Sunetra Sarker

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Early life

Sarker was born in Liverpool into a Hindu family.[2] Her father is a retired doctor,[3] and her mother Bisakha taught Indian classical dance[4] for which she was awarded an MBE in December 2013.[5] Sarker has a degree in Information Systems for Business in Europe from Brunel University London.[6]

Career

Sarker has played a wide variety of roles in her career. Her initial success came when she was cast as Nisha Batra in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside from 1988 to 1990 and then returned in 2000 until 2003.[7]

Sarker also starred in the short-lived regional soap London Bridge. This was followed by one of her biggest roles as Anji Mittel in No Angels from 2004 to 2006.[8]

Sarker's next large role was playing the part of Clare Burns in the BBC drama The Chase[9] until the show was pulled after its second series. Since 2007, she has played the role of Dr Zoe Hanna in the BBC One medical drama Casualty.[10]

In 2007, Sarker was a contestant on the celebrity cooking series Celebrity MasterChef. In 2009, she provided the voiceover for the new Liverpool One shopping centre advertisements.

Strictly Come Dancing

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In autumn 2014, Sarker competed in the twelfth series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with New Zealand professional dancer Brendan Cole. In the first week the couple danced a Tango to "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" by Robert Palmer and scored 24. In the second week they danced a Cha-cha-cha to "Million Dollar Bill" by Whitney Houston and scored 26.[11] In the third week the couple danced the American Smooth to "The Way You Look Tonight" from the film Swing Time and scored 40, including a 9 from head judge Len Goodman. Because of Sunetra's filming schedule, the routine had to be learned in a single day.[12]

In the fourth week the couple danced the Salsa to "Turn the Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson and scored 27. In the fifth week the couple danced the Viennese Waltz to "Anyone Who Had a Heart" by Cilla Black and scored 30. In week six, opening the show, they danced a Jive to "Tainted Love" by Gloria Jones and scored 27. In week seven they danced a Foxtrot to "All of Me" by John Legend and scored 31. In week eight, at Blackpool, they danced a Samba to "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" by the Scissor Sisters and scored 30. The couple were voted into the dance-off, against Judy Murray and Anton du Beke, but were unanimously saved by the judges.

In week nine they danced a Waltz, to "Last Request" by Paolo Nutini, and again scored 30, placing them in one from last place. The couple was voted into the dance-off with Steve Backshall and Ola Jordan, but were saved by three votes to one from the judges. In week ten they danced a Rumba to "The Girl from Ipanema" by Michael Bolton. The couple was again voted into the dance-off, against Mark Wright and Karen Hauer, but were unanimously voted out by the judges.

Personal life

In 2003 Sarker married Nick Corfield. Their son Noah was born the following year. The couple parted in 2011, but both still live in Bristol, and care for Noah jointly, occasionally seeing each other at events that involve him. A year later, Sunetra met Scott Carey, and the two of them developed the eco-friendly food firm 'Keep Me Fresh'. Carey already had two children, Sam and Poppy. All three children, who are of a similar age, get on well together.[citation needed]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1988–1990, 2000–2003 Brookside Nisha Batra
1995 London Bridge Jyoti Solanki
1999 Cold Feet Clare
2000 Playing the Field Dr Meera
2003 Doctors Donna Sykes
Emmerdale Priti Chowdry 4 episodes
Eyes Down Karen 2 episodes
2004 The Smoking Room Monique
Holby City Nanda Veer 1 episode
2004–2006 No Angels Anji Mittel
2005–2008 Ideal Sangita
2006 New Street Law Nita Shibani
2006–2007 The Chase Clare Burns
2007 Mobile DI Lorraine Conil
Celebrity MasterChef Contestant
2007— Casualty Dr. Zoe Hanna Has also directed two episodes
2012 Doctor Who Indira 1 episode ("Dinosaurs on a Spaceship")
2014 Puppy Love Lilli Kusiak 2 episodes
2014 Strictly Come Dancing Herself, contestant

Guest appearances

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References

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External links

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