[8] In 2022, it was announced the Yard Theatre would produce Patel's sci-fi re-imagining of The Cherry Orchard, directed by James Macdonald.
It tells of an honour killing of a British Asian Muslim teenage girl, Salma (played by Kiran Sonia Sawar), by her father Shahzad (Adeel Akhtar).
[12][13] The episode received high praise from fans and critics alike, and was announced as a finalist (nominee) in the category of Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form for the 2019 Hugo Awards.
[14] At the Eastern Eye Arts, Theater, and Culture Awards, Patel won "Best Scriptwriter" for Demons of the Punjab.
[15] Jo Martin appears as a character named Ruth Clayton,[16][15] later revealed to be a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor.