One of BBC's TRP-bringing shows, 'Doctor Who' is all set to travel down South in its series. An upcoming episode called 'Demons of the Punjab' will feature the Tardis jumping to 1947, after Doctor Who's companion Yaz seeks to dig deep into her grandmother’s hidden history. The episode is written by Vinay Patel, creator of 'Murdered By My Father', and features actors Shane Zaza, Amita Suman, and Hamza Jeetooa.
A synopsis for the episode says, “What’s the point of having a mate with a time machine if you can’t nip back and see your gran when she was younger?”. It further reads, “the Doctor discovers demons haunting the land”. Patel said it was the first idea he pitched, and believed 'Doctor Who' was the right show to do it. He announced the choice of story on Twitter, and wrote, “There we are then, this is finally announced. I've written episode 6 of this season of #DoctorWho. Demons Of The Punjab - Yaz goes in search of her grandmother during the Partition of India. Starring @shanezaza @hamzajeetooa and @amita_suman. Directed by @JamieRossChilds.”
The announcement has found positive reaction on Twitter. The India-Pakistan partition is among the largest mass migration of humans in history, with historians estimating around 2 million deaths during the time.
