The Buddha of Suburbia
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.
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
Seasons
E1Part 1
Nov 3, 1993
In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
E2Part 2
Nov 10, 1993
Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
E3Part 3
Nov 17, 1993
Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
E4Part 4
Nov 24, 1993
Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.
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Storyline
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.
