Demons of the Punjab (TV story)

 was the sixth episode in the eleventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.

Synopsis
With Yaz desperate to learn more about the life of her grandmother, the Thirteenth Doctor brings her friends to the Punjab in 1947 to meet her in the past. But with a marriage unknown to Yaz on the cards and the Partition of India threatening to pull her family apart, it may not be the mysterious “demons” on the scene that are the biggest threat.

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Cast

 * The Doctor - Jodie Whittaker
 * Graham O'Brien - Bradley Walsh
 * Ryan Sinclair - Tosin Cole
 * Yasmin Khan - Mandip Gill
 * Nani Umbreen - Leena Dhingra
 * Umbreen - Amita Suman
 * Prem - Shane Zaza
 * Manish - Hamza Jeetooa
 * Hasna - Shaheen Khan
 * Najia - Shobna Gulati
 * Hakim - Ravin J Ganatra
 * Sonya - Bhavnisha Parmar
 * Voice of Kisar - Emma Fielding
 * Performance of Kisar - Nathalie Curzner
 * Voice of Almak - Isobel Middleton
 * Performance of Almak - Barbara Fadden

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The Doctor

 * While participating in the pre-wedding celebrations, the Doctor mused that she never used to do this kind of thing when she was a man, a reference to her previous thirteen male incarnations.

Culture

 * A Hindu wedding custom is to have the couples hands tied together during their vows.

Story notes

 * For the second time this series, the usual Doctor Who theme does not play over the ending credits. In contrast to Rosa, this episode plays an Indian music inspired version of the theme.
 * This episode was broadcast on Remembrance Sunday. As such it focuses on themes of remembrance.

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Continuity

 * The Doctor mentions that she was giving points to everyone. (TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum)
 * Yaz's Muslim faith was briefly touched upon before. (TV: Rosa)
 * The Doctor recalls having been a man. (TV: An Unearthly Child - Twice Upon a Time)

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