Vinay Patel: Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 12: Line 12:
|clip2        = Vinay Patel on Writing for Stage and Screen
|clip2        = Vinay Patel on Writing for Stage and Screen
}}{{TV writer stub}}
}}{{TV writer stub}}
'''Vinay Patel''' wrote the television stories ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'', for [[series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'' for [[series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]], which he co-wrote with [[Chris Chibnall]].
'''Vinay Patel''' wrote the television stories ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'', for [[series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'' for [[series 12 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 12]], which he co-wrote with [[Chris Chibnall]].


With ''Demons of the Punjab'', he became the second [[person of colour]] (in broadcast order) to contribute a script to ''Doctor Who'', after [[Malorie Blackman]]. Patel's ''Doctor Who'' debut focused on the [[Partition of India]] in [[1947]]. He told ''[[Radio Times]]'':
With ''Demons of the Punjab'', he became the second [[person of colour]] (in broadcast order) to contribute a script to ''Doctor Who'', after [[Malorie Blackman]]. Patel's ''Doctor Who'' debut focused on the [[Partition of India]] in [[1947]]. He told ''[[Radio Times]]'':

Latest revision as of 20:46, 25 April 2024

Error creating thumbnail: Read-only mode

Error creating thumbnail: Read-only mode

Vinay Patel wrote the television stories Demons of the Punjab, for series 11 of Doctor Who, and Fugitive of the Judoon for series 12, which he co-wrote with Chris Chibnall.

With Demons of the Punjab, he became the second person of colour (in broadcast order) to contribute a script to Doctor Who, after Malorie Blackman. Patel's Doctor Who debut focused on the Partition of India in 1947. He told Radio Times:

"If there was one thing keeping me up at night more than anything, it was figuring out how to tell this story in a way that didn’t feel like it was disrespectful of the seriousness of it. [...] I feel we did a good job of making this episode the story of the people who are our guest characters, and that felt important of me: to give them the balance of the episode.[1]"Vinay Patel[1]

As a member of the writer's room for that series, he also took part in planning for other episodes. After possible titles for episode 4 were discussed by the team, Patel suggested Arachnids in the UK, which became the final title. His idea was a reference to the Sex Pistols song, Anarchy in the U.K.. (DWM 531)

He also wrote two short stories, both of which tied into his TV episodes: Letters from the Front for The Target Storybook (featuring characters from Demons of the Punjab) and The Tourist for Adventures in Lockdown (featuring characters from Fugitive of the Judoon).

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Target Storybook[[edit] | [edit source]]

Adventures in Lockdown[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bond, Kimberley (11 November 2018). What happened during the partition of India?. RadioTimes. Retrieved on 11 November 2018.
Retrieved from "https://tardis.wiki/w/index.php?title=Vinay_Patel&oldid=3785713"