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The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)

First aired November 3, 19931h/ep1 season · 4 epsEnded
5.8

15 votes

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Overview

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.

Created By

Hanif Kureishi

Top Billed Cast

Naveen Andrews

Naveen Andrews

Karim Amir

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Margaret Amir

Harish Patel

Harish Patel

Changez

Jemma Redgrave

Jemma Redgrave

Eleanor

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Haroon Amir

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Charlie Kay

Susan Fleetwood

Susan Fleetwood

Eva Kay

David Bamber

David Bamber

Shadwell

Nisha Nayar

Nisha Nayar

Jamila

Surendra Kochar

Surendra Kochar

Badi Uzzaman

Badi Uzzaman

Janet Dale

Janet Dale

Sally George

Sally George

John McEnery

John McEnery

Uncle Ted

Vicky Murdock

Vicky Murdock

Helen

David Bradley

David Bradley

Helen's Father

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

November 24, 1993

Networks

BBC Two

Production

BBC

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