Akshay Khanna plays Anish

Can you tell us about your character, Anish?

Anish is Elliot’s best friend, who he met at university, and they set up a business together. Anish is trendy, charismatic and he’s also quite insecure and he’s hiding a lot behind a jolly exterior.

How does Anish fit into the group of friends?

Anish is a bit of a late addition to the friendship group; he mainly cares about Elliot, and their relationship is a business one and then on the other side it’s an intensely personal friendship. He tolerates everyone else in the group he just doesn’t care about them as much as Elliot.

What is the dynamic between Anish and Elliot?

Anish really loves Elliot and puts him on a pedestal. Elliot’s one of the few people who has really believed in Anish. Anish had this idea for the company that they started together and Elliot’s the one who backed him and gave him the confidence to do it and it’s developed into an intense friendship.

Why do you think Anish is so suspicious of Sasha?

Anish is suspicious of Sasha for quite a few reasons, but a lot of them are to do with the way Elliot's acting around her. Elliot is quite a manipulative person generally. The possibility that he's been telling lies about her - and obviously his previous relationship with Chloe - Anish knows how strained that was, and he can see patterns repeating themselves.