Demons of the Punjab

"Demons of the Punjab" is the sixth episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs, and first broadcast on BBC One on 11 November 2018.

282 "Demons of the Punjab"
Doctor Who episode
Cast
Doctor
Companions
Others
  • Leena Dhingra – Nani Umbreen
  • Amita Suman – Umbreen
  • Shane Zaza – Prem
  • Hamza Jeetooa – Manish
  • Shaheen Khan – Hasna
  • Shobna Gulati – Najia
  • Ravin J. Ganatra – Hakim
  • Bhavnisha Parmar – Sonya
  • Emma Fielding – Voice of Kisar
  • Nathalie Curzner – Performance of Kisar
  • Isobel Middleton – Voice of Almak
  • Barbara Fadden – Performance of Almak
Production
Directed byJamie Childs
Written byVinay Patel
Script editorFiona McAllister
Produced byAlex Mercer
Executive producer(s)
  • Chris Chibnall
  • Matt Strevens
  • Sam Hoyle
Music bySegun Akinola
SeriesSeries 11
Running time50 minutes
First broadcast11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)
Chronology
 Preceded by
"The Tsuranga Conundrum"
Followed by 
"Kerblam!"

In the episode, Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) asks the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) to take her to see her grandmother (Leena Dhingra) during her youth (Amita Suman), only to cause both them and her friends Graham O'Brien (Bradley Walsh) and Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole) to become caught up in the events preceding the partition of India. During this time, the Doctor questions if aliens are involved in the death of a man killed during their visit. The episode was watched by 7.48 million viewers, and was met with positive reviews from critics.

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