The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1993-11-03
Last Air Date: 1993-11-24
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 4
Created By: Hanif Kureishi
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Naveen Andrews as Karim Amir
- Brenda Blethyn as Margaret Amir
- Harish Patel as Changez
- Jemma Redgrave as Eleanor
- Roshan Seth as Haroon Amir
- Steven Mackintosh as Charlie Kay
- Susan Fleetwood as Eva Kay
- David Bamber as Shadwell
- Nisha Nayar as Jamila
- Surendra Kochar as N/A
Seasons
None (1993)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Part 1
In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
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Ep. 2: Part 2
Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
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Ep. 3: Part 3
Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
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Ep. 4: Part 4
Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.
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