She is one of just two full-time companions to be present throughout the entirety of an incarnation's tenure, the other being Rose Tyler who starred alongside Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor.

[1] She continues to live with her family (her parents, Hakim and Najia, and her older sister, Sonya) in a flat, Park Hill.

In "Demons of the Punjab" she asks the Doctor if she could go back in time to visit and learn about the life of her grandmother, Umbreen (Amita Suman).

[2] Yaz struggled with her mental health when she was younger and was forced to have nightmares by the immortal Zellin about the day she ran away from home in "Can You Hear Me?".

Their path crosses with Dan Lewis, an unemployed charity volunteer and amateur historian from 21st century Liverpool who has been kidnapped by Karvanista; the newly-formed trio fight back when the universe is decimated by the Flux.

In September 2018, three Series 11 tie-in novels were announced, all of which feature Yasmin Khan – The Good Doctor, Molten Heart and Combat Magicks.

[5] The character's mother, Najia Khan (Shobna Gulati) was introduced in the fourth episode of the series, "Arachnids in the UK".

[7] CBR's Maddie Davis stated that "Chibnall undoubtedly dropped the ball there" and felt it represented a wider problem in the media with a lack of LGBTQ+ television writers.