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Vinay Sunilkumar Patel (born 1986) is a British-Indian screenwriter and playwright. He is best known for writing the BBC drama Murdered by My Father.
Before writing, Patel worked as a corporate filmmaker and then a technician at the London-based Met Film School.
In 2011, Patel graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama with an MA in writing.
In June 2018, Patel was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its "40 Under 40" initiative. In 2022, it was announced the Yard Theatre would produce Patel's sci-fi re-imagining of The Cherry Orchard, directed by James Macdonald.
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. At the Eastern Eye Arts, Theater, and Culture Awards, Patel won "Best Scriptwriter" for Demons of the Punjab.
Patel returned to Doctor Who, co-writing the fifth episode, "Fugitive of the Judoon" with Chris Chibnall, for the twelfth series. Jo Martin appears as a character named Ruth Clayton, later revealed to be a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor. Martin is credited as Ruth and with an "introducing" credit as the Doctor, as previous new incarnations of the character have been since 2005. The episode featured the return of Jack Harkness played by John Barrowman, after a ten-year absence from the series. Barrowman's appearance was not publicised prior to broadcast.
In November 2021, it was announced Patel would write an episode of Netflix's television adaptation of One Day. The series premiered on 8 February 2024 on Netflix.
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