The Buddha of Suburbia

The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)

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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  • First Air Date: 1993-11-03
  • Last Air Date: 1993-11-24
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 4
  • Episode Runtime: 60 min.
  • Network: BBC Two
  • Creator: Hanif Kureishi

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    4 Episodes

Trailer

Cast

  • Naveen Andrews

    Karim Amir

  • Brenda Blethyn

    Margaret Amir

  • Harish Patel

    Changez

  • Jemma Redgrave

    Eleanor

  • Roshan Seth

    Haroon Amir

  • Steven Mackintosh

    Charlie Kay

  • Susan Fleetwood

    Eva Kay

  • David Bamber

    Shadwell

  • Nisha Nayar

    Jamila

  • Surendra Kochar

  • Badi Uzzaman

  • Janet Dale

  • Sally George

  • John McEnery

    Uncle Ted

  • Vicky Murdock

    Helen

  • David Bradley

    Helen's Father

  • Richard Leaf

    Photographer

  • Amanda Root

    1st TV Producer

  • Mark Strong

    2nd TV Producer

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