brenda Lee (Andrea Gordon), the mother of Emma's colleague Ayesha (Laura Rollins), is brought into custody at the police station.

Rob Hollins (Chris Walker), the sergeant on shift at the time, had a blackout when he was due to be checking over Bren, and he confides in Emma that he feels responsible.

[3] Described as "attractive", "more than qualified" and set to "cause quite a stir" by Digital Spy, Miles' casting was confirmed on 23 September 2012.

[6] Nathan Wright, who plays Emma's onscreen son Chris, said that Miles is wonderful, and added: "She's a fine actress and a joy to work with.

Miles thought that the storyline was great and felt that "from an acting point of view, it's a real luxury to have that opportunity.

[8] Miles opined that Emma has an idea of how depressed Sam is, but felt that she is in denial about the poor extent of his mental health.

On the aftermath of his assisted suicide, Miles confirmed that the storyline's repercussions would be played out over a long time, and explained: "there isn't a definite cut-off point to this story - it goes on and feeds into other things.

[12][13] Later that year, Miles was nominated for Best Female Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards, after her involvement in the assisted suicide storyline.