Rakhee Thakrar

Acting

Rakhee Thakrar

Born 1984-02-29 · Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Rakhee Thakrar (born 29 February 1984) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the roles of Shabnam Masood in the long-running BBC One soap opera EastEnders (2014–2016) and Emily Sands in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–present). She also plays the Eighth Doctor's companion, Bliss in Big Finish's Doctor Who: The Time War audio dramas.

Acting credits

Wonka poster
7.0

Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

Wonka

2023

Page Eight poster
6.6

Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file which threatens the stability of the organisation.

Page Eight

2011

Summerland poster
7.5

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

Summerland

2020

My Happy Ending poster
6.6

A famous actress goes incognito to seek treatment for a medical issue, and in a hospital waiting room she meets three remarkable women who help her face adversity with humor and camaraderie.

My Happy Ending

2023

September Says poster
6.8

Sisters September and July share an intense bond, speaking in a secret language and keeping the outside world at a distance. After September is suspended from school, their mother brings them to a remote house on the Irish coast—where July begins to resist her sister’s increasingly sadistic control.

September Says

2025

Running Naked poster
4.9

The friendship of cancer survivors Ben and Mark is tested when a piece of news forces each character to change their perspective. Old wounds are opened as they discover their true selves.

Running Naked

2020

Mouse! poster
NR

A young boy who falls in love with a mouse which his dad is intent on killing.

Mouse!

2025

23 Walks poster
6.8

A gentle, sweet, funny, romantic story of love in later life. Following a couple in their sixties, Dave and Fern who get to know one another over the course of 23 dog walks. Set against the dramatic background of the changing seasons of one year.

23 Walks

2020

Extinction poster
NR

A political satire about climate change. Focused on the protest group Extinction Rebellion.

Extinction

2019

End-O poster
6.7

Jaq is a typical young woman, navigating the foibles of life, love and endometriosis.

End-O

2019

Banglatown Banquet poster
NR

Middle-aged Muslim Bangladeshi women struggling for their freedom as they leave the familiarity of their Bangladeshi community and set out on a voyage of discovery.

Banglatown Banquet

2006

Spirit of Place poster
NR

Athel and Edward enjoy visiting the wetlands. Edward likes watching the birds, whilst Athel seems to have a much deeper connection to the landscape. When Athel makes a discovery, she is forced to re-examine what the wetlands mean to her.

Spirit of Place

2024