Demons of the Punjab

282 – "Demons of the Punjab"
282 – "Demons of the Punjab"
Doctor Who episode
Cast
	Doctor Jodie Whittaker – Thirteenth Doctor;
	Companions Bradley Walsh – Graham O'Brien; Tosin Cole – Ryan Sinclair; Mandip Gill – Yasmin Khan;
	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 by	Jamie Childs
Written by	Vinay Patel
Script editor	Fiona McAllister
Produced by	Alex Mercer
Executive producer(s)	Chris Chibnall; Matt Strevens; Sam Hoyle;
Music by	Segun Akinola
Series	Series 11
Running time	50 minutes
First broadcast	11 November 2018
Chronology
← Preceded by; "The Tsuranga Conundrum"	Followed by →; "Kerblam!"
	List of episodes (2005–present)

"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.

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.