Series · Drama, Comedy
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.
- Creator
- Hanif Kureishi
- Writers
- Hanif Kureishi
- Network
- BBC Two
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- November 3, 1993
- Status
- Ended
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- Sally George
John McEneryUncle Ted- Vicky MurdockHelen
David BradleyHelen's Father
Richard LeafPhotographer
Amanda Root1st TV Producer
Mark Strong2nd TV Producer
Ian BarrittIan
Episodes
0/4 watched- Episode 1: Part 11 h · Nov 3, 1993
- Episode 2: Part 21 h · Nov 10, 1993
- Episode 3: Part 31 h · Nov 17, 1993
- Episode 4: Part 41 h · Nov 24, 1993
