Series
The Buddha of Suburbia
ComedyDrama
Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.
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Seasons & episodes
1Part 13 Nov 1993 · 60mIn 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
2Part 210 Nov 1993 · 60mJamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
3Part 317 Nov 1993 · 60mEva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
4Part 424 Nov 1993 · 60mKarim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.
Details
- Created by
- Hanif Kureishi
- First aired
- 3 Nov 1993
- Last aired
- 24 Nov 1993
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 4
- Votes
- 16 on TMDB
Cast
Naveen AndrewsKarim Amir
Brenda BlethynMargaret Amir
Harish PatelChangez
Jemma RedgraveEleanor
Roshan SethHaroon Amir
Steven MackintoshCharlie Kay
Susan FleetwoodEva Kay
David BamberShadwell
Nisha NayarJamila
Surendra Kochar
Badi Uzzaman
Janet Dale- SSally George
John McEneryUncle Ted
